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And if you re in alabama, the governor has set up a recovery response center. that number for you 866-465-2241. again, 866-465-2241. the number of deceased in the wake of the violent storms is expected to rise. msnbc meteorologist bill karins has more on the lethal nature of the wicked weather. good morning. good saturday morning, alex. one thing people keep asking me is why did so many people die in the tornado outbreak. this map explains what a long-track tornado is when they re this violent with this strong of winds on the ground, you ll get fatalities. all the purple lines are the preliminary estimated tornado tracks and, of course, the one that we watched very closely you at famous pictures are the one that started here in mississippi, crossed over near the tuscaloosa area, went just outside of birmingham, it was on the ground all the way into almost northern georgia. i mean, that was on the ground through three different states ....
The forecast. wow. the storm battered south. this area is going to get hit again this weekend too. this map was just released by our government, by the national weather service. this one kind of sums up, if you like geography this will really wow you this is a map of the preliminary tornado track to get your bearings, this here is atlanta, this is the nashville area and birmingham. this is almost the entire southeast. this is how long these tornadoes were on the ground. the one the big one through tuscaloosa did this track like this through three different states. and hundreds of miles. all these purple lines, the tornado tracks. incredible length and violent tornadoes. that s why we have so many fatalities, such a rare event. during the day today, a slight risk of severe storm. we don t expect big ones, but the areas around little rock, pine bluff, memphis, south of st. louis and north of shreveport, that s where we could see severe weather today. tomorrow, it is pretty much the s ....
Jeff? donna, thanks. another major story we re following for you. oklahoma now cleaning up after ten confirmed tornadoes touched down in that state. at least five people have died in the violent storms which also hit parts of kansas. this video on your screen right now shows a multiple vortex twister in northern oklahoma. cam reras were also running in norman, oklahoma. a family emerging from their collapsed home. neighbors rescued two boy, their parents, even the family dog. on the phone is mike bettes and joshua warman, president for the center for severe weather research. mike, what are you seeing in the field? the potential for some tornadoes today maybe in western oklahoma. certainly don t expect it to be like yesterday which was an extraordinarily active day with that huge outbreak. we had ten tornado tracks, separate tornado tracks through ....