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Cat in the hat balloon straight into a street lamp. debris fell down on the crowd below, critically injuring one spectator. its brought localized flooding in arizona, heavy snow in colorado and in new mexico. wind gusts of more than 50 miles per hour produced blinding conditions. parts of oklahoma receiving about a foot of snow and in arkansas, heavy rain caused this pileup on a bridge. >> the roads are really slick and ive seen a lot of accidents already. >> freezing rain making driving treache...

Cant take flight because officials feel their handlers wont be able to control them. >> we have a sergeant assigned to each of the balloons. they can be lowered all the way to the crowd. or if the determination is made not to fly nem. >> reporter: in 1997 the cat in the hat balloon was blown straight into a street lamp. debris fell down and critically initialled one spectator. the storm system has made its way across the country. bringing localized flooding in arizona, heavy snow? colorado, and ...