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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? , ., .,
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
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 inter