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Alexandra steele, very busy in the cnn severe weather center. so some states hit by the tornadic activity, and then we're also talking about snow in others. >> yes. you know, fred, it's really the weather trifecta playing around the country. of course the snow we've been talking about. another 15 to 20 inches potentially. of course the tornados that we saw. again 18 potentially. six thus far have been confirmed in three states. and also a fire threat that's pretty dramatic in southern california. so let's walk you through it, show you some images, and let's start off with the snow. incredible ...

>> you got that right. the weather trifecta. the storms and fire danger. meteorologist alexandra steele and the details. and we're hearing from the family of the woman shot and killed by washington, d.c. police. hear their side of things next. [ male announcer ] this is pam. her busy saturday begins with back pain, when... hey pam, you should take advil. why? you can take four advil for all day relief. so i should give up my two aleve for more pills with advil? you're joking right? for my back pain, i want my aleve.

That touched down in three states. iowa and south dakota may have seen them. it is rare to see a tornado this time of year, but it is not unheard of. the american red cross is sending teams to the area to help the people cope with the storm's aftermath. the storm knocked out power to half the residents of rapid city, south dakota. from california, where strong winds are creating ripe conditions for wildfires to snow. snow in early october in the midwest. rough weather is hitting many parts of the country this weekend. let's bring in meteorologist alexandra steele in the severe weather center...

They can. the timing could be as late as sunday afternoon if it continues to slow down. so they're going to soak up every last minute that can. >> thank you. as people on the gulf coast brace for tropical storms karen, wild weather is sweeping across the country. from fires in california to snow in the midwest. let's bring in alexander steele here in the weather center. it looks like an incredibly early blizzard in parts of the midwest. are they going to get more snow. >> it's really a weather trifecta. yes, there's snow. also tornado. an incredible punch in the midwest in addition to fire. ...