forecast crest of just under 42 feet through the course of the day today. that is well above flood stage. similar conditions expected across the mississippi river, the further south you travel, that will continue to crest from saturday, being today, through the end of the weekend on sunday. look at the showers responsible for the flooding. there were two storm systems across the center u.s. that brought the inczyzent rainfall. it continues to move eastward, and we saw that rain inundate the mid-atlantic states with 19 daily rainfall rates set across the east coast. i ve got to touch on this, this is important. new images coming in now from the world s busiest airport right here where cnn headquarters is located. atlanta s hartsfield jackson national airport was struck by an ef0 tornado. this is from thursday night. these are images coming out of the atlanta region. you ve got to see the funnel cloud. you see it just in the distance