a new storm pushing into the pacific northwest is not only going to bring rain from seattle to san francisco today but also snow through the cascades and the rockies. we have winter weather warnings and advisories posted through today and they ll also see the snow through the cascades and rookies for christmas day. a white christmas for them. but really for much of the country, we re just looking at wet weather. the worst of the weather is right along the east coast up-and-down the eastern sea board with very heavy rain. look at the temperatures, francis. 62 for the high today in d.c. it s cooler it s warmer in d.c. than it is in san francisco for christmas eve. so how about that for those mild temperatures. it is mild. easy to get around out there but certainly not with the rain and the mess. dominica davis, thank you very much. nbc jacob rascon is in columbia, mississippi where residents are beginning to survey the scope of the damage from the deadly tornado.
thank you very much for being with me on the busy news day. we ll begin with the weather. on the day before christmas, several parts of the country are taking a vicious pounding. in mississippi more than 3600 customers are still without power this morning after a tornado tore through marion and jones counties killing four people and injuring many more leaving a path of destruction in the wake. buildings completed destroyed. approximately 30 children inside the building when the tornado hit, and it just took the tin roof off the building. they evacuated to citizens bank. citizens bank provided shelter for us. that same storm system is on the move while more severe weather from coast to coast could cause chaos on this big travel day. we re covering the holiday weather from all angles. dominica davis is here with a christmas forecast. jacob rascon is in mississippi with the latest on the tornado
century. back to you. so tough the day before christmasment jacob rascon live in column yarks mississippi. thank you very much. now for a check on the weather across the country. here is dominica davis. how are things looking. the severe weather threat has shifted to the east. we have a tornado watch until 2:00 this afternoon for the florida panhandle. just the southeastern part of georgia and just the southern tip of south carolina. that s until 2:00. we have seen thunderstorm warnings and actually one tornado warning, radar indicated. that s where the worst weather will be. the squall line east past i-10. that s the area of concern for at least the next couple of hours. t rain extends up the coast. gusty winds and low visibility affecting the i-95 corridor now.
the storm moves through. as much as 6 inches of snow is expected in chicago for christmas eve. adding the windy city to the list of those expecting a white christmas this year. but, getting where you are going the day before by air or road may prove slow going. kurt gregory, nbc news. all right. speaking of the weather outside, let s go right to meteorologist, dominica davis to see how the forecast is shaping up. the good news is this is the las date of all this terrible weather. is we can finally stop talking about it. i am going to start with the storm reports. yesterday s severe weather was concentrated down from louisiana to georgia. that s where all our storm reports came in. there were over 14 reports of tornadoes that did span from louisiana over to georgia. a lot of damage with that wind and hail reports. that s over today. the threat is diminishing. we still have a tornado threat in northern florida until about
i think we ll see the effects of that. predictions, 2015 anyway that we have hit the record milestone. predictions are a dime a dozen. they are usually a reflection of what you see now. there is no reason to assume this trajectory of decent economic growth, a lot of disconnect s and decent market activity that it won t continue modestly into the new year. it s also absolutely true i can predict that uncertainty will be a product of next year and things will happen. we ll watch and see if it continueses into the new year. absolutely. developing now, the threat of severe weather could make for a challenging travel day as millions head home for christmas. nbc meteorologist dominica davis is back with us again. a lot of rain. it s not only going to cause ground delays but also air