captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. tonight, a u.s. senator from indiana said they d appreciate the prayers of everyone watching television tonight. we are covering a severe weather outbreak tonight, the likes of which we have not sure we ve ever seen before. 155 million americans have been in the path of severe weather today and tonight. we had tornados in eight states. at one point this evening, there were 19 separate tornado warnings. we ve seen 163 warnings today overall. they re all over the map in the southeast, including major cities. including some smaller towns that are frankly no longer standing. at the heart of some of these storms is some of the strongest weather this planet can produce. our team has fanned out to cover this. we want to begin the broadcast with where the worst of it is. dr. greg forbes is the severe weather expert at the weather channel. dr. forbes, we ve been watching you all afternoon. one point you apologized to viewer
nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. tonight, a u.s. senator from indiana said they d appreciate the prayers of everyone watching television tonight. we are covering a severe weather outbreak tonight, the likes of which we have not sure we ve ever seen before. 155 million americans have been in the path of severe weather today and tonight. we had tornados in eight states. at one point this evening, there were 19 separate tornado warnings. we ve seen 163 warnings today overall. they re all over the map in the southeast, including major cities. including some smaller towns that are frankly no longer standing. at the heart of some of these storms is some of the strongest weather this planet can produce. our team has fanned out to cover this. we want to begin the broadcast with where the worst of it is. dr. greg forbes is the severe weather expert at the weather channel. dr. forbes, we ve been watching you all afternoon. one poi
at least ten people have died in this still menacing storm system. one in tennessee, three in missouri, six in harrisburg alone, survivors there and across the area describing what they saw and what they felt. it s very devastating. we are very lucky compared to the people out that way. very lucky. overwhelmed. just overwhelmed with emotions. i had no idea it was this bad. the lights went out. he came out of the bedroom and all of a sudden it was a freight train, the whole house was shaking, i said, oh, my god, it s a tornado and dalton grabbed me and pulled me in the pantry. the windows were blowing out and the pantry had no windows. harrisburg is under a curfew. the tornado that struck there measuring near the top of the scale, 170 miles an hour winds, upwards of 100 people hurt, up to 300 homes destroyed and a shopping center simply obliterated. the storm that did it measured three or four football fields across and stayed on the ground for miles. literally tore
frankfort was spared thankfully but so many other places were not. people lost their lives in tennessee, missouri, and harrisburg with the biggest lost. survivors describing what they saw and felt. it s very devastatingwe are lucky compared to people out that way. very lucky. overwhelmed. just overwhelmed with emotions. i had no idea it was this bad. the lights went out. he came out of the bedroom and all of a sudden it was a freight train, the whole house was shaking, i said, oh, my god, it s a tornado and dalton grabbed me and pulled me in the pantry. the windows were blowing out and the pantry was the closest place with no windows. smart kid. harrisburg is under a curfew right now. the tornado that struck there measuring near the top of the scale, 170 miles an hour winds, upwards of 100 people hurt, up to 300 homes known destroyed a shopping center obliterated. the storm that did it measured three or four football fields across and stayed on the ground for miles.
across the area describing what they saw and what they felt. it s very devastating, we are lucky compared to people out that way. very lucky. overwhelmed. just overwhelmed with emotions. i had no idea it was this bad. the lights went out. he came out of the bedroom and all of a sudden it was a freight train, the whole house was shaking, i said, oh, my god, it s a tornado and dalton grabbed me and pulled me in the pantry. the windows were blowing out and the pantry had no windows. harrisburg is under a curfew. the tornado that struck there measuring near the top of the scale, 170 miles an hour winds, upwards of 100 people hurt, up to 300 homes known destroyed right now. a shopping center, you see there, simply obliterated. the storm that did it measured three or four football fields across and stayed on the ground for miles. literally tore the side off a local hospital. you can see the beds next to the place where the windows used to be. could have been far worse. ho