and heading to higher ground. a lot of these people that we saw evacuating had just returning this afternoon to their homes which were flooded yesterday. they were seeing what was salvageable when the announcement came. the one resident said his heart just kind of stopped for a moment. it was happening all over again, mere moments to grab what you needed and get everybody in the car and get out of the area. we don t know how much water is expected, how many homes are expected. this is all happening very quickly and everybody s being evacuated. but south carolina officials have said time and time again live preservation is their number one focus right now. seven people confirmed dead in south carolina over this series of storms. they don t want to add to that total. there s a lot of concern right now, getting everybody safe to higher ground. this is an area that was already flooded before. they had been let back in and
here you can see the area that we re talking about. there were two storms. this one right now near i-35 producing a tornado. likely we ve seen a rotating wall cloud in the shore view area. the other tornado caused some damage in north minneapolis. it caused some damage at the brookdale shopping center. some roofs off homes. we re working with our affiliates there to get you video and more information. as of right now we haven t heard of any reports of injuries. let s hope it stays that way. but a confirmed tornado right here. we re talking about ramsey, onoka, washington counties. you need to be seeking shelt tler. we also have a confirmed tornado into eastern iowa. this is for lynn county as well as lentbenton and iowa counties. a confirmed tornado around ladora. you can also see that bright pink tornado. a good indication we ve got a lot of hail with these thunderstorms. in addition to that, they re going to be putting down some