area. the tornado warning for just about another ten minutes, but visual reports say multiple explosions of the transformers, typically, yes, they could be in that creek turnpike which dives downright through this area. and you ll be able to see that through tulsa, it s i-44. but we have reports that it s a cone-shaped tornado. it s not a wedge. but it is a multiple vortex, which means there could be more than one. again, we re watching as it moves east at a good 25, even 30 miles an hour. and, as chad mentioned, those east from wagner county to cherokee county. we really need to see protection now. snow reports, this just happened of any damage or any injuries, and we ll be giving you the very latest when we hear from authorities there. chad, the last few weeks, have you know, they have seemed relentless with the number of
season for stuff like this to happen in the city. now, moore was hit three times. we had a 99 storm, a 2003 storm and now a 2013 storm. all of those produced damage. about 200 miles per hour. the f-5 number, that means the entire house is gone. all that s left is foundation or the slab that s on the ground. all the wood, all the insides, refrigerator moved away from the house. it s gone. it doesn t happen often, but it happens once in a while. towns do get in the way. yeah, we saw the aftermath of that. we re looking at live tower cam pictures. our h. chad myers, i know you re storm chasing. please stay safe down there, thanks so much, tom saider, as well. now, to a late, new development in the investigation of the threatening letter sent to president obama.
however, those who live in cherokee county, where it is a little less populated, that is a concern if they live in that area. the tornado warning for just about another ten minutes, but visual reports say multiple explosions of the transformers, typically, yes, they could be in that creek turnpike which dives downright through this area. and you ll be able to see that through tulsa, it s i-44. but we have reports that it s a cone-shaped tornado. it s not a wedge. but it is a multiple vortex, which means there could be more than one. again, we re watching as it moves east at a good 25, even 30 miles an hour. and, as chad mentioned, those east from wagner county to cherokee county. we really need to see protection now. snow reports, this just happened of any damage or any injuries, and we ll be giving you the very latest when we hear from authorities there. chad, the last few weeks, have you know, they have seemed relentless with the number of
we are waiting word from officials there of confirmed damage and/or injuries, but this is the largest of the day. cnn will bring us the latest information throughout the night. that s all for us tonight, anderson cooper starts right now. anderson will be back in a moment. we want to tell you about breaking news in oklahoma. a tornado has touched down in the tulsa suburb of broken arrow. tornado warnings and watches have been in effect all evening through much of the southern plains and much of mid mississippi river valley. chad is on the phone now. you re storm chasing, chad, in oklahoma. you ve been there for a day. now, what have you seen and what are you seeing now? you know, although usually storms do die off in the evening hours, the storms tonight seem to have still held a lot of punch. straight through a hailstorm with a lot of marble-sized hail.
so that area will eventually move into much-less populated area. this is a large tornado on the ground. probably the storm chasers va a good look at it right now. the national weather service knows where it is. if you are east of broken arrow, you need to be taking cover right now. this is an extremely dangerous situation from you. inside your home. away from windows. in a closet. something small. a state room, if you have one or certainly a basement, if you do. few people in oklahoma have basements, but there are up in the tulsa area. certainly some of the older homes will have basements. that s where you want to be right now. tulsa, you re in the clear. from the east of you and moving away, this is towards broken arrow. all right, chad, standby here, i m going to go to tom sader who s going to tell us about tom saider and where it s going now. susan, just as chad mentioned, tulsa is in the clear and moving east a good 25 miles per hour. it s mainly for eastern tulsa county and fo