alabama. jefferson county and areas around here as well. so right now they re still trying to assess where they need to be. more than 350,000 people are without power but obviously thoughts and prayers going out to the more than 130 people who lost their lives. thomas? nbc s thanh truong for us in tuscaloosa. unprecedented is how experts are describing the storms that ripped through the south. our meteorologist bill karins is in the studio to explain exactly what happened and also, bill, you have more to tell us about as we continue to watch some strong storms. sit here and break down what happened and everything but we still have the potential for deadly weather even this afternoon in through this morning. we have a tornado warning now right along the border of the pennsylvania/new jersey line. this is just outside of allentown heading into western new jersey, crossing interstate 78. areas around hunter ton and warren county in new jersey now under a tornado warning. pretty strong