down there? it s amazing to think this is the first day of winter and we ve got an ice storm, a snowstorm and a tornado outbreak on the same day. we re in greenville, mississippi. kind of seems like this is the epicenter of what happens today. behind me, an ominous sky. going to show you just an instant of what s happening here. you see this flag right here? winds are very, very strong out of the south and temperatures are 75 to 80 degrees. that strong wind from the south at the surface and a very strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere from the southwest that causes this rotation in the atmosphere and that will cause supercell thunderstorms to rotate today and possibly spin up tornados and we think it could be a lot of tornados. tornado watches are in effect from houston up through memphis, so millions of people that would be impacted by not only flood g floodinging, not om thunderstorm, but yes, tornados and they could last past sunset, so a nighttime threat for a lot of
if we get a wind gust, it s going to be brief. we re not seeing the organized supercell thunderstorms we ve had the last couple of days. that threat moves from around northern virginia up toward the northeastern part of the u.s. tomorrow. we ll continue to watch it. at least the threat is a little lower than it has been the last five days. we ll take anything. a little lower is good. thanks, tom. four months after that bunker standoff in southeast alabama involving a 65-year-old man and a 5-year-old hostage, remember that? today the fbi is releasing audio from the gunman, photos from the inside of the bunker and part of the 911 call by a student who was on the bus when the ordeal began. more now from cnn s alina macha machado. this is an inside look where jimmy lee dikes held a 5-year-old boy hostage for six days. alabama and federal investigators processing the scene. here s a picture showing one of two beds. small flashlights hang on wall.
weather service in detroit, pontiac, michigan. then just 17 miles southeast of erie, pennsylvania, a report of damage, possibly two tornadoes as they made their way through watertown with downed power lines and heavy flooding. this is the concern and where they said it could occur. the problem is tomorrow. all the ingredients are in place again. it s not just a slight risk, it s a moderate risk. it s like taking a can of soda. when you see the cumulus clouds build high in the afternoon. when they hit the jet stream, it rips the top of the clouds off, like popping the can of soda. you have these supercell thunderstorms. the areas of red, as you can see here. this is the moderate zone. it includes a good chunk of real estate in central kansas,
inside a tornado in smith county, kansas, on monday. the potential for supercell thunderstorms, damaging winds, and hail threaten a number of states from texas to new england today. in the plains, strong damaging tornadoes are possible. in areas littered with damage, meteorologists warn of high wind gusts kicking up and carrying dangerous debris across the area. on the west coast, dry conditions fueling wildfires in santa barbara, california, scorching over 1,800 acres in los padres national forest. in valencia, helicopters attacked the blaze from above as brush fires near magic mountain burned 25 acres in less than an hour. the northeast contends with a much different picture, from snow this weekend to what could be a record breaking heat wave, temperatures rising double digits across most of the region. with the threat of extreme weather coast to coast, there s
late tuesday, a new round of tornadoes ripped through the heartland. this massive twister tearing through kansas, leaving downed trees and power lines in its wake. in the middle of it all storm chaser sean casey reported live on cnn there. sean, i understand you re chasing a tornado right now. what s going on? see this is my first interview while looking at a tornado. so, we were hoping it s going to come up onto our road and we will drive right up to the southern half. reporter: just one day before casey s team captured this rare and frightening video inside a tornado in smith county, kansas. the potential for supercell thunderstorms, damaging winds, and hail threaten a number of states from texas to new england today. in the plains, strong, damaging tornadoes are possible. in areas like oklahoma, already littered with damage,