a lot of people talking. sure does. you re absolutely right. good morning, everybody. i m devon dwyer. and i m reena ninan. what s interesting about that story is where these rumors, these stories are coming from. not official. we ll have to bring you up to date on that. first, a lot of weather to talk about. we begin with ferocious storms hammering parts of the country with drenching rain, flash floods and powerful winds. the east coast got the worst of it yesterday. there were lots of fallen trees like this one crushing two cars in washington, d.c. strong storms also delivered a blow to the southwest, unleashing thunderstorms and so much hail in northern colorado that it looked more like snow in july. abc s clayton sandell is following it all. reporter: mother nature s fury unleashed. heavy rains triggering chain-reaction crashes, shutting down all southbound lanes of an atlanta-area highway. at least nine people were injured. dark clouds rolled in over washington. the
system. from september-like temperatures in the midwest to a powerful storm system in the eastern half of the country, accuweather s jim dickey has the latest. hi, jim. good morning. good morning, reena and devin. keeping it unseasonably cool here out across the nation s midsection from the northern plains on into the great lakes. many spots down in the 40s and 50s these early morning hours. a good 10 to 20 degrees below average as we head through the day. so be sure you grab that jacket as you head out the door. on the fringes of that cold air mass a round of heavy thunderstorms expected. severe thunderstorms from the i-95 corridor into the northeast. the boston area south and west through d.c., gusty winds, large hail, threat for flooding. those storms extend all the way down south through the carolinas on into the florida panhandle. very different story as you look to the west. heat wave continues across the northwest. widespread 80s, 90s, triple digits. washington and oregon wi
millions. our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning, reena and devin. an unseasonably cold air mass holds across the mid section of the nation. many spots 10 to 20 degrees below average. held in the 60s in many locations. on the fringes of that, seeing some heavy thunderstorms once again. in the northeast some gusty winds, large hail threat for flash flooding. those storms extend all the way down south to the florida panhandle. again, bringing the threat for flooding along with strong powerful winds. very different story across the west. heat wave continues in the northwest. reena and devin, back to you. thanks so much, jim. a terrifying ordeal for an ohio family whose car was swept away by rushing waters. the father managed to grab his 3-year-old daughter and climb a tree, where they were stuck for an hour. the mother was swept four miles away calling for safety and crying for help. each thought the other had drowned until
sure does. you re absolutely right. good morning, everybody. i m devon dwyer. and i m reena ninan. what s interesting about that story is where these rumors, these stories are coming from. not official. we ll have to bring you up to date on that. first, a lot of weather to talk about. we begin with ferocious storms hammering parts of the country with drenching rain, flash floods and powerful winds. the east coast got the worst of it yesterday. there were lots of fallen trees like this one crushing two cars in washington, d.c. strong storms also delivered a blow to the southwest, unleashing thunderstorms and so much hail in northern colorado that it looked more like snow in july. abc s clayton sandell is following it all. reporter: mother nature s fury unleashed. heavy rains triggering chain-reaction crashes, shutting down all southbound lanes of an atlanta-area highway. at least nine people were injured. dark clouds rolled in over washington.
our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning, reena and devin. an unseasonably cold air mass holds across the mid section of the nation. many spots 10 to 20 degrees below average. held in the 60s in many locations. on the fringes of that, seeing some heavy thunderstorms once again. in the northeast some gusty winds, large hail threat for flash flooding. those storms extend all the way down south to the florida panhandle. again, bringing the threat for flooding along with strong powerful winds. very different story across the west. heat wave continues in the northwest. reena and devin, back to you. thanks so much, jim. a terrifying ordeal for an ohio family whose car was swept away by rushing waters. the father managed to grab his 3-year-old daughter and climb a tree, where they were stuck for an hour. the mother was swept four miles away calling for safety and crying for help. each thought the other had drowned until they were