**THIS IS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AND PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.** Damaging tornadoes are spinning up throughout the line of severe storms, which is itself producing 90mph winds!! These tornadoes are very difficult to predict, and most tornado warnings issued will have short lead times. TREAT THE ENTIRE LINE AS IF IT WERE A TORNADO, and seek shelter underground or in an … [Read more...]
Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared Dead
http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video/ There are fears that up to half a million people may have died after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti - wrecking buildings and burying people alive. There is now an urgent international appeal for aid and assistance. The quake struck just 10 miles south-west of Port au Prince - the densely populated capital of Haiti. Sky's Foreign … [Read more...]
Haiti struck by deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake
The search for survivors is underway after a devastating earthquake hit western Haiti Saturday morning, about 70 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince. At least 227 people died and hundreds were injured. William Barnhart, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, joined CBSN's Tom Hanson to discuss what we know about the impact so far. CBSN is CBS News’ 24/7 digital … [Read more...]