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Strong winds ripped off part of the roof, blowing it into the gym and sending students running for cover. this as we're tracking another double blast of severe weather. and a major new storm set to hit the eastern half of the country. al roker is here al, what are you watching >> lester, winter storm warnings right now in the pacific northwest. and as we slide into the southeast, we're looking at heavy rain and some flash flood watches. now the next big storm we're watching comes out of the plains, intensifying, with ice and snow and impacts for the midwest. saturday rain and snow into the eas...

Had to close for a time monday. parts of florida got more than a foot of rain. in the west, after powerful storms downed trees and snarled traffic at l.a.x., heavy snow moving into arizona. families now bracing for a new storm set to hit tomorrow night. >> and alex joins us live from o'hare airport. alex, a rough day there for travelers and now its expected to pick up again? >> reporter: yeah, it sure will, tom. the day after christmas is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season here at o'hare and across the country. nearly 3 million passengers are expected to fly or...

Snow on the ground. >> not here. >> in several places. listen, winter weather alerts in effect across north dakota, south dakota, minnesota this morning. the storm set new records in bismarck, north dakota, for october snow, and it's already -- it's only the 12th, i should say. two feet of snow have fallen across that area of the state. >> and take a look at east grand forks, minnesota. the great lakes aren't going to see nearly as much of this snow but they are going to get it, so all of you hunker down and enjoy a little early winter storm. we hope you make good memories. >> thanks for watch...

In just a moment here. but we're going to begin with several developing headlines back home. the damaging and dangerous winds, downing trees and power lines. more than a half million in the dark tonight on a very cold night in much of the u.s. in bradner, ohio, the winds were high enough to knock this semi on its side. and ripping this tree from the ground in western pennsylvania. it comes after eight reported tornadoes across the south this weekend. much of the east tonight reeling from damaging winds, winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour. and tonight, we are tracking yet another major storm ...

David? >> all right, will carr tonight. will, thank you. of course, we all know that storm set to move and quickly across the country. major trouble from the plains all the way to the northeast by this weekend. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, she's tracking it all. she has the new timing tonight. ginger? >> reporter: david, there are already several sites in southern california that have surpassed or met their monthly average when it comes to rainfall. and they are getting clobbered again in the next 24 hours. already in the bay area, you can see there, up in the sierra, wit...