the damage. cnn s derek van damme joins us now live from when arkansas so derek describe what you re seeing on the ground there. well, unfortunately, alison, we are in that damage path that cut the town of wynne , arkansas in half. it was devastating to come across the scene. really as we drove in, we saw ambulances, first responders , emergency vehicles, blue flashing lights. we had our phones lighting up with tornado warnings. we heard sirens. it was very fluid, very dynamic situation, and then we got onto the scene. and what we ve seen has been significant, if not catastrophic destruction. this is just a drop in the bucket. in what the town of wynne arkansas has experienced. this is when high school you can see it directly behind me, but i think we ll get a better perspective with this aerial footage. hopefully that we re showing on air now because this tornado tore through this high school.
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wynne, arkansas, one of the hardest towns by the storm so far. exactly one week after the destructive and deadly tornadoes tore through the deep south, we find ourselves in yet another destructive tornado events widespread and significant tornado outbreak stretching from the deep south all the way to the midwest. this time i find myself in when arkansas where the mayor of the town described it as the tornado, literally tearing the town into and that is the damage path that we find ourselves in. now what you re looking at directly behind me is when high school if we take you to the air, you ll be able to see the scope. the true magnitude of the destruction that was brought onto this small town in eastern sections of arkansas. this supercell thunderstorm that formed this deadly tornado. this very destructive tornado. took advantage of the volatile and very unstable environment around it it road for several miles, and unfortunately it caused the
not. i don t feel like it s just i m thankful for humbling experience. it s awful. in illinois. one person was killed dozens of others injured when the roof of a theater collapsed friday night. during the storms more than 200 people were inside the apollo theater in belvedere for a heavy metal concert at the time, and in the past five minutes, we re learning of two deaths in indiana. cnn meteorologist derek van dam is in wynne, arkansas, one of the towns hardest hit by the storms so far. exactly one week after the destructive and deadly tornadoes tore through the deep south, we find ourselves in yet another destructive tornado events widespread and significant tornado outbreak stretching from the deep south all the way to the midwest. this time i find myself in when arkansas where the mayor of the town described it as the tornado , literally tearing the town into and that is the damage path that we find ourselves in. now
so is the weather, has it calmed down? is it helping that? yeah. the weather is calm certainly now. today, it is a little bit windy. just a classic post frontal environment. a lot of times after these supercells move through on the back side of the outbreaks, you have crystal clear skies like this. it s very dry. sometimes, it s cold as well afterwards. so, definitely the conditions are good for the recovery effort but it s just beginning right now. you see people that are just sitting in the rubble, not really sure what to do, checking on loved ones. cell phone coverage is down there. i m actually just south of the damage path near the vicksburg area, and about to head back and survey that damage path to see if it was one continuous tornado, a super cell that s moving at 60 miles an hour like that doesn t really have time to cycle through tornadoes. so, you get these really long track classic dixie alley