that region. just exploding power lines. of course, we haven't confirmed this is a tornado, but it clearly is. the national weather service has to look at certain patterns in the debris field. but nonetheless, you can see just how destructive those storms can be. unfortunately it was ground zero once again for moore, oklahoma. look at the cloud tops, indicating these super cell thunderstorms moving across. you can see the eight tornado reports that occurred here. but we'll continue to monitor this area. fortunately the severe weather threat is diminishing rather quickly. john and zain? >> we'll continue to monitor that area indeed. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm zain asher. >> i'm john vause. our breaking news coverage will continue after the break.