england. tropical storm warning, wind concerns, flood concerns. the time is now to get prepared. yasmin. yeah, it is really going to be the next 12 to 24 to see what this thing really has to deliver on. janessa, thanks for that. stay safe, my friend. we will be checking back in with you throughout the day. let s talk covid. florida governor ron desantis threatening schools to stop them from mandating masks. the texas supreme court though is stopping governor greg abbott from even enforcing his ban in the state, but it is not stop the mask drama in texas. the exciting return to school for students in one texas district turned sour this week after physical and verbal altercations broke out between parents and teachers over, you guessed it, wearing masks. according to the isd superintendent one parent reached a teacher s mask off her face during a meet-the-teacher event while others yesterday and one another and a teacher to remove the mask because they claimed it made it difficult to
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Show Transcript AND NOW WINTRY MIX, SLEET, AND A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW MIXIN IN DOWN ALONG THE BREW WHICH THE BREW RICK THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. SOME FOLKS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE ABOVE FREEZING AT THIS HOUR, BUT THERE ARE THOSE UPPER ELEVATIONS . WE WILL WATCH FOR UP TO AN INCH OF SLEEP POSSIBLE AND ACCUMULATING WITH SOME REPORTS OF GRAVEL EARLIER. CHANGING OVERNIGHT TERRAIN, WE GRADUALLY WARM YOU UP. SOME OF THE HIGHEST SPOTS UP TO TWO INCHES. A BRIEF WINTRY MIX AND THERE IS A CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT SEE IF YOU FLURRIES OUT THERE. RIGHT NOW WE ARE REALLY WET OUT THERE. TEMPERATURES ARE MUCH COLDER. 30 DEGREES IN SPARTA, 31 IN ENNIS AND 36 DEGREES IN NORTH WILKESBORO. YOU’RE MARGINALLY COLD ENOUGH TO SEE THE WINTRY MIX. 40 DEGREES IN KERNERSVILLE. JUST COLD. MY HANDS ARE COLD FOR BEING OUT EARLIER AT A VERY BRIEF WALK. CHILE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WE HAVE BREEZES PUMPING IN THAT COLD A
all this moisture goes up here towards the plains and now we have flood concerns going on from parts of kansas, all the way towards area of wisconsin. so this is the bull s-eye today. will be severe weather along with this but flooding, and we can not catch a break across the central plains, from flooding that we ve been dealing with you now since last winter. thanks, rick. students getting the okay to skip class to participate in those climate change protests around the world. but do young people really know what they re protesting? is this just a license for kids to skip class? our panel of millennials reacts, next. but allstate actually helps you drive safely. with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast. .and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it can t do anything about that.
elevations and interior portion of new epg land. eight to 12 inches of snowfall. the white houn tans and new england there. could see as much as 24 inches of snow to start offspring. it s not unheard of. an impressive storm. impacts associated with the storm system. we have the weather alerts in place. look at the amount of snow on the ground across the northern too tier of the united states. 24 inches of snow depth in some areas. the temperatures in the region are climbing into the mid-40s. that s allowing the melt quickly. watching major flood concerns across portions of the midwest united states. toward the west there s another system coming in. with it temperatures cooled off sharply. places such as seattle the last couple days the warmest stretch of weather in march history. three straight days exceeding 75 degrees. all time warmest winter happening the last day of
reports of property damages and people being told to get to higher ground. and then this map. here s where it s the worst. this is where major flooding is reported. homes under water, being told to get out while they can. nebraska one of the hardest hit states. $1 billion in damage reported there. the flood concerns now moving east and south. forecasters say in could last into next week. this video here from roscoe, illinois, about 90 miles north of chicago. most records are reported to be blocked. people using canoes and kayaks to get around. that s where we find mike tobin. when will they get a break? not in the short term. the heartland should stay free of precipitation but not so dry over the weekend. unfortunately we ll see more