Be counted as covid 19 debts here but not be counted as covid 19 debts here but not included in the official stats~ a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states, and forced the cancellation of more than 3000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades with wind blasts taking it even as low as minus 55 celsius in places. more than half the population is under weather warnings or advisories and seasonal travel is badly disrupted. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. let s stay with this story and talk now to the chief meteorologist at accuweather, jonathan porter. thank you so much forjoining us. you must forecast her fair share of weather emergencies over the years and how does this particular storm compare? and how does this particular storm com rare? , ., and how does this particular storm com-are? , ., ., , , compare? yes, i have forecast plenty of severe weather compare? yes, i have forecast plenty of severe weather events compare? yes, i have forecast plenty of severe weather events over - compare? yes, i have forecast plenty of severe weather events over the - of severe weather events over the years and this one is a big deal and
Them to leave it now. they can talk to me on the phone, it s not life or death. it will be if they don t get out, they may not get out. let s get a better understanding of this. paul pastelok is the expert senior meteorolgist at accuweather. what is a weather bomb and what s causing it? here s the thing, president biden hitting the notes, this is a life and death situation for parts of the country. it hasn t formed yet, it hasn t come together yet, but we are seeing the other parts of this winter storm, notjust know, it s the wind and the dramatic change in cold that is taking place. in iowa, at the moment, they are sitting at about minus 10 15, in iowa, at the moment, they are sitting at about minus 10 15 , and the winds are blowing so fast it s
Destroying a couple homes, knocked down trees and power lines. hail was there. some areas had as much as 3 inches of rain from that storm. in the appalachians a danger of more flooding overnight as a second round of storms moves into the area. flooding from yesterday s downpours caused property damage and closed roads. storm drains just couldn t handle all this water. another round of severe downpours taking aim at the east. let s check in with justin povick at accuweather. thanks and good morning to you. we are tracking another complex dangerous thunderstorms on this tuesday. this one here i think has the potential to produce widespread damaging swathes of winds covering hundreds of miles in addition to that, large hail and a couple of tornadoes possible, as well. lots of heavy rain on the way for the northeast. especially toward the i-95 corridor in the afternoon. t.j. and reena, let s turn it back over to you. justin, thank you. the autopsy show that blues legend b.b. king was not poisoned before his death last may. two of his children claimed
Holiday weekend fireworks. even those purchased legally can spark a wildfire if not monitored. cal fire crews are bringing on additional staffing just in case. reena and ryan. thank you so much, brandi. it s going to be a sweltering holiday weekend in the fire zone in the west. and in the southeast, it might be too rainy for fireworks. here s justin povick at accuweather. hey, justin. good morning. reena and ryan thanks and good morning. a very stormy situation once again unfolding throughout the southeast. numerous downpours and the potential for some severe weather along interstate 40. that s going to be running from raleigh-durham all the way back into oklahoma and arkansas. meanwhile, the northwest is still in the midst of a heat wave. major drought conditions continue over the golden state of california and numerous thunderstorms likely for our independence day over the arklatex. reena and ryan, back to you. justin thank you. help is on the way to the crew of the international space station. an unmanned russian rocket carrying supplies is on its way
From austin showing how quickly flash floods can engulf roads. more than 500 cows are safe thanks to an old-fashioned cattle drive near houston rescued from alligator infested floodwaters. carried by boat to dry land. more rain in the forecast in the northeast which is good news considering we re in a drought. too much all at once will cause flash flooding. linsey davis, abc news, new york. let s get more details about this tuesday forecast. justin povick at accuweather. good morning. thanks and good morning. another wet start to the day along the interstate 95 corridor. showers are going to start to taper off in the late afternoon hours around baltimore and also d.c. north and eastbound. hartford and boston, the soaking showers continue with the threat for gusty thunderstorms and flash flooding right into the evening rush. dangerous thunderstorms and severe weather also a possibility over the northern plains including the dakotas.
