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that's your 5@5:30. >> a weather alert for you this morning overnight reports of a tornado in the town of edgar, kansas. so far no word of any injuries or damage. looks pretty scary. earlier a wild storm this tore through the town of river ton, illinois where trees were knocked down and dozens of mobile homes were ripped right off by winds of up to 70 miles per hour. >> started shaking at first what was going on. it can't be a tornado. i looked out and everything tore all to hell. >> good news unfortunately no one hauz hurt in that incident. over to cherokee, iowa record flooding. it is so bad they are using kayaks just to get around. how the little sue river poured over the banks after more than 8 inches of rain fell. maria molina and getting a check at what's going on today in the forecast. is it getting any better? >> unfortunately it is not across the state of iowa. take a look at the forecast coming up over the next several days today, wednesday and also on thursday. you are looking at areas of heavy rainshowers and storms rolling through and several more inches as possibly more than 5 inc