Let s begin in your hometown of new orleans where torrential downpours there yesterday dumpedded up to 10 inches of rain in some spots in just three hours. reports last night of up to 2-3 feet of standing water in parts of new orleans. officials say the rain overwhelmed the city s pumping systems. the pumping system there is designed to handle an inch of rain in the first hour and a half an inch an hour after that. more rain is now forecast monday through thursday there. unbelievable. it s really crazy. you can t go out your front door. the city got to get it together. i mean, it wasn t a hurricane, it wasn t katrina, it wasn t a major storm. it was two hours of rain. reporter: meanwhile, in tulsa, oklahoma, early reports indicate an f1 tornado may have touched down at about 1:25 this morning. remember, the strongest tornado is an f5, but still we re talking about winds potentially
the national weather service now confirming a tornado touched down in tulsa, oklahoma. the powerful storm causing extensive damage and leaving several people wounded, including two with life-threatening injuries. the national weather service confirmed it was an f-2 strength and that it hit at 1:25. we re talking about winds that are up to 135 miles per hour. there is significant damage by interstate 44 in some areas of midtown tulsa, southeast of downtown. thousands of people lost power and streets and businesses are closed. the roofs were torn off. buildings, trees and power poles were uprooted.
Of up to 110 miles an hour. there was significant damage particularly by interstate 44 and some areas of midtown tulsa southeast of downtown. thousands of people lost power and many streets and businesses are closed, roofs torn off buildings, trees and power poles uprooted and debris scattered throughout. the national weather service is determining whether it was, in fact, a tornado, but the sirens did not go off because the storm was moving fast and changed direction. officials say that at least 30 people were taken to the emergency room with minor storm-related injuries, and in kansas city, missouri, heavy thunderstorms and flash flooding saturday night shut down roads and intersections. reports of multiple cars stalled, stranded and even floating down roads. up to five inches of rain were dumped in that area. arthel. arthel: boy, those people will be dealing with that for months if not years to come. bryan llenas, thanks for the roundup. rick: pretty remarkable nobody
reporter: interfaith leaders gathered with city officials at the mosque to condemn the violence. they said everyone has the right to worship in peace and safety. an attack on a mosque is an attack on a synagogue is an attack on a church, it s an attack on all faith community communityies, and so we stand with you, a million protestants in minnesota. [applause] reporter: there is a $20,000 reward in this case, and the mosque has also set up a gofundme account to raise money to repair the damage. rick: claudia cowan in l.a., thank you very much. arthel: okay, a powerful storm ripping through the midwest overnight with a possible tornado injuring several people in tulsa, oklahoma. the storm doing significant damage to buildings and causing massive power outages. meanwhile, parts of kansas city and new orleans are submerged after a series of flash floods this weekend. bryan llenas joins us now with more from our new york city newsroom. reporter: hi, arthel.