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More than a foot of snow. that system is now heading east. lets get straight to senior meteorologist rob marciano. tell us what we can expect. >> well, linsey, this is another strong system, but different from the others. its going to kind of stall, maybe break apart a little bit and send bits and pieces across the eastern two-thirds of the country, and thats going to lead to some problems. here it is on the map, low pressure moving into northern california. heavier rain and mountain snow you me...

To show you the weather maps. you can see the areas shaded in red. those are the areas that have received more than six inches of rain and the areas in northeast louisiana and central milsz mi mississippi is where the greatest threat is. its been stuck in the south since the weekend. we have flash flood warnings in effect for areas in eastern louisiana and central mississippi. the rain goes over the same spots over and over for hours on end and thats where we could see potentially two to three i...

Be very high to lead to additional flooding. portions of rockford, areas of northwestern illinois and eastern iowa, that is where the most significant rains have come down, north of 6 inches in those spots. a little farther toward the south still seeing thunderstorms around st. louis, points to the southwest under flood alerts and eastern areas of kentucky. and again with the amount of rainfall observed here the last two weeks, it wont take much to lead to additional flooding. so looking at the ...

That is bad news for the east coast of the united states. of course, the less interaction with land, the less interaction with mountains allows the storm to maintain and strengthen beyond what is currently forecast. you notice the hurricane hunters, reconnaissance aircraft, ten-second sustained winds already up to 70 miles per hour at one point within the last couple of hours. this is already getting close to hurricane force on approach toward puerto rico. and again, has the potential here to sk...

Threat of flooding and even the possibility the mississippi river could crest over the levees for the first time in modern history. joining me now is mark sclesteen who has been watching and covering the storm closely. mark, what are the three -- what are the major concerns for the army corps and the folks in new orleans who are at moderate risk? >> well, the biggest one really is the rainfall potential. this has the potential of being a huge rainmaker, and thats a real problem for new orleans o...

Likely result in huge rainfall totals, according to the national hurricane center, the storm could produce 15 to 20 inches of rain, even 25 inches in isolated areas. now you may recall a similar situation in the houston area with hurricane harvey nearly two years ago when that very slow-moving storm dumped more than 60 inches of rain in some areas. the other factor plaguing new orleans, of course, is the geography. the city is essentially a bowl, and with the mississippi river on one side and la...

The track for this night ahead. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. a dynamic situation unfolding in houston. already two reported tornadoes in that area. so, lets get right to it. a couple of lines of severe weather. one rolling across i-10. another one getting into the little rock area, where they just posted an additional tornado watch, thats up until midnight. the one in east texas, thats until 10:00. then weve got flood watches up north of paducah, in through western new york. so, the norther...

That then to chase it. the videos and pictures dont do it justice. reporting and change dangerous conditions help the public see what its like, would you see that crazy hurricane video, you will think twice when you need to evacuate. it is not just public service. we do enjoy it. i like getting out there. there is definitely a good side to getting that video out and showing people what its like. >> shannon: jay, youve written historically about florida and the carolinas with a number of fake hur...

We do expect it to strengthen over the next several days. right now 105 miles an hour winds. we expect it cto be a category storm later this afternoon. by wednesday a category 4 storm. you can see it kind of stays on that trajectory, doesnt weaken at all, actually strengthens, has low wind shear. its in very warm waters. thats going to help to strengthen it. we have steering mechanisms, an area of high pressure that will help to steer it to the southeast coast. whats going to happen thats going ...

Pumping on up. were going to see round after round of thunderstorm. yeah, perhaps you get a break from time to time, but its never going to be enough to totally wrap it up. so more rain is going to be on the way. a lot of cases weve seen as much as 25 inches of rain so far. well, guess what? maybe another 25 inches. heres a look at our forecasted rainfall potential, and this is additionally. not what weve seen but still yet to come. were looking, again, spots getting to 20 to 25 inches which is ...