larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >>> all right, well, those gusty winds larry mentioned are helping fuel a devastating wildfire in the panhandle. dozens of homes have been destroyed by the blaze that broke out late yesterday afternoon. hundreds of residents have been evacuated overnight. firefighters managed to get the wildfire 50% contained, but the extent of the damage is still unknown. >> it's a disaster, and many people have lost their homes. the crews were able to go back into the area, and they're starting the search of these to try to determine the extent of injuries, if we have any. >>> and there are also no reports of any deaths. no word on what started the fire. thousands of homes are still threatened, but overnight some evacuees were allowed to go home. >>> well, residents in other parts of the middle third of the country will be dealing with severe weather emergencies today. >> meanwhile, the east and the west, they will see near-record temperatures. accuweather's jim dickey has the forecast. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. tracking a powerful storm s

our coverage continues with abc's larry jacobs. >> reporter: from the west to the east, mother nature>> they were starting to bust out and the glass started flying. it was really scary for a while. >> nickel size to quarter size to full inch. >> in delaware, golf ball size hail turns spring to fall sweeping the leaves from the trees. >> all hail just broke loose. >> reporter: they smarkd the skylight of the mall. >> reporter: the streets of reading, pennsylvania, were under a white carpet of hail. a severe storm swept through the northeast and midwest. >> i heard a lot of banging. i went back and as soon as i went back the window blew out. >> reporter: a tornado struck in new york west of albany damaging several homes and trees, downing power lines. on the other side of the country, new wildfires raging in arizona. firefighters staring them down on the frontlines. more than 800. air support from helicopters and tankers. 4800 acres burning out of control. >> it's a war. the winds are kicking in. this is a big fire. there's a lot going on. >> reporter: renee stone is getting out, hoping

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