areas of this map from texas to wisconsin are now under tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings. just a short while ago, there were reports of one tornado touching down in southern nebraska. this system is threat thing to get even worse as we enter the hours of peak danger. we re chasing that system live, chad myers is on the ground with a group of storm chasers. we ll get to him in just a moment. first, meteorologist is outfront and tracking these storms now. what are we looking at tonight? we re talking 60 million of you under the severe weather threat today. also moderate risk is out there. we already had a dozen reports of tornadoes today. the bulk of them in nebraska. one of them reported in the texas panhandle. you can see a large swath here of people under this severe weather threat even as we go through the overnight hours. the moderate risk area is in oklahoma, kansas and down through texas.
nebraska. this system is threat thing to get even worse as we enter the hours of peak danger. we re chasing that system live, chad myers is on the ground with a group of storm chasers. we ll get to him in just a moment. first, meteorologist is outfront and tracking these storms now. what are we looking at tonight? we re talking 60 million of you under the severe weather threat today. also moderate risk is out there. we already had a dozen reports of tornadoes today. the bulk of them in nebraska. one of them reported in the texas panhandle. you can see a large swath here of people under this severe weather threat even as we go through the overnight hours. the moderate risk area is in oklahoma, kansas and down through texas. that involves over two million of you this evening. the problem, some of these tornadoes are rain wrapped. they re very difficult to see. it s really not the only concern. here s the typical setup that we continue to watch. it s that warm, moist air. it is really
risk, tornadoes and golf ball sized hail. parts of the nation already being hammered. you can see from this map areas from texas to wisconsin and parts of the northeast are now under tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings. just a short while ago there were reports of at least one tornado touching down in southern nebraska. this system is threatening to get even worse as we enter the hours of peak danger. tonight we re chasing that severe weather live. our chad myers is on the ground with a group of storm chasers. we ll get to him in just a moment. first, meteorologist is outfront and tracking these storms now. what are we looking at tonight? we re talking 60 million of you under the severe weather threat today. also moderate risk is out there. we already had a dozen reports of tornadoes today. the bulk of them in nebraska. one of them reported in the texas panhandle. you can see a large swath here of people under this severe weather threat even as we go through the overnight hour
now, it began just before dawn. here s the terrifying sound that awakened one family in frankfort, kentucky. [ sirens ] frankfort was spared thankfully but so many other places were not. people lost their lives in tennessee, missouri, and harrisburg with the biggest lost. survivors describing what they saw and felt. it s very devastating, we are lucky compared to people out that way. very lucky. overwhelmed. just overwhelmed with emotions. i had no idea it was this bad. the lights went out. he came out of the bedroom and all of a sudden it was a freight train, the whole house was shaking, i said, oh, my god, it s a tornado and dalton grabbed me and pulled me in the pantry. the windows were blowing out and the pantry was the closest place with no windows. smart kid. harrisburg is under a curfew right now. the tornado that struck there measuring near the top of the scale, 170 miles an hour winds, upwards of 100 people hurt, up to 300 homes known destroyed a shopping c
frankfurt was spared thankfully but so many other places were not. at least ten people have died in this still menacing storm system. one in tennessee, three in missouri, six in harrisburg alone, survivors there and across the area describing what they saw and what they felt. it s very devastating, we are lucky compared to people out that way. very lucky. overwhelmed. just overwhelmed with emotions. i had no idea it was this bad. the lights went out. he came out of the bedroom and all of a sudden it was a freight train, the whole house was shaking, i said, oh, my god, it s a tornado and dalton grabbed me and pulled me in the pantry. the windows were blowing out and the pantry had no windows. harrisburg is under a curfew. the tornado that struck there measuring near the top of the scale, 170 miles an hour winds, upwards of 100 people hurt, up to 300 homes known destroyed right now. a shopping center, you see there, simply obliterated. the storm that did it measured t