hello and welcome to bbc news. the death toll from a series of tornadoes that have ripped through parts of the united states is rising. at least three people have now been killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. the governor of arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders, has declared a state of emergency. our reporter shelley phelps has more. oh, my god! it s coming our way, y all! ripping away building tops, uprooting trees and flipping over vehicles, the catastrophic tornado started moving through little rock on friday afternoon. this was the moment a weather presenter spotted it while live on air, giving warnings to locals. here it is and could be a strong tornado, ef2 or stronger. this is exactly what we didn t want to happen today. over reservoir road at this time. over reservoir road. we re gonna keep it here, we re gonna follow it. certainly looks like a tornado. oh, my goodness. siren wails 2a peopleare in h
Used to for this time of year. 53 along the coastline, 54 in cape may. Even in delaware the upper 40s, 49 degrees currently in the city. Lets look at how the day is going to play out. At any point in the morning or early afternoon hours you could get a little drizzle or a brief shower but the bulk of the rain were tracking comes late this afternoon into this evening. So, at 7 00 a. M. 51 degrees with lots of clouds. Lunchtime youre socked in with the clouds sitting at about 60, very mild. In the afternoon hours youll head up to 63. Youll be sitting at 60 degrees at 5 oclock. Temperatures slow to fall tonight. But that rain will be with us five, 6, 7 oclock, it will be moving in from the west. 60 degrees for your current temperature at 7 oclock at night so staying mild through much of the nighttime hours. Your high today, 63. Normally we would just be at 48 degrees so very mild for this time of year but we are tracking a major cold air moving in and well talk about that coming up in a f
Millville, 48 in dover. Its 54 in cape may and 53 along the shore line there. As we look at the day ahead were really going to be socked in with the clouds. We could see a little drizzle or a brief shower kind of sneaking in but the bulk of the rain were tracking, that happens later this evening, kind of moving from west to east. So, at 7 00 a. M. Its 51, lots of clouds. By lunchtime its 60 already, get out there and enjoy it, lots of cloud cover. At 3 oclock, most of the area is still dry. Were tracking that rain from west to east, 61. Your high today is 63 at 5 oclock some of that rain developing west of the city, 60 degrees. It will be closer to the city at 7 oclock. And look at the temperature at 7 oclock at night. 60 degrees. Temperatures are really slow to fall later on tonight but weve got some big changes in the weather and heres what you can expect with this today and tomorrow. Very warm today. Try to get out there and enjoy it. Yes, were going to see lots of clouds and even a
We are already feeling sticky out there. You are looking at the dew point conditions. Later today, temperatures could push up to 90 and higher. The could be scattered showers, a thunderstorm or two. The chance will continue through your 5 00, even through 9 00 and 11 00. Keep that in mind if you have plans to go outside. A better chance for showers and storms tomorrow. We will talk about that coming up. Around drop off time where there coulbe looking at delays that have yet to drop off. They are in play along kenilworth avenue. I just got off the phone with ddot. The accidents have cleared, but the works zone is still there. They are checking for an inspector to see if they have a permit to be out there at this time. Traffic is backed up on kenilworth. Avenue, new york avenue, a couple of options to get through northeast. There is a water main break along macarthur boulevard at q street. Macarthur boulevard remains closed until further notice. Canal road, whitehaven freeway, all good o