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Bottom of the hour now. welcome back, everyone, i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are five things you need to know for your new day. number one, a tornado last night smashed as many as a dozen homes in wayne, nebraska. incredibly, no one was killed. you hear the sirens there. the mayor says several people were hurt. and the american red cross is sending teams to the area to help. number two, a man is is hospitalized in critical condition after reportedly setting himself on fire at the national mall. this happened yesterday afternoon. and witnesses used their clothes to try to p...

Rebuilding to be done, people there are just grateful they escaped with their lives. >> violent, large tornado, wow! >> reporter: as afternoon turned evening, this massive twister kept wayne's 10,000 residents frightened and in search of cover. in these pictures, you get a sense, it's you not the scope of the destruction. trees split in two, taking power lines down with them. businesses like this one crumbled. even big semis were no watch for the powerful winds. this woman told reporters that as the skies darkened and the winds begin to howl, she and her husband feared the worst. >> we just kn...

That touched down in three states. iowa and south dakota may have seen them. it is rare to see a tornado this time of year, but it is not unheard of. the american red cross is sending teams to the area to help the people cope with the storm's aftermath. the storm knocked out power to half the residents of rapid city, south dakota. from california, where strong winds are creating ripe conditions for wildfires to snow. snow in early october in the midwest. rough weather is hitting many parts of the country this weekend. let's bring in meteorologist alexandra steele in the severe weather center...

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Time of year but they're not unheard of. there have been f-5 tornado in october. in fact, there was an f-5 tornado in the state of iowa. quite a few years ago, i believe it was in the 1960s, if my memory serves me correctly. so they're not unheard of, but they're very rare. and they have to have a special situation, kind of like yesterday, to occur. >> wow. all right. meteorologist and storm chaser simon brewer. good to have you with us this morning. >> thank you. >> as we look at some of these pictures and get a better idea as the sun comes up over nebraska. >> we want to tell you about more ...