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Baby's Cry Leads to Rescue (CBS News)

Violent storms on Thursday in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others and left at least one person dead, authorities said as police and firefighters went door-to-door searching for more possible victims.

Read more (AP)

Donate to Victims - Follow this link to give to the New Hampshire chapter of the American Red Cross.

WATCHES

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #748 for parts of central Nebraska and south central South Dakota until 3:00 AM CDT.
Tornado Watch #747 for parts of northeast Kansas, northwest Missouri, and southeast Nebraska until 12:00 AM CDT.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #746 for parts of southeast Montana, Noerthern Nebraska, western and southern South Dakota, and northeast Wyoming until 10:00 PM CDT.

9:40 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Lincoln county in Nebraska until 10:15 pm CDT.

6:20 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Mahnomen county in Minnesota. Law Enforcement reported a funnel near Mahnomen at 6:15 pm CDT.

5:38 PM CDT
Tornado Warning is in effect for Bexar, Guadalupe, and Wilson counties in central Texas until 6:15 pm CDT.

5:05 PM CDT
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Cherry county Nebraska until 6:30 PM CDT.

1:29 PM CDT
A Tornado Warning in effect for Bexar County in central Texas until 2:15 pm CDT.

1:00 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings are in effect for northwestern Bexar, northeastern Medina, eastern Bandera, and southeastern Kerr counties in central Texas until 1:45 pm CDT.

July 18th, 1986 - Kare 11 News chopper in the Twin Cities caught some of the best tornado footage ever shot. Back in 1986 tornado video footage was very rare, let alone live from a hellicopter. Read more and see the amazing video

The new system will automatically ring all 911 landline phones in the Glenpool 911 data base when a tornado warning has been issued specifically for Glenpool. Only 911 residents within the tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service will be called. The system uses a mapping feature that only sends participants warnings when their exact location is threatened. Read more

7:25 PM EDT
Tornado Warning for Colonial Heights, Hopewell Petersburg, and Prince George Counties in Virginia until 8:00 PM EDT.

5:24 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for St Louis and Lake counties in MN. Very defined hook echo on radar.

Tornado Warning for Dinwiddie County in Virginia. Storm is just west of Petersburg.

4:25 PM CDT
A Tornado Warning has been issued for southwestern Lyon county in central Kansas until 4:45pm CDT. Trained weather spotters reported a tornado 18 miles southwest of Emporia.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for northern Greenwood county and eastern Chase county in central Kansas until 5:00pm CDT.

4:15 PM CDT
A Tornado Warning has been issued for southwestern Hancock county southern Kossuth county in central Iowa until 4:45pm CDT. Trained weather spotters reported a tornado near Algona.

4:00 PM CDT
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia until 10:00pm EDT.

Hail to 1.5 inches, wind gusts up to 70mph, and dangerous lightning are possible in and around these areas. Remember severe thunderstorms can and occasionally produce tornadoes.

Storms of 2007 DVD

Once again, storm chasers from across the country have donated their best video clips to the "Storms of 2007" DVD project. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross and other agencies for storm-related disaster relief.
You can watch a preview here.

You can purchase the DVD at http://www.thestormsof2007.org/.