Tractor Trailer Destroyed By Fire On Interstate 24 Tuesday Afternoon

From the News Edge: Authorities are now saying at least 51 people are dead, including seven children from an elementary school, and devastation is reported throughout the city of Moore, Oklahoma, which was struck by a "monstrous" tornado Monday afternoon. Some estimates are that the tornado at one point was between a mile and two miles wide, when it hit the suburb on the south side of Oklahoma City............................................................................................................................WAYS YOU CAN HELP THE PEOPLE OF MOORE, OKLAHOMA: RED CROSS - Text Red Cross to 90999 to send a $10 donation..........SALVATION ARMY - Donate by phone at 800-725-2769..........FEED THE CHILDREN - Donate by phone at 800-627-4556............................................................................................................................................From the Weather Edge: Staff Meteorologist David Bryant says the Storm Prediction center has placed the region under a slight risk of severe weather Tuesday and Tuesday night. Severe storms will be possible during that time period. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats. However, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out.

The driver of tractor trailer says he was hauling corn gluten from Louden, TN to United Livestock in Mayfield when his rig caught fire and burned near Interstate 24's Exit 86 at Fort Campbell Boulevard. The fire slowed traffic along the interstate for more than three hours.

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