should have been 56. it was 80 in memphis on a december day. the jet stream also in the way pushing storms at a rapid rate. we had a level four out of five risk for severe weather. that s just one short of the highest risk there was. so we started out about 6:00. we have some storms on the radar. we start to get more and more of these tornado warnings in different areas. here s st. louis. in mayfield. many tornadoes were on the ground at the same time. and this is where the rub is. we had such large tornadoes, these were called super cell tornadoes. the storm itself was all by itself. we typically don t mind storms that look like this. they can make tornadoes ef-0s or 1s, but the energy around it, continues to stay strong. it was on the ground for almost 250 miles. we re still measuring it. we don t know if it skip add little bit or not. whether it cycled, went back
mark, again, you re right there. the important thing we have to pass along to you for you folks in meeker, this very much appears to b a large tornado. i don t take that statement likely. this is the same storm that produced the destruction in the moore and south metro. it is the same storm. it cycled. the wind crovelocities we re showing are large and violent. you saw mike diller s stream. that was it. in the middle of the darkened area, that could be debris. it s headed directly for the town of meeker and it s only five miles west of meeker right now. you folks in meeker, protect your life. be out of the way. below ground. interior closet or bathroom is not enough. storm cellar, basement, saferoom. if you re in a mobile home, evacuate the mobile home. this is a large tornado. see the hook spinning around. it s over jack town right now on highway 62 and heading directly toward meeker. i want to go back to mark dillard. this is, again, live. we re talking about continued