over 12. this was just barely over a tornado outbreak eight were reported in that area with that one super cell south of oklahoma city numerous reports in kansas city. in the four that happened in iowa, they appear to be in very rural areas and did not do any damage that was good with these but this huge one down in oklahoma city was problematic. we had a ton of hail damage that was done we haven t talked much about it because compared to injuries and fatalities, it is secondary, but we had huge hail in northern illinois, southern wisconsin, 146 reports in all and the largest hail i saw reported in marion county, kansas, four-inch diameter think of four inches, that s a huge chunk of ice. that s a softball that fell out of the sky obviously numerous vehicles that were destroyed by the hail too now we re getting a little bit of a break we re not done we ll have a repeat this afternoon. we don t think we re going to have tornadoes like yesterday. but it only takes one as we saw there in
and once his girlfriend saw it, of course the answer was ye norah: tonight, dangerous tornado threat. 40 million americans in the path of severe thunderstorms. and it is the very same system that killed at least three people and left behind a trail of destruction. here are tonight s headlines. nearly a dozen tornadoes touched down in three states. one town in oklahoma decimated. and the baseball sized hail damage in cars and even a helicopter. blew out the front window again. i took a hail ball right in my knee, man. norah: mistakes turning into bloodshed. tonight, the 6-year-old girl who now has stages after a bullet grazed her cheek when a basketball rolled into the neighbor s yard.
tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now for parts of mississippi all the way to georgia. it comes as the death toll is rising after those massive storms. toward through seven states, and now at least nine people are dead. dozens more injured. there were over 50 sidings of tornadoes, including 22 in illinois, 12 and arkansas aid in iowa. in arkansas. three people are dead after the violent storms swept through that state. the national weather service has confirmed at least two tornadoes have touched down in the state. girl out of commotion and stuff that it was just over. i go outside, and it s crazy as people get blood all over their faces. three people were killed when an apparent tornado ripped through sullivan, indiana, first responders work through the night to clear the streets so they could get to the places hit hardest. and illinois baseball sized hail damage. some vehicles so badly that they had to be towed from the roadway. but the