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Bad thing with these storms. it's good because these storms haven't produced a lot of flooding because they haven't really sat over one area for a long period of time. but it's bad news because when a storm system itself is moving at around 50 to 60 miles per hour and then you have wind gusts on top of that, we are seeing widespread wind damage. now, the storms are almost clearing out. detroit, the good news is, you're starting to see some rain right now. that's going to limit the potential for really severe storms. although we do have a line of very strong storms still moving through central ...

East. the problem has been over the last several days the storms haven't been moving eastward. the storm system's sitting over the same area. and that's why we've seen most of that activity sit over oklahoma and parts of the plains and midwest. >> but you know, i know they call it tornado alley, but is this normal? >> well, it's not typically normal to get so many outbreaks within a couple of weeks. this is tornado season. generally starts to wind down in june, but may is the peak of the season. up until may it had been very quiet because the weather had been cold. we're seeing the proper cond...

Then to the south in the gulf of mexico, the gulf of mexico is two degrees warmer than normal. so it's colder on one side of the jet, warmer on the other. that makes a stronger jet stream. stronger winds in the jet makes more sheer, more sheer will make more wind will make bigger tornadoes. that's where i think the theory comes in. there will be other peaces and parts put in there but that's the basis for what we believe has happened so far this year with more killer tornadoes than ever before. >> is there a connection to all these killer tornadoes we're seeing, chad, and the flooding, for exa...

>> it's hard to put into words the sheer force of the monster tornados that have hammered the midwest this week. look at this amazing twister caught on tape in chick cache, oklahoma. >> it's crossing the road white where we were [ bleep ]. >> slow down. get out your window. get out your window. >> i am. that i can that shed. >> watch behind you. you're good. don't push. oh, my god! back up. oh, no. stop. oh, no, what did it destroy? running back. slow down. no, slow down. debris. >> and near sean knee, oklahoma, more video of a tornado literally ripping this giant semi to shreds. the...

County in southeastern minnesota. train spotters tracking a tornado west of harmony. this is such a huge area where this outbreak is taking place today. stretching from minnesota down into texas and more than 800 miles that we're talking of a broken line of severe thunderstorms. and the worst of the rotating thunderstorms have been up in this area that we'll be watching this closely. keep this in mind. milwaukee, chicago, you guys are under warnings. those storms haven't arrived there just yet. but that will be happening in the upcoming hours. >> we'll look for that. thanks so much on those de...