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those winds could cause even more problems today. maria molina tracking the storm for us right now. that s right. extreme weather across the nation. we have more than 100 reports of severe weather across parts of the midwest, and also blizzard conditions across the high plains. and today that storm system is on the move, and it s bringing some very strong winds across parts of the great lakes. we have advisories and warnings in effect there because of that, and we re likely going to be seeing some issues at the airports because of those strong winds. now, the storm system now is bringing in that rain across parts of the northeast, all the way down to parts of the gulf coast. but i think one of the bigger stories we re going to be tracking is the rain and also the potential for flash flooding, and heavy mountain snow across the pacific northwest. we ll keep you updated on that, of course, over the next few days. and temperaturewise, another mild day across parts of the southeast, with
we are going to get to maria molina tracking our forecast. hello everybody at home. we are tracking a big cold front that will be bringing in a lot of rain across several areas of the country. right now it is bringing it across ohio, kentucky, tennessee and all of the way down to parts of stexas. this is a system responsible for flash flooding and severe storms across parts of the southern plains yesterday now quickly racing eastward. across places like new york city and down into parts of the southeast you are going to be noticing low visibility. there will be foggy conditions out there. take it easy on the roadways. there will also be light showers ahead of the system scattered about. you can see the severe weather is also a concern from tennessee down into northern parts of louisiana. we have concerns for damaging winds and isolated tornadoes through out the day today. that will be something to watch closely for and be sure you have a way to get the warnings across the area. we ha
minute. she said she doesn t plan to send a check. you can get the service and tax charge. i bet that friendship is over. i think that s done. i get the anger. thanks, heather. sending a bill for 75 bucks. what would you do? flooding fears up and down the east coast. we ve been talking about this. north carolina golf course looks more like a lake after rain pounded that area. the east coast still in the danger zone as tropical storm joaquin gets stronger. maria molina tracking the storm from outside our world headquarters. good morning. good to see you and you re absolutely right. we re talking about flooding concerns across the eastern u.s. with some areas reporting as much as 6 inches of rain and it is still coming down out there. i want to start out across the atlantic with tropical storm joaquin. right now, it has maximum sustained winds at 70 miles per hour. it is forecast to become a hurricane coming up later today. right now, it s moving towards the west, southwest.