ashleigh is going toward st. louis, jeff is to the west driving toward the tornado. they crossed each other, obviously didn t see each other because it s raining so hard. but they went the opposite direction. jeff is following that storm it did some damage near bird s eye, it had to, indiana. but there is an even larger tornado that i m very worried about it. it s to the northwest of louisville by maybe 30 miles but it is on the ground doing damage. new peak in indiana is in the way of this tornado. if you know anybody in that area, they just need to take cover. and these now are so big that you don t have to wait. if you see a dark cloud literally, you know a storm is coming your way, don t wait for the weather service to put out a warning. just take your tornado precautions, anyway, and just keep yourself safe. what s 25 minutes in a closet if it will keep yourself safe. incredible advice. we have that piece of sound when we were talking to jeff. let s roll that. we h
him minutes ago. okay. we re going to stand by for that. and chad myers, tell me where the storm is now. ashleigh and jeff were on the same road. they were on the same road together? going different directions. ashleigh is going toward st. louis, jeff is to the west driving toward the tornado. they crossed each other, obviously didn t see each other because it s raining so hard. but they went the opposite direction. jeff is following that storm it did some damage near bird s eye, it had to, indiana. but there is an even larger tornado that i m very worried about it. it s to the northwest of louisville by maybe 30 miles but it is on the ground doing damage. new peak in indiana is in the way of this tornado. if you know anybody in that area, they just need to take cover. and these now are so big that you don t have to wait. if you see a dark cloud literally, you know a storm is coming your way, don t wait for the weather service to put out a warning. just take your torn
we re not in it, but we are nearby in the event we need to get into it. we re just monitoring. as you can see, it s starting to rain and stops a little bit and at moments it feels a little more intense than others. but certainly the sky and that thunder we re hearing indicates a bad weather night one way or the other. ali, thank you very much. i want to go to chad myers. he s tracking these storms. chad, what are you seeing? i can see the rotation on doppler radar. and our meteorologist shawn morris has been on the internet there with sky warn, and that s where that on-the-ground word came from, near neutral which is back here in kansas. you are here, here s joplin right here. ali is at the waffle house. here s downtown joplin and the circulation is way up here. anderson, if i knew you were in trouble, i would tell you to leave. you are not in any danger there. you are just fine. there s the red and the green together.
activity on the street just suddenly dropped. people started heading indoors. i m right on the edge of interstate 44 right now at joplin. and it s dropped dramatically. the skis, as you can see, are lighting up with a good deal of electrical activity. we ve gone across the road to a marriott hotel where they have a shelter. we re not in it, but we are nearby in the event we need to get into it. we re just monitoring. as you can see, it s starting to rain and stops a little bit and at moments it feels a little more intense than others. but certainly the sky and that thunder we re hearing indicates a bad weather night one way or the other. ali, thank you very much. i want to go to chad myers. chad, what are you seeing? i can see the rotation on doppler radar. and our meteorologist shawn morris has been on the internet there with sky warn, and that s where that on-the-ground word
nearby in the event we need to get into it. we re just monitoring. as you can see, it s starting to rain and stops a little bit and at moments it feels a little more intense than others. but certainly the sky and that thunder we re hearing indicates a bad weather night one way or the other. ali, thank you very much. i want to go to chad myers. chad, what are you seeing? i can see the rotation on doppler radar. and our meteorologist shawn morris has been on the internet there with sky warn, and that s where that on-the-ground word came from, near neutral which is back here in kansas. you are here, here s joplin right here. ali is at the waffle house. here s downtown joplin and the circulation is way up here. anderson, you are just fine right there. there s the red and the green together.