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For you, megyn, we would move folks to polk county or orange county but, again, it would depend on the track of the storm. megyn: do you have to make that decision earlier than you'd like to given the bridge situation? we had a report about how you've got these three key bridges, and those are subject to these wind events in potential danger, so you have to worry about sending cars over them. >> well, we do, but that's the world we live in. we compensate for those in our evacuation planning. we're, obviously, aware of them. we know structurally what they can take. we know what's involved in cl...

So many people, such a widespread storm, certainly for this time of year. a big area, shepard from ohio down towards mississippi all under the threat of tornadoes. most of these cells today had been tornadic, just just hail or wind events. tornadoes. 67 reports of tornadoes just today. >> shepard: 67. explain to us what it is that causes some storms to have all of this circulation and some storms to just have straight winds? >> yeah, well, i will tell you you have to have the rotation. something that makes the winds at different levels in the atmosphere go in different directions. that's usual...

Per hour. power outages. this could be one of the biggest wind events they have seen in five to 10 years. guys, it will be an ongoing story throughout the day today and tomorrow. a major wind event across southern california. reports they're hearing wind like hurricane-force winds in that region, jon. jon: wow, that is scary. jd thanks. >> okay. >> if you find yourself pulled over in the middle of a blizzard with conditions too dangerous to drive, rick has some new information on a brand new app that might actually help save your life, rick? >> it is true. you're a california girl. you might n...

Nation's capital now under a blizzard warning. also jacqui jeras is tracking the new monster storm at the cnn weather center in atlanta. we'll check in first with reynolds. what's it like out there? how's it changed since we checked in with you last? >> reporter: well, right now i'm coming to you and our friends from all across america from inside the snow globe. i think that's what we're going to rename the nation's capital because that's what it's been for the last couple of days. obviously we did have a break for about 72 hours but we had snow everywhere and snow continues to fall, not just...

I don't think the public understands how many fires we get in fire season. we have a lot of our units up and down the state, responding to wildland fires throughout the day and night up and down the state. when you add a 50-mile-an-hour wind throughout many counties, those fires get very large before resources can contain them. range of possible causes, absolutely. >> how many of the fires are related? >> i have no information on that. all are currently under investigation with our investigators. >> saying this happened without warning, see wildfires but what happened last 17 hours. >> very si...