kiran. we are looking at a storm that s going to rival what came through the mid-atlantic about a month, month and a half here. double barrel low. the southern low is going to take charge. already gathering a decent amount of moisture. that moisture is going to dump heavy rain across the southeast today. some of that heavy rain is going to move into colder air. exact same scenario like almost what we saw in late december. the rain shield already starting to move into atlanta. look how consistent it is. very, very deep moisture with this. it s only going to get deeper as it continues to tap moisture from the gulf of mexico and the atlantic. two areas of low pressure. a lot of atmospheric energy with this as well. the northern fringe of it through the plains, just a little snow. once it gets into the northeast, we re looking at a decent amount. we could see anywhere from 10 to 20 inches in some of these spots. it may not get all the way to new york. the exact track of this will determine
d.c. area got crushed with over 20 inches of snow. this may very well be a repeat performance. look at the moisture on this thing. a huge scope of precip from snow across kansas and heavy rain in through parts of the gulf states. this rain shield is deep in its extent of moisture. its expanse is heading off to the north and east. will get into atlanta in just a couple of hours. it will run into colder air as it gets towards the mid-atlantic. winter storm watches and warnings are posted for the carolinas in through parts of virginia, including d.c. and baltimore. new york might get clipped with this as well. we ll detail it a little bit more in about 30 minutes. back up to you. we re going to get our shovels and our innertubes. thanks, rob. still ahead on the most news this morning, we re taking a look at the tea party movement on american morning. today we re focusing on how a key senate race is being influenced and how it all may have started with a hug. 11 minutes past the hour
it s going to be sunny and 80 every day this week in indiana. so exciting. actually, it s cloudy and 24 then sunny and 39. doesn t matter if it s cold, i think. what s the weather going to be like? get a check with rob marciano. he s keeping track of the extreme weather. i know you re going to watch the super bowl. are you rooting for a team or no? i ve got to love peyton manning, but you got to like the story of new orleans and brees. so how s that for a politically correct answer? i like that. that was very pc. i m going colts, baby. there you go. i just got a lot of my friends in new orleans upset with me. who dat. heavy rain across parts of new orleans today and a big storm system taking shape. actually, two pieces of atmospheric energy. there s your red lows. snow to the north. heavy rain is going to take over to the south. we ll see potentiallied flooing from houston getting into atlanta. pretty deep layer of moisture here. it s only going to get deeper as it taps t
the detentions of our citizens is baseless. so there are no negotiations taking place. the families of the three americans say they accidently strayed across an unmarked border in tehran. they are being held on espionage charges. the mid-atlantic states bracing for a storm. rob marciano tracking that for us in the severe weather center. hey, rob. we are getting a look at the storm gathering strength now. it s big and will get bigger as we go through time. the first on slot of it is in louisiana, and then through the mid-atlantic with heavy rain. this is tapping a lot of moisture in the gulf of mexico, and with that a moisture shield or rain shield that stretches all the way from the mexican border and then stretching into the piedmont there.
hurricane. but boy, the last couple of hours, some of the wind gusts reported around hong kong, right around 173 kilometers per hour or just 100 miles per hour. but with gusts at 220 kilometers per hour. and now that seems like it has eased up, but there s still a storm surge that could be 3 to 4 meters high. we have seen lots of waves crashing ashore. the airport pretty much was at a standstill. we were looking at flight tracker. and there were no flights landing or taking off. the major international carriers, korean, singapore, delta, we were they all had flights canceled. but it looks like that may be tapering off. still kind of a rain shield around this region. and gusty winds, some occasional heavy rainfall. so that t-10 alert is in place because the danger is not over. but this system is going to be