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Well called the wind sheer, so, winds were in different directions out of the south ahead of the cold front at the surface and you had the jetstream bringing in the winds from west to east, and that provided the rotation that thunderstorms need and you have tornados touchdown and the reason why we saw this as an above average severe weather event for the month of april. taking a look on average we said it's a severe weather season starting in april. as we head into may that's actually on average, the month that tends to see more tornados touch down on average so that's definitely something to ...

Lightning strikes on planes. >> would you believe that on average, every plane in the air gets hit by lightning at least once a year? >> i can believe that. >> it happens. i've seen it. i have looked out the wing, and i have seen it hit the little winglette on my plane that i was sitting in -- i don't know, 12 or 13, so i could see straight out. but the problem was, not so much that it got hit by lightning, because it happens all the time. where it happened. it happened when they were on approach. and even if there was a down draft pushing this plane down -- because there could be multiple thi...

The grand isle fire chief. are you still struggling with that question though, where did the oil go? >> yeah, we have a lot of people that ask that question. i think our next challenge is to educate the public. we just need to educate them. >> reporter: where do you think it went? >> i actually believe that when you disperse it, mother nature takes its course. it breaks down. mother nature takes care of itself. >> reporter: but no one is prepared to drop their guard. federal reports indicate there's still potentially over 1 million barrels of oil still unseen and in the environment. its long-t...

To tempt the birds. with 1 million ducks and a million geese spending the winter here in coastal louisiana, the key is to stop them before they reach the oiled marshlands of the gulf. that's just about a mile from here. so they have to be given a good reason to stop short of their regular destination such as plenty of clean water, fresh vegetation, and food. >> you have a lot of seeds that are produced by the vegetation. there's also lots of inve invertibraets, clams, that's all oil-free. >> reporter: scientists we spoke with are extremely concerned about birds digesting oily seafood. since th...

Gorgeous weather, the northeast, it will be windy. that can cause airport delays. enjoy your 80s rather than 90s. colin, hey, check it out. colin is back with us after losing the identity earlier this week. we have a tropical storm once again. winds about 45 miles per hour. we have a lot of shear, wind sheer, whi sheer. saturday night and into sunday morning. and hopefully it will stay this way steering clear of the united states. that's what we like to hear. >> we sure do. >> anything else brewing out there? >> we have two other tropical waves we are watching. one of which east of colin. coul...