asked hundreds of people about how they knew about the storm and the warnings and then what they did. and, for example, in south east england, we found that 99% of people were aware of the red warning. and also crucially 91% said they took action, which is really high, with a majority of those saying they did things like securing items around their properties in the path of the storm. based on that, we think the warnings were successful. big storms will always cause disruption and tragically loss of life, but we are sure that the warnings ensured played a big part in ensuring things were not worse. also it played a part in how we prepare for weather events at the uk, especially after the big storm of 1987. it events at the uk, especially after the big storm of 1987. the big storm of 1987. if the uk caettin the big storm of 1987. if the uk getting stormier? the big storm of 1987. if the uk getting stormier? is the big storm of 1987. if the uk getting stormier? is climate . the b
colder. the humidity coming from the gulf of mexico is higher because the gulf of mexico is a little bit warmer, the water warmer than normal. global warm? maybe, sure. that s probably why the water has been warmer than the past 500 years. but all of those things combined making storms in the same places. we will have a significant tornado outbreak today. i m not going home any time soon. and you, if you live in a mobile home from kansas to oklahoma and texas, you need to make plans to be out of that thing and somewhere safe for the rest of the night, because this is a big event. i ll just draw it here, so you can see it. through kansas into oklahoma, texas, arkansas, and, yes, that right there is joplin, missouri, in the big zone. now, around it, there will still be more storms. no question. even 100 miles around or so. but the middle, that s the big thing. all right, chad. we will continue to keep an eye on it, as you will, as well. i m sure. we ll check back in with you. after b
critical condition. the confirmed death toll in sunday s disaster now stands at 118. but authorities say more than ten times that many still are unaccounted for. joplin s head of emergency management says people scattered and simply can t get home or maybe no longer have homes and haven t yet called in. but then there s will norton, blown out of his hummer on his way home from high school graduation. his family thinks thinks he s in a hospital somewhere. and sky lar logs don, a 1-year-old. his great uncle spoke to cnn this morning. the night of the tornado that evening. and they had him in the hallway in the house, and they all got covered in the hallway in the house and when the tornado hit, they lost track of him and we haven t seen him since. was skylar s mother holding on to him? yes, she was. and she lost him in the aftermath amidst all of this. and it s just terrible. and no one has seen him since. the rest of the family is doing okay. we ve just got to find h