be greeted by the queen, but if he thinks that protest tonight was big, he is likely to see a wave of opposition here when he gets here, probably in the summer, david? terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. to a devastating scene in texas. at least four tornadoes confirmed. winds up to 110 miles an hour, and there were straight line winds. damage from the air. look at this. shattered homes in san antonio, and powerful winds twisting this transmission tower, bending it in half. there are many without power at this hour, and abc s phillip mena is in san antonio. reporter: lightning electrifying the sky as powerful storms blow through, bringing high winds and heavy rain. snapping trees from texas to the southern plains. near san antonio, the storms spawning at least four confirmed tornadoes. one of them, tearing a path 4 1/2 miles long. it s kind of like a sonic boom. reporter: adrian venegas and his family of four racing to a neighbor s for shelter. by the time i realized it
really don t need the rainfall guess what s coming you ve got the heavy rainfall and possibly severe weather outbreak as we get into the forecast notice the areas that we see shaded in red, louisville you could have strong thunderstorms same deal in kansas city springfield, wichita, even joplin missouri, all places that will be affected by that area of low pressure that s driving in from the west the moisture from the gulf and you see the result. what s interesting, too, not ohm do we see raindrops in parts of the ohio valley mid mississippi valley and tennessee valley for great lakes but also back to the west, high elevation talking about snow. we ease our forecast back into wednesday, thursday spotty hail straight line winds, you can allow chance of tornadic activity across the region. be careful. we ll keep you up to speed as best as we possibly can. as we get into tuesday, wednesday and thursday there will be a very real chance of having some severe storms. all right, that s the la
flood threat. we are looking at the severe side of this. new orleans today, we have the threat for tornadoes. straight line winds, large hail a possibility. the other big stories and scattered thunderstorms we have been seeing. we are looking at them. think about delays, especially for flying. philly and d.c. temperature wise, the big story, the drop continues. boston felt it yesterday. d.c., 76 by tomorrow. they are dropping down as well. a chill after this winter, but cooler. we ll take it. thanks. kate bolduan joining us now. fresh back from the sixties. that s right, and feeling good. thanks, all that free love. we have the very latest coming up in the show on the donald sterling side. l.a. clippers making it clear he won t go down without a fight. he s making it clear in a scathing response. he claims he s being unfairly
of targeting jews although none of the victims were jewish. a news conference will be later today. today marks the city of boston marks a solemn, solemn anniversary. one years since the bombings that ripped through the finish line of the boston marathon killing three people, injuring more than 260. vice president joe biden will attend a memorial service in boston paying tribute to the victims and to first we responders. a moment of silence will be held at 2:49 p.m. eastern, the very moment the first bomb went off. the 2014 boston marathon is scheduled for next monday. i want to 140e yshow you wh severe weather did in the south. high winds tore through a camp ground on the mississippi coast. 50 rv trailers were flipped over. thankfully only two people were reportedly injured. their injuries are noter is use, we re told. meteorologists do not think this is a tornado. it was straight line winds. about 50 miles per hour. the destructive force of mother
and also around illinois. that s a concern for flood watches. especially into tomorrow as we start to see rain making its way through. we see showers making its way into the northeast. with that not only warm temperatures but the rain on top of the snow also helping, bringing those flooding concerns. the real story, this week, is going to be starting late evening tonight into tomorrow. once again, we have the setup for severe weather. starting to notice the system pooling around the lakes. of notice by tomorrow evening, really starting to see a squall line pulling all the way into the gulf. and eventually extending into the mid-atlantic and northeast. and really, to the southeast by friday. let s talk about why this matters so much. once again, you have the threat, not only for straight line winds, but even isolated tornadoes could be doubt there. jocelyn, looks like today you re under the gun. 300,000 of you are going to be under that flight risk. for springlike concerns. severe thund