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'Tremendous damage' as 2 twisters reportedly touch down in Dallas area Apr 3rd 2012, 18:26 A helicopter over South Dallas, Texas, catches a funnel cloud tearing through neighborhoods.   By msnbc.com staff Follow @msnbc_us At least two tornadoes appear to have touched down in areas south of Dallas on Tuesday, NBC News reported. With the storms still moving through the area, at least four homes were were damaged or destroyed, NBCDFW.com reported. "This is a serious situation," the NBC affiliate reported over the air, as meteorologists showed live footage of "debris balls" in Dallas and Tarrant counties. Live video showed a huge funnel cloud moving through a populated area as flashes of exploding power lines lit the sky. Vehicles were thrown across a major interstate. Other video showed large trucks being flung through the air. "There's lots of 18-wheelers," said an NBCDFW correspondent near Arlington. "I've never seen this before." NBC News A funnel cloud moves over the Dallas area on Tuesday. "There's tremendous damage here," said another correspondent in Lancaster. Children and adults inside a day-care center appeared safe but the building was heavily damaged. Downtown Dallas was not in the eye of the tornadoes, but the areas south of the city are also heavily populated. More content from msnbc.com and NBC News: Oakland shooting suspect sought school official, police say 'Horrific' crash of experimental plane into supermarket Missing Alaska barista's body found in icy lake Huguette Clark's penthouse gets a buyer Radical website warns Al-Qaida returning to NYC Follow US News on msnbc.com on Twitter and Facebook Media files: g-cvr-120403-texas-storm-1130a.photoblog400.jpg (image/jpeg) getMobileVideo?videoId=46942196 Police: Thieves use rug to haul away safe with $10 million inside Apr 3rd 2012, 18:21 By Samantha Tata, NBCLosAngeles.com LOS ANGELES -- Police are searching for burglars suspected of looting a 3-foot-tall safe packed with $10 million of jewelry and cash Friday from a Hancock Park home. The thieves used a rug to drag the safe from a walk-in closet, downstairs and out the front door of the home in the 200 block of South Highland Avenue, according to LAPD. That was before they scaled an exterior wall on the perimeter of the property and broke in through a window. See video, read the original story at NBCLosAngeles.com The suspects set off the security alarms, according to police. Neighbors reported hearing a noise coming from the home around 8:20 p.m. "They were able to use a rug that was lying nearby and haul the safe down the stairs and out the front door," said Officer Karen Rayner. The homeowners said their house is insured, but the contents of the safe were not. The thieves also let out two dogs during the heist, according to the homeowner, who asked that she only be identified as Jacqueline. "I got my dogs back," she said. "They were found a mile away sitting together on a neighbor's front porch." The safe reportedly contained personal documents, jewelry and cash. Police are asking anyone with information on the suspects to contact Detective Ben Black, Burglary Special Section Safe Detail at (213) 486-6983. More content from msnbc.com and NBC News: Oakland shooting suspect sought school official, police say 'Horrific' crash of experimental plane into supermarket Missing Alaska barista's body found in icy lake Huguette Clark's penthouse gets a buyer Radical website warns Al-Qaida returning to NYC Follow US News on msnbc.com on Twitter and Facebook

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