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Linwood, kansas. the area no match for the monster storm. the mayor says dozens of homes are all gone. >> the other severe weather threat. historic flooding in arkansas and oklahoma. more rain expected to fall on the arkansas river which is reaching levels not seen in decades. hundreds of homes are flooded near tulsa. two levees already topped in arkansas. scott mclean is live in linwood, kansas, surveying the damage. what do you see? >> reporter: hey, john. we don't know how long the tornado was on the ground for. it was long enough to do a lot of damage. this was an ef-3. wind speeds more th...

Look at right in front of it, the tree completely strapped in half. there is what looks to be a queen or king size mattress stuck up against it. you can imagine how strong the wind had to be for that to happen. early indications is this was an ef-3, wind speeds 136 miles per hour or stronger. if you look over here you can see that is an rv completely flipped over. we won't know exactly where it was parked before that, but it gives you an idea how strong the winds were. i will show you this was a house yesterday, now it is a pile of sticks. there was actually an insurance adjuster who was just ...

Before he knew it, the tremulous top of it. >> harris: you talked about that enhanced scale, as these storms have gotten bigger, measuring them has changed through the years. i lived in the midwest and i remember how that pressure would hit you. and ef3 is an enormous storm. i want to give you last word, on what people are telling you they need today. because americans are very generous. >> what they need more than anything, as you look around, they need building supplies. temporary building supplies. you see all the particleboard going to use their come to go up on the windows. i've seen a lo...

And then there's the flooding. the arkansas river overtalks oklahoma and arkansas. many thousands forced to evacuate. we have team fox coverage. matt finn reporting from fort smith, arkansas. first, mike tobin live on scene in dayton. mike? >> shep, the national weather service confirmed that one of the tornadoed touched down, measured up to the ef-3 on the fujita scale. as you mentioned, more than 50 tornadoes whipped up. stands to reason some were touched down in populated areas. that's what happened here, eight miles north of dayton. the home behind me was obliterated while the people went ...

Wind and the rain. a new tornado striking charles city, iowa, today, you see it there. one of more than 200 reports in the past week. el reno, oklahoma, still reeling from a powerful ef-3. two people killed there, dozens injured. and there are flood alerts in six states from montana to missouri tonight. these homes in tulsa already under water. the national guard rescuing people stranded by high water in arkansas. and tonight, 30 million americans from texas to ohio are in the storm zone and the system is now moving east. abc's alex perez starts us off from chicago. >> reporter: tonight, dange...