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After a sunday tornado. power crews continue to strain to bring power back to thousands. officials say the ef-2 tornado severely damaged an area and homes and businesses initially leaving at least 17,000 people in the dark as of last night. power has been restored to more than 13,000 customers. authorities say at least 30 people were taken to the hospital following the twister. most with minor injuries. very lucky, though. let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist steve. steve, it's going to be a rainy afternoon for all the people here in the northeast. >> yeah. this comes a...

Couple of days, when it rains, it pours. you see what i mean here. look at the rainfall maps here. we are looking at anywhere between one and three inches of rain. again, a lot of this can fall on a very fast amount of time, which doesn't allow the ground to digest it. it causes a good deal of flooding. now, if you are looking for some good news, it can't be all bad on a monday. that's the upper midwest. 81 in minneapolis for today. the west coast looking very nice as well. again, it's the travel hubs i'm worried about today. atlanta, new york, washington d.c., up through boston. we'll see a l...

>> all right. let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist steve salsa. steve, it's a rain yin monday morning in the northeast. people are going to be battling the rain for their commute, and it doesn't look good. >> treat yourself to an extra cup of coffee here this morning. you'll be glad you did so because we have a mess on the way. not too bad as you step out the door right now in new york city and philadelphia, but later on today you see this green shading here. that's a flash flood watch. now, remember, last summer we had a drought going on here. not this summer. grounds ...

Tropical storm frank. remember, it is hurricane season. the sixth storm of the season. it will be making landfall early tomorrow morning south of cancun and cozumel, and then reemerging back into the bay of campeche. a big concern to areas in mexico. try to get through this rainy day. it's going to be a tough one. >> yeah, it will be. thanks, steve. still ahead, the u.s. and russia flexing military might. up next, swreel a live report on what a series of war games this weekend could mean for efforts to calm the ongoing tensions, and improve souring relations between the two nations. i love you...