Page 720 - Flash Flooding News Today

Move relatively quickly. and its going to start in the west and make its way to the east. we have the potentials in california for flash flooding, because these areas are picking up 1, even 2 inches of rain, which may not sound like a lot to folks in the eastern half of the country, but that is dangerous in the western half. then that system makes its way east, bringing even more participation to cities like chicago on christmas day, even minneapolis, and the potential for some severe weather ac...

Heavy rainfall around 100 to 150 mill meimeters total. keep in mind areas of southern california, weve had persistent drought. a lot of these areas are expected to get 1 to 2 inches of rain. that may not sound like a lot, but for these regions thats enough to trigger landslides and flash flooding. as you go east, the rainfall amounts increase around phoenix and flag staff, looking at the higher amounts in excess of maybe 2 inches. the higher elevations could see significant snowfall as well. n...

Tropical storm. it is blamed for several deaths in panama. meteorologist derek van dam has more. >> it has been a difficult 24 hours across central america. as natural disasters struck the region. hurricane otto making landfall at 1:00 p.m.onthursday in southern nicaragua and a 7.0 earthquake sending tsunami threats off the coast. the tsunami threat was marginal. did not create a destructive wave. the concern going forward is from otto and the potential flash flooding. the information to send a...

But hurricane matthew was likely more destructive because of climate change. right now the ocean is at or near record high temperatures. and that contributed to the torrential rainfall and the flash flooding that we saw in the carolinas. sea levels have already risen about a foot, one foot, in of the southeast, which means matthews storm surge was higher and the flooding was more severe. plus, as you know, the impact of climate change goes beyond extreme events like hurricanes. its become a dail...

Youll see still storm surge in the outer banks, as the water in those sounds starts running up against the barrier island. so this isnt over yet. mainly, were focused on the life, safety, and supporting the states, as they are still responding to search and rescue and other needs, because of the flooding. >> craig, you watch a lot of numbers as youre monitoring hurricanes like this. as its still moving, matthew is. whats one number you want to tell us about thats of concern right now? >> rainfal...

Are seeing heavy, heavy rains inland producing flash flooding. the governor of north carolina has already reported some recent fatalitiy ies associated with t, people driving and getting into accidents or being swept off the road. so extremely dangerous situations is still from the flash flooding, from the heavy rainfall from this storm. >> theres always, of course, when you look at all of this flooding, the concerns about hazardous materials, the liquids themselves, petrochemicals, as they make...

Operations. georgia still trying to get down into some of areas hit but we are actively in response mode in the carolinas. south carolina and north carolina and including rain setting up in the center of the circulation. getting better on the coast. the new concern, the weather service talked about this the last couple of days, potential for heavy rain causing more flash flooding. >> in multiple operations and different stages, what generally concerns you the most out of all the various scenario...

Up on that northern side of the storm when we get that counter clockwise rotation. some of the strongest winds now being felt across that tybee island region, just east of savannah. here is the latest from the national hurricane center, 105-mile-per-hour winds, still a category 2. and look at the copious amounts of rainfall blanketing southeast georgia, south carolina and our radar is lighting up like a christmas tree. thats why the national weather service issued flash flood warnings from savan...

Bottom? why cant we stand tall for high moral values? thats who we are as a republican party. i cant endorse this person tore president the the. >> a lot of people who want to weigh in on this latest controversy. well have that all morning for you. but also, watching whats happening in south carolina and the georgia coast, the strongest part of hurricane matthew is starting to come ashore this hour. derek van dam is in the cnn severe weather center. derek been. >> dangerous storm surge, flash fl...

The carolinas, south and north carolina. were still getting battered by the storm. its still going to move along that coast the next day or so, but the heavy rains are going to add to the misery and potential for flash flooding. we saw last year heavy damages in south carolina from heavy rainfall that heads inland. many may see rainfall totals acrouching, or exceeding what we saw last year. >> and, sir, given all of the pre-storm advisories that were coming out from state officials, did this sto...