injuries. belle know more. this is going to be a fluid situation. national weather service is going to send out a survey crew, and they will us just how significant this tornado was. as it moved toward the east, we saw heavy precipitation ahead of it. but behind it, it was fairly clear air but we did see enough dynamics in the atmosphere to produce that tornado and in fact, there you can see it. there is andover. wichita is about a 20 or 25-minute drive a little bit further towards the west. so, where is the severe weather expected as we go into saturday? all the way from chicago down into southern portions of missouri. but it doesn t look like quite the risk that we were looking at over the last 24 hours. however, 15 tornados reported. 14 of those, in nebraska and kansas. so, quite evening but we will stay on top of it it. nick, back to you. thanks, karen. meanwhile, the american west is now in the fwrip grip of
what i said was there were states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. do you think the election was stolen? it is states that did not follow the laws set, which the constitution says they re supposed to follow. reporter: gop congresswoman liz cheney in response to that moment tweeted republicans have a duty to tell the american people that claims of a stolen election are just not true lester all right hallie jackson, thank you. severe storms are threatening parts of the midwest tonight after at least a dozen tornados reported. 18 million are at risk from missouri up to michigan including wisconsin, illinois and indiana more severe storms expected tomorrow in the central plains five million could be affected puerto rico is under a state of emergency tonight after a wave of blackouts hit the island officials now warn the power grid is in critical condition as public outrage hits new heights. gabe gutierrez is there. reporter: built in the 1960s, this is one
that you ve got. again, something to keep in mind and also a new tornado watch issued northern florida and including southeastern portions of georgia. this new tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for more thunderstorms to develop. that could produce severe weather and goes until 8 p.m. eastern time and more severe weather to continue to track here throughout the day today. and you can see in the smaller boxes in red, one including waycross. and 15 miles per hour, so heads up if the storms are approaching your area and otherwise, jamie, point out facts. so far, 2012 during the month of january and february, we re talking about severe weather above average and for the month of march, this last severe weather outbreak, so far, 97 tornados reported. 256 reports of wind, 428 reports of large sized hail. currently the record in march of 2006, if those are