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Oklahomans see, or anyone in this part of the country, how often do they see super cells like this? how often do they turn into tornadoes? >> we get a thousand tornadoes in the u.s. on average, some years more some years less. not all of those are super cell thunderstorms. some are made by line echo wave patterns. they're not as big a tornado, ef-0 or ef-1. this is my opinion only, just working in the business for as long as i have, that there are at least 60 days a year out of 365 that would have type of super cell thunderstorm with either a tornado or a hail core producing damage in america....

Last week in moore, oklahoma at briarwood elementary where she bravely protected her students. she is at her house in moore right now. tammy, i assume you're taking cover. how are you taking cover? do you have a shelter, tornado shelter in your home? >> yes. we have a shelt inner ter in th yard, an in-ground shelter. >> how alert was moore and the surrounding area for this tornado as opposed to the one that struck a week and a half ago? >> well, that's hard to say. i'm home today of course on summer break so i am able to watch it and it's been on tv for about two hours now as opposed to that d...

>> reporter: i'm about ten miles east of chickasha, oklahoma now on the road up toward blanchard where i believe the storm is heading. this storm is headed to the areas that were hit so very hard, jake, and even if we don't get a tornado and hopefully we do not, because this storm did lose some organization just in the past 15 minutes. that's why we're on the move going a little bit farther to the east to get a little bit better look at this tornado or potential tornadic storm. right now it is just a severe thunderstorm warning. think about winds of 60 or so miles per hour and hail falling on ...

Particular cell. also severe thunderstorm cell with a tornado warning on it here southwest of norman is the main area of rotation. the warning, the warn cell is moving to the east. also, around 25 miles per hour blanchard and purcell in the cross hairs here. over 22,000 people affected here and this is the same cell that came out of chickashay, the same area where chad myers is right now tracking this storm. we've had reports of a lowering wall cloud. no reports of a tornado yet. certainly could produce one as it continues to strengthen. in at nobel at 3:58 local time and ettowah at 4:22. if y...

I-35 in a very populated area in that corridor from oklahoma city, moore, down to norman. we're watching as it moves off to the east. it has been moving very slowly and that may be one of the reasons the organization isn't there yet. it is still very hot and muggy and all the humidity is being used by this one storm. it is the big dog, the super cell thunderstorm that is headed to a populated area. we'll keep watching it for you. >> chad, i was just texting with someone i met when i was in norman, oklahoma last week covering last week's tornado. he told me that there was a super cell with a po...