STRUCK AROUND 3:30 YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
INCREDIBLY, NO REPORTS OF ANY
SERIOUS INJURIES BUT THIS JUST A
GLIMPSE OF TRAIL OF DEVASTATION
LEFT MIND.
SEVERE STORMS SLAMMING TEXAS.
>> IT IS MOVING TO OUR NORTH BUT
CROSSING THE ROAD.
>> Reporter: WITH TORNADO, HEAVY
WIND AND RAIN, EVEN SNOW FALLING
ACROSS THE STATE.
>> TORNADO ON THE GROUND RIGHT
NOW.
>> Reporter: JUST OUTSIDE AUSTIN
IN ROUND ROCK, A CONFIRMED
TORNADO TEARING ACROSS I-35
DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.
>> GET INSIDE.
GET INSIDE, RUN, RUN, RUN!
>> Reporter: SENDING SHOPPERS
TRYING TOIC TO COVER INSIDE THIS
WALMART.
YOU CAN SEE THIS TORNADO RIPPING
THROUGH ELGIN, TOSSING A RED
TRUCK ON ITS SIDE BEFORE IT IS
FLIPPED AGAIN AND SOMEHOW DRIVES
AWAY.
ON THE GROUND SOME HOMES NOW
COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED.
ANOTHER CONFIRMED TWISTER
HITTING THE TOWN OF BUOY.
LOOK AT THIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
FOOTAGE SHOWING THE GARAGE
DECIMATED BY THE STORM.
THE FAMILIES TAKING COVER INSIDE
THEIR KITCHEN.
>> I JUST INSTINCT RAND TOWARDS
THE BATHROOM BUT THE WALL CAME
DOWN AND REFRIGERATOR FELL OVER
ON ME.
>> RESCUERS DIGGING THEM OUT
FROM UNDER DEBRIS.
>> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER
RESCUE TEAMS DIDN'T GET HERE, WE
WOULD STILL BE THERE.
>> AND?
JACKSBORO A POTENTIAL TORNADO
LIKELY TEARING THROUGH THE CITY.
LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY AROUND 80
HOMES WERE DESTROYED.
>> MANY OF OUR HOMES HAVE BEEN
TOTALLY DEMOLISHED.
AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED
FROM THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE.
>> Reporter: THE TORNADO
DAMAGING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AND RIPPING OFF THE ROOF OF THE
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM AS
STUDENTED HUDDLED INSIDE IN
STORM SHELTERS.
OUTSIDE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT
THROWN UPSIDE DOWN.
>> THE TORNADO PASSED RIGHT OVER
US.
IT WAS SCARY.
I NEVER WANT TO DEAL WITH THAT
AGAIN.
>> Reporter: JUST A FRIGHTENING
NIGHT FOR TOO MANY TEXANS.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOT THE
ONLY SCHOOL HIT HERE IN
JACKSBORO.
THE HIGH SCHOOL ALSO HIT AS
WELL.
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HUDDLING
INSIDE THERE AS A PORTION OF THE
ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF.
THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 20
SUSPECTED TORNADOS REPORTED
ACROSS THE STATE.
TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOT SAYING
AS THE MIRACLE THAT MORE PEOPLE
WERE NOT INJURED.
AGAIN NO REPORT OF ANY SERIOUS
INJURIES OR DEATHS AS OF RIGHT
NOW.
>> THAT IS SURPRISING
CONSIDERING THE TIMING OF THAT
TORNADO WHILE THOSE KIDS WERE
STILL IN SCHOOL.
MORGAN THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> LET'S THE URN TO AL AND GET
MORE, INCLUDING A THREAT FOR
TODAY IN THE SAME REGION.
>> AND GOES ON INTO TOMORROW
MOVING TO THE EAST.
THIS IS HOW VIGOROUS THE STORM
IS.
WE'VE GOT KNOW.
NORTHERN TEXAS WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES BUT FROM HOUSTON INTO
LOUISIANA AND THE BOARD OF
ARKANSAS WE'VE GOT TORNADO
WATCHES IN EFFECT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES AND
TORNADO WARNINGS.
10 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK.
SILGT TORNADOS LIKELY.
IN FACT IN THIS AREA, FROM
ALEXANDRIA, LAKE CHARLES, NEW
ORLEANS, BILOXI, A CHANCE OF
STRONG TORNADOS.
AND THAT MOVES TO THE EAST FOR
TOMORROW.
20 MILLION PEOPLE FROM PANAMA
CITY, JACKSONVILLE TO RALEIGH,
CAPE HATTERAS AND WILMINGTON,
POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOS, STRONG
WINDS AND HAIL.
THIS DESTRUCTIVE LINE OF STORMS
MOVES DOWN INTO THE GULF COAST
TO INDIANA.
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND AREAS
OF FLOODING.
SHOWERS AND HEAVY RAIN TOMORROW
FOR PART OF THE MID EAST AND
EVENTUALLY INTO THE NORTHEAST AS
WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE A FLASH FLOOD RISK,
A MODERATE RISK FOR ALEXANDRIA,
JACKSON ON INTO BIRMINGHAM.
BECAUSE SOME AREAS IN THAT LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, 6-9
INCHES OF RAIN.
IN TORNADO AREAS YOU GO TO THE
LOWEST LEVELS BUT FOR FLOODS YOU
HAVE TO GO UP TO THE UPPER
LEVEL.
SO RIGHT NOW FOLKS ARE BETWEEN A
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TORNADO
WARNINGS.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR iPHONE
OR iPAD, GO TO SETTINGS.
NOTIFICATIONS.
GOVERNMENT ALERTS THAT.
WILL SET OFF ANY TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANDROID.
ADVANCED SETTINGS, EMERGENCY
ALERTS.
THAT WILL DO IT.
AND YOU CAN GO TO YOUR APP STORE