Heating up on capitol hill. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. At least four people were killed by a large storm system that tore through the central u. S. Over the weekend at least 12 tornados were reported in kentucky, tennessee, arkansas, and missouri. A string of Severe Weather stretched from texas to the canadian border. It brought floods, high winds, and hail, and more rain is expected tomorrow. Mola lenghi has our report. Reporter violent storms pounded the central and southern u. S. This weekend, leaving behind a trail of damage stretching from texas to canada. This is out my back door. Reporter there were reports of multiple tornados touching down in kentucky, arkansas, and tennessee. The twister is suspected in the death of a 79yearold woman in bowling green. Police said she was inside her home when her roof collapsed. In arkansas an 83yearold man was killed when his home was blown into
Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im elaine quijano. Severe weather killed at least four people this weekend in the south. A wave of storms from texas to canada unleashed floods, devastating wind, lightning, hail, and tornadoes. A week of heavy rain and melting snow has caused flood emergencies in several states, and the threat is expected to continue into the week. Heres tony dokoupil. Reporter scenes of destruction like this motel shredded by a possible tornado in northeastern arkansas guided the central and Southern United States this weekend. As pounding rains, rising rivers and at least eight possible tornadoes ravaged the country. The roof of this home near bowling green, kentucky caved in, killing a 79yearold woman. It was an elderly female which was located in the kitchen part of the house. Reporter the ohio river swelled to nearly three times its normal level in louisville, kentucky and spilled its banks further north, where cincinnati, o
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Generally range from 7377 across the area with south winds anywhere from 1020mph. Tonight, a cold front moves in from the northwest and should increase the clouds during the night. The cold front itself should pass through around 7am near waterloo with a 1011 am frontal passage around iowa city. This makes tomorrow morning the warmest part of the day, with falling temperatures into the afternoon. Rain is also possible along this front, with light amounts under a quarter inch. Thursday remains sunny and cooler with a return to above normal temperatures as early as friday afternoon in spots. Today times. Wind s 1020. High 75 tonight mostly cloudy. Wind s 510. Low 62 tomorrow light rain likely. Temperatures falling to 5055 by afternoon. Wind nw 1020. High 62 tom. Night mostly clear. Areas of patchy frost possible late in the night. Wind nw 510. Low 35 thanks kaj. Indiana governor mike pence will be in newton today. The republican Vice President ial nominee will hold a rally at the Des Moi
Good evening, im elaine quijano. Severe storms killed at least four people this weekend in the south. A wave of storms from texas to canada unleashed floods, devastating wind, lightning, hail, and tornadoes. A week of heavy rain and melting snow has caused flood emergencies in several states. And the threat is expected to continue into the week. Heres tony dokoupil. Reporter scenes of destruction like this motel shredded by a possible tornado in North Eastern arkansas dotted the central and Southern United States this weekend. thunder as pounding rains, rising rivers and at least eight possible tornadoes ravaged the country. The roof of this home near bowling green, kentucky, caved in, killing a 79 year old woman. It was located in the kitchen part of the house. Reporter when the ohio river swelled to nearly three times its normal level in louisville, kentucky, and spilled its banks further north where cincinnati, ohio, recorded one of its wettest days on record. Just over the state li