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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi / Tornadoes #313502

CBS Evening News for Monday, Nov 16, 1987
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Dallas, Texas: Bruce Hall) Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi encountering violent weather and tornadoes reported; details given, scenes shown. [Tornado victim C.D. ALLEN - discusses what happened during the tornado.] Scenes of damage shown and death toll quoted. Strangeness of such storms to occur at this time of year noted. [MAN - says tornado happened so quickly all he had time to do was hide in a closet.] Route of storm outlined. [WOMAN - discusses what happened during the tornado.] Scenes of flash flooding and prisoners being brought in to clear debris shown; details given.

Reporter(s):
Hall, Bruce;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:01:40

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