Tonight, 45 million Americans on alert for severe storms right
now from Texas all the way up to New York.
At least twenty reported tornadoes across multiple states already.
And tonight, the horrific scene in Greenfield,
IA. Multiple people dead from a tornado there.
And authorities say initial assessments Tonight Show it was an
EF3 or higher.
Winds at least 135 miles an hour leaving a staggering
trail of destruction.
You see it right there.
Video from a traffic Cam in central Iowa showing a
semi overtaken by the storm,
then blown right over. The powerful winds knocking down giant
wind turbines in Prescott,
IA, some of them on fire.
And not far from all of this,
the terrifying images from Carbon,
Iowa. This massive tornado crossing the road right there,
swirling with debris. Pieces of homes twisting in the air.
Billions on alert for another night of dangerous weather ahead.
Texas to upstate New York and then tomorrow,
the threat for the heartland and strong storms possible for
Washington,
DC, New York City and Boston as well.
We do have the latest forecast for you,
just as millions now prepare for the Memorial Day weekend.
And AB CS Victor Kendo leading us off on the
scene of that deadly tornado in Iowa
tonight. Search and rescue operations still underway.
Multiple fatalities, at least a dozen hurt after an EF3
tornado tore the heart out of the tiny Township of
Greenfield,
IA. The tornado packing winds over
135 miles an hour. Our hospital destroyed.
Our nursing home was right over there.
That's destroyed. This is the main intersection in Greenfield now.
This entire block levelled. Homes and businesses wiped away.
The cleanup is underway. We've got some power crews here,
bucket trucks trying to restore power.
All of this happening in just one block.
Homes and vehicles marked with spray paint to show they've
been searched.
Debris everywhere. Car after car tossed in the wreckage and
huge metal silos nearly pancaked
in nearby Carbon, Iowa. Debris flying as the twister crosses
the road right in front of storm chasers.
The storms didn't just flatten homes.
3 windmills broken by this tornado in Prescott,
IA that was on fire.
Massive wind turbines lay mangled in the dirt,
bent in half, some on fire.
Back in Greenfield, families still in shock.
This is what's left of Joan Newell's home of more
than 50 years.
She was pulled from her basement by first responders.
She says at least four of her neighbors did not
survive.
Their house was had no basement.
So. So they didn't have a safe place.
No, no,
no. And we all know each other.
Were you, were you close with them?
Oh, yeah. The, the one couple.
Well, the guy over here,
too. We were. Yeah.
Knew them all
as search and rescue efforts continue elsewhere.
Just look. This is all that's left of this block
in Greenfield.
Now that painful cleanup process is underway.
The governor has declared a state of emergency.
FEMA will be on the ground here tomorrow and the
White House says they are ready to support the community
as needed.
David, we're thinking about all those families tonight,
Victor, thank you. Let's get right to WABC meteorologist Lee
Goldberg with us tonight.
He's tracking these storms into the night and then the
threat again tomorrow.
Highly, David, the severe threat is definitely shifted to the
South and E taking aim at Texas this evening.
We've already had two tornado reports West of San Angelo.
Big storms headed toward Waco right now.
We also have some severe thunderstorm watches.
They extend into the Tennessee Valley and strong storms near
Little Rock and over parts of southern Tennessee and in
central New York.
Syracuse having some big storms after hitting 92 storms tomorrow
from Sioux Falls to Dallas,
E to Memphis. But the real intense zone could be
across Nebraska and parts of Kansas as well.
As we looked at tomorrow,
the storms that are watching tonight actually make it to
the
I-95 corridor. Could be a stormy morning for the big
getaway.
And they switched to the Mid-Atlantic during the afternoon hours.
Unfortunately. More storms for the Plains over the weekend.
David tracking it tonight and into tomorrow.
Lee Goldberg and the team at WABC,
thank you.