asking for a federal disaster declaration for his state where three people lost their lives. the same storm system brought strong winds and tornados to central north carolina. at least one mobile home was damaged in cumberland county and several homes under construction were flattened. the heavy rain caused a sinkhole to open up under a trailer and wiped out a bridge. some areas of the east can expect up to six more inches of rain from this nasty storm system. check in with accu-weather where meteorologist jim dickey has the latest. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. sort of stuck in a rut here as far as the weather across the country is concerned. an area of low pressure has been spinning for days now across the nation's mid section. over the weekend, back in kansas, now only nosing toward the great lakes. that's what kept the numerous rounds of severe thunderstorms in place in the south. more strong storms expected here today. nothing like the threat the last couple of days. the tornado threat the last couple of days but storms capable of producing powerful winds, isolated tornados and