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Tornadoes in oregon. one of them caught on video, started as a water spout on the pacific ocean and moved on to land cause something damage in a tourist town along the oregon coast. but no one there was injured. tornadoes are a rarety, especially in oregon. that, of course, was just a dress rehearsal. now comes this second storm which is powered by the remnants of a typhoon. this could be one of the top ten most powerful wind storms in the history of this region. theyre especially concerned abou...

Hurricane records have been and some of these numbers arent even to 937. this is about as strong as this storm was when it hit haiti a few days ago and its making its way to the east coast. so by about midnight tonight, thats when i believe landfall will be closest. but dont think about landfall. its going to start to get to be hurricane conditions within probably the next six hours. now, until noon is your time to get things done, after that theres no way to handle a piece of plywood with the w...

You. blizzard warnings from denver eastward continuing during the day. winds are starting to pick up already in this region. denver is clearing up, storm is on the move. north plattes getting heavy state. interstate 70, interstate 80, snow tires or chains. do not get stuck on these roads. once the winds start howling it will be hard for rescuers to get out to you. thunderstorms are now starting to form on the warm side of this storm. thats the story this afternoon through this evening. winds are...

And now its over. >> its like what do you really need to take is your prescriptions, pictures, your, you know, things you cant replace. but its just get out and be safe. >> the hot weather out west thats been fueling these fires is supposed to cool off over the weekend. before that welcome relief will likely come strong wind storms, making a dangerous firefighting effort even worse. julie? >> kristen, thank you. out with the old and in with the new. in denver. demolition experts imploding a de...

That slow moving storm there on arkansas and missouri, thats going to plague us east of the mississippi over the next two to three days. already this morning, heavy downpours in areas of louisiana. just near the houston area, we have storms, mostly to the west of you and east. houston looks okay itself. throughout the day today, best chance of strong storms, downpour, and flash flooding in central tennessee, northern alabama, and much of mississippi. mississippi was nailed yesterday with a lot o...

But first bill kairns with the check of the weekend forecast. youre not letting us down, are you? >> its a mixed bag. let me show you. yesterday we had those crazy thunderstorms from just outside of albany, new york, who had a tornado on the ground for about 20 miles. to the hailstorms that went across the mid-atlantic yesterday. they were insane. and delaware had significant damage from wind storms too. its all clear this morning. that mess is all gone from yesterday. we will see a chance of se...

This morning on "world news now," signal search. underwater pings possibly from flight 370. new developments coming in right now as crews look and listen for signs of the missing jet. april anxiety courtesy of mother nature. the extreme downpours, wind storms and tornadoes ripping up the south and threatening the northeast. the damage and the heartbreak this morning. health alert for mothers to be. a major risk during pregnancy and an easy and inexpensive way to avoid it. >> and switching pa...

To stay here, where we have nothing to provide safety for them. >> david, you say that your research suggests tornado shelters would cost every home something like $20 million per life saved which is a shocking number, but -- >> would cost society that much money, not necessarily each homeowner. >> i understand that, im talking across the board here, but the question is, the fixes that you are recommending, are they actually the types of things that it would cost substantially less? >> well it a...

>> shelters are somewhere around $4,000, maybe more. fema does have grants available to people, up to $7500 to help them put in a storm shelter. i know the same tom costello piece talked about bureaucracy involved. i think it is important to understand, if you need the peace of mind, if you want the shelter, you can get one. ef-5 tornadoes, ef-4 tornadoes, really represent only about 1% of the thousand pltornadoes we e every year in this area. so you can tie the walls to the foundation for less ...

>> a lot of unexpected wind and a lot of snow. but its nice out here right now. >> reporter: up and down the west coast, its cleanup time. wild wind storms took out huge trees from washington to southern california. garcon martinez was in this truck. hes lucky to be alive. >> i seen it was pretty windy and my truck was rattling a little bit. but i never expected a tree to fall on me. >> reporter: high winds knocked out power at the happiest place on earth, putting disneyland in the dark as the c...