Powerful storms cause damage in Midwest

We Begin tonight with more than 40 million Americans under threat from two major storm systems heavy snow is falling across the Rockies with three feet already on the ground in parts of Colorado causing travel nightmares at the airports and on the roads hundreds of flights at Denver International Airport were canceled today and more severe and dangerous weather is sweeping across the middle of the country today with several tornadoes touching down in Kentucky and Indiana this funnel cloud was spotted over a small town in Kentucky communities are surveying the aftermath with down trees and severely damaged homes and businesses now that same system is moving East with more than a dozen states under severe weather threats tonight from Dallas to Indianapolis with thunderstorms damaging hail and more tornadoes in the forecast cbs's Dave maloff will start us off tonight with more on these life-threatening storms tornado on the ground tonight the severe weather threat keeps growing in the midwest with multiple tornadoes touching down in Indiana in Hover a tornado ripped through homes causing roofs to collapse knocking down trees and power lines total Destruction the inside yeah everything in Madison another tornado crossed the Ohio River video shows debris spinning in the air in Milton Kentucky at least 100 structures were damaged after a tornado touchdown it's on the ground it's on the ground it's on the ground last night a supercell thunderstorm spun up a tornado as severe weather moved through altta Vista Kansas hail battered parts of Northern Kansas some hail bigger than golf balls in Colorado record-breaking snowfall is the problem last night some parts of the state have got 20 30 in of snow now try digging out of all this especially if you rarely see snow like this hazardous winter conditions created a nightmare in Colorado Springs leaving some drivers trapped people stuck on highways like I70 causing a standstill leading to Major closures West of Denver I came here to ski our flight got canceled we rented a car came up here try to get to Steamboat uh but unfortunately the blizzard set us in and we were lucky enough to get a place to stay here the snow also causing more than 800 flight cancellations at Denver International Airport I was crying all day yesterday because I wanted to be home and I can't at this blustery exit in gold in Colorado there are hundreds of people from all over the country who are just simply stuck here and Nora all of this snow every single last flake of it has fallen since 1 p.m. last night wow Dave malov thank you so much

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Keywords: Storm, Severe Weather, CBS Evening News, U.S.

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Length: 2min 48sec (168 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 14 2024