Is now officially the wettest on record for parts of texas and oklahoma. but thankfully, june is off to a great start with no rain in the forecast all week. t. j. and kayna, back to you. month of may going out with a bang. you saw 1 world trade center get hit by lightning in that piece. that wasn t the only one. another direct hit happened right near the capitol building. you see that. more rain there today, as well. the rest of the forecast from justin povick at accuweather. thanks and good morning. while the southern plains continues to dry out, it s another wet and chilly day throughout the northeast. soaking showers, flooding downpours possible. from hartford to boston, to portland. we are going to dry things out eventually. d.c., baltimore, philadelphia will probably wait till the late evening time frame. most concern about severe weather over dakotas later on tuesday afternoon along i-94
The ohio valley. a tornado touched down near dayton, ohio flipping over cars, sending them crashing to the ground leaving behind a trail of wreckage in the parking lot of a shopping center. two people injured. several restaurants and stores damaged, as well. powerful winds also swept through illinois toppling trees and power lines, some crashing down on cars. just making a mess. you re seeing video here near chicago. as the system moves east, the southern plains not getting much of a break. let s bring in justin povick at accuweather. hello to you, justin. thanks and good morning. the south plains after severe weather yesterday will likely see another round later on this afternoon. this is again a dual threat. severe weather and flash flooding targeting many of the same areas including oklahoma city, close enough to dallas, we re going to put them in the risk zone, as well and then back off to the west. record rainfall continuing here for the month of may. the northeast sizzling with high humidity.
The ohio valley. a tornado touched down near dayton, ohio flipping over cars, sending them crashing to the ground leaving behind a trail of wreckage in the parking lot of a shopping center. two people injured. several restaurants and stores damaged, as well. powerful winds also swept through illinois toppling trees and power lines, some crashing down on cars. just making a mess. you re seeing video here near chicago. as the system moves east, the southern plains not getting much of a break. let s bring in justin povick at accuweather. hello to you, justin. thanks and good morning. the south plains after severe weather yesterday will likely see another round later on this afternoon. this is again a dual threat. severe weather and flash flooding targeting many of the same areas including oklahoma city, close enough to dallas, we re going to put them in the risk zone, as well and then back off to the west. record rainfall continuing here for the month of may. the northeast sizzling with high humidity.
once the windows got busted out, stuff was coming all in. so i unbuckled and went to the back of the seat and got in a little ball and rode it out. texas and the great plains still not completely in the clear from those severe storms. here s justin povick at accuweather. good morning, justin. t.j. and marci thanks. while the northeast deals with wet weather on this tuesday, the south plains unfortunately dealing with more soaking showers and thunderstorms. this is a huge concern because we ve had a lot of rain already. so flooding woes unfortunately continue. south of dallas on tuesday and later on tuesday night, this entire mass lifts its way back to the north. the remainder of the southeast dodging some downpours, as well. with travel delays. t.j. and marci, back to you. justin, thank you. the police chief in garland, texas is defending his handling of security at that draw the prophet muhammad event. the fbi had indicated it sent a bulletin about one of the men killed at the event elton
once the windows got busted out, stuff was coming all in. so i unbuckled and went to the back of the seat and got in a little ball and rode it out. texas and the great plains still not completely in the clear from those severe storms. here s justin povick at accuweather. good morning, justin. t.j. and marci thanks. while the northeast deals with wet weather on this tuesday, the south plains unfortunately dealing with more soaking showers and thunderstorms. this is a huge concern because we ve had a lot of rain already. so flooding woes unfortunately continue. south of dallas on tuesday and later on tuesday night, this entire mass lifts its way back to the north. the remainder of the southeast dodging some downpours, as well. with travel delays. t.j. and marci, back to you. justin, thank you. the police chief in garland, texas is defending his handling of security at that draw the prophet muhammad event. the fbi had indicated it sent a bulletin about one of the men killed at the event elton