you see that area, that tan area, if you will. all the green around it. that s what was there or should be there, as well. but a straight line that lets you see how this tornado was on the ground and just took out everything that was in its way. also, you may know the president, he was there seeing it for himself yesterday. he said the government is going to do everything to help communities rebuild. and in mississippi and georgia, as well too, the federal disaster list. we have cnn reporters who are dispatched all across the region this morning. we do want to start, though, in one tiny town in alabama. where officials are scrambling this hour to help keep a hellish situation from getting worse. 29 people confirmed dead and more still missing. every business just about wiped out. cnn s marty savidge just arrived there. give us an idea of the type of town you re in. one of these tiny towns that really define the south in many ways. you re right, t.j.
too hot, too dry, too windy, too many wildfires in texas. ten new ones since yesterday. a spring storm could do wonner d wonders, but from oklahoma to indiana, they are not bracing for thunder, but damage. i want to get to the stressful scenario in texas. i am quoting a pregnant woman whose husband is helping to fight the fires and whose is in constant danger of burning. there are all of the red there that are in danger. and the only counties not on the governor s disaster list is san patricio and also a county west
in iowa but 29 counties were declared disaster areas by the president. as iowa recovers from last week s record floods, more counties were added to the disaster list yesterday. the expanded disaster orders come as inspectors in ames, iowa, say the tap water is now safe to drink. with that here is your monday forecast now. flooding across the gulf coast regions, especially in new orleans and baton rouge. severe storms from the nation s capital to new england. heavy rain and flash flooding from texas and kansas into colorado and new mexico. more record heat in the west. it will be the third day of 90-degree temperatures from sacramento up to seattle. 80s from omaha to detroit. 99 in dallas. baltimore 92. atlanta 90. contrary to the old adage, rules are not meant to be broken. just ask golfer dustin johnson. this is just heartbreaking. this guy had a hole in one lead going into the final hole at the pga championships in wisconsin. that is when he grounded his
fire. the only counties not on the governor s major disaster list, southwest of galveston, and wood, just east of dallas. cnn s ed lavandera is roughly 90 miles west of ft. worth, near the town of possum kingdom. ed, what s going on around you right now? reporter: well, randi, just a little while ago, there were about five or six fire crews that descended on this ranch property here, because you can see here in the distance, you see the green and the dry grass, and then it hits the burn line. and in the last hour and a half, there was quite a line of fire, if you follow from the left of your screen to the right, there was flames about five feet high coming off the ground. and we were here as these fire crews descended on this. but as you can see, some of the smoke that s still coming off the ground there, and those hot spots, you can see how strong the winds are. and the concern here was that as the wind pushed from left to right, that it would jump this roadway right over here, and