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Category 5 hurricane. so a very busy morning. well get more on the super typhoon in a moment. first the severe weather we are seeing in the united states from meteorologist pedram javaheri. good morning to you, pedram. these as we just pointed out, incredibly intense winds. how long do we expect these storms to last for, pedram? >> you know, the gusty winds are going to continue. thats essentially the longest-living element of the storm. through thursday afternoon, we see the strong winds in pla...

Good sheet of ice covering the region. 31 degrees. light freezing drizzle over the area. if you go to your car, you have to use the ice scraper if you have one. up i-35 is not fun either. not too much in the way of horrible weather to start the new year. we finished 2014 kind of quiet weather year. didnt have that many hurricanes, really none make landfall in the u.s. at least major ones. had a low number of tornado counts, considering what we typically see. hopefully see what 2015 has in store....

So the rescuers have found all across mississippi following the twister that killed ten and injured dozens more, at least 15 counties have declared states of emergency with some of them completely devastated. national guard troops are pat l patrolling those areas hit by the storms to look for survivors as well as prevent some looting. nbc meteorologist bill karins is joining us now. i know the weather channel, bill, estimated about 30 twisters or so touching down yesterday. what caused so many? ...