We want to begin tonight with more than 95 million americans in the path of severe storms from texas to pennsylvania with the danger said to last well into tomorrow. 19 states are under the threat of wild weather, Tornado Watches are already up in five states with more expected as the night goes on. Hail the size of grapefruits could damage cars and homes from san antonio to st. Louis. This massive storm system brought flooding to the west coast this weekend, and now charges east bringing flooding and even snow to the northeast. Cbss Omar Villafranca will start us off, tracking this powerful storm. Reporter tonight, the countrys midsection is bracing for severe spring weather. A storm system with heavy rain flooded roads in Oklahoma City this afternoon. But thats not the biggest threat. The Tornado Threat is definitely there today. We are concerned about some large potentially very large destructive type of hail. Reporter kansas also on alert, as ominous dark clouds crawl across the pl
Coverage. Adam is then fox extreme Weather Center. We begin with Steve Harrigan who is in san juan, puerto rico, right now. We speak of the rain is heavier than it has been all morning and thats creating Flash Flooding with some River Gates Being opened up. The winds have gusted here on the back end of this storm to over 100 Miles Per Hour. The worst of the wins came at about 9 00 in the morning with sustained gusts of more than 104 to 5 Miles Per Hour. Those were winds enough to tear the sides of some buildings. We just saw bits and pieces of buildings fly through the air and tops of trees have also snapped off. This island now according to the governor is almost 90 without electric power. It may be 100 soon, that means people in this storm for writing it out around their own. No electric power, no Emergency Rescue services, if they have a portable radio, thats what theyre hearing. Otherwise theyre hearing the
balconies torn off. Its still too hard for the First Responders to go out a
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