Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130601:02:42:00
>> there were several elements i thought made this storm unique, perhaps not to you, but first time i heard a few of these that involved strong straight line winds, a lot of tornadic activity, very large hail, now massive flooding. >> yes. all of these hazards combined into one massive thunderstorm complex. what we saw in the beginning of the day was warm air aloft, tends to suppress thunderstorm development, it keeps the atmosphere essentially capped. once that cap breaks, there's a tremendous amount of energy in the atmosphere released in the form of intense thunderstorms like we saw, and it...