tomorrow, that there is a road to recovery, and that things will get better and to not give up hope. reporter: the national weather service now reporting that this tornado at times peaked at ef-5 the most powerful. that means that the winds were whipping at 200 miles per hour at times. reporting from moore, oklahoma, back to you. our chief meteorologist paul deanno joining us now. paul, it s been upgraded to an f5 but how often do we see a storm that big? very, very rarely do we see an f-5 hit a populated area but you have to go back to tornadoes in general. amazing that the united states, america, sees 75% of all of the world s tornadoes. so nowhere do we get the clash of air masses like we do in the u.s. midwest. we look back at the record books, since 1950, 63 years of data, there have only been 58 ef-5 tornadoes averaging one per year but most hit the same area, southern kansas, northwestern missouri, northwester a and much of oklahoma including moore, oklahoma. let
we have not releasing any shower activity in the bay area. keep your umbrella handy just in case, satellite and radar shows showering activity wrapping around us. in sierra nevada we re seeing some stray showers and monterey county as well. wet weather could continue into the bay area, full details on what to expect coming up in just a couple of minutes. following this incredible story out of cleveland ohio, three women missing for a decade and separate kidnapping cases all found alive. they were tied up in this house when they were found. amanda very, and jeannette bases and michelle night all three women were released after being found in the same home. a press conference just wrapped up with the latest in the investigation. and jean and the cases was last seen on april 2nd of 2004, michelle might august with the segment of 2002, amanda had been missing since april 1, 2003. she was identified last evening after fleeing from her captors, and amazingly dina the cases a
tropical storm beryl closes in. elsewhere high temperatures are the main danger prompting heat warnings at the indy 500 and creating more problems for firefighters out west. we begin with danielle nottingham. reporter: beach gers in the southeast today won t be so lucky tomorrow. winds are increasing as tropical storm beryl moves towards the carolinas and florida, and is still on track to hit landfall later tonight. the surf proved to be too much for one group of swimmers in jacksonville, florida. eight had to be rescued from rough waters. florida lifeguard scott petersohn. the rip current is getting worse as the day goes on. and if you are not, you know, a strong swimmer, you have any doubt, you should stay out of the water. reporter: water is desperately needed in the southwest where fire crews struggle to contain a massive wildfire in new mexico s gila national forest. spreading to more than 100,000 acres overnight, it smoke could be seen as far away as denver, color
land here on our shores in california. as you said people are buying anything they can to try to protect themselves. people are terrified, that s what i think, including myself. reporter: and that fear has led to this, empty shelves at pharmacies and grocery stores across the bay area of iodine- related product. people have gone to all stores looking for it and can t find it. other stores are calling us to see if we have it. we are completely out. reporter: potassium iodine helps protect the thyroid gland from a certain type of exposure. even though they say the risk in the united states is low. there is no need for concern. reporter: the run is on. people have been coming in all day and calling. i don t think in the time i have worked here that this is sought after. reporter: the demand has shot up on the internet. usually the pills cost about $1. the current price has skyrocketed to about $10 each. it shows we have no control over anything really. it is
neighborhood turning streets into raging rivers. the boats get caught and some are crushed as they are forced beneath an overpass. the situation keeps getting worse in japan. the prime minister confirms radiation is leaking from nuclear reactors at a facility in the northeast. people who live within 20 miles are being told to stay inside. that after an explosion ripped through a third nuclear reactor. hours later, a fourth caught fire. grace lee is keeping up with the story that is changing quickly. grace. dana, at this point, japanese officials say radiation levels are high enough to be a health hazard for nearby areas. that threat of more leaks is quote, very high. at one time, railedduation levels jumped up to eight times what a person is normally exposed to in an entire year. the container which houses the nuclear reactor core has a leak. what this means is people who live or work nearby may be exposed it radiation. this is by no means a true noble. so, what does this m