still have that slight risk of weather that joe has been talking about. a few storms develop right towards wichita and back over towards st. louis this time. the heaviest storms now driving off to the east. that s the good news. problem is, we may see more develop by the late afternoon. not all just a rain event we ve been seeing. in fact, a touch of snowfall out towards the west into the central rockies and heavy snowfall in some locations and what we re going to be seeing in the rockies from that could be pretty interesting. ski season which just seems to last forever in places like steam boat strings and sun valley and idaho, you ll see that snow pile up and possibly a foot of snow in portions of the sierra nevada mountains and part of the cascades. hard to believe this time of year the snow will continue to fall. meanwhile, we talk about severe storms and also something else. the chance of thunderstorms not just in the central plains but also in parts of the gulf coast. a lot of pe
recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. president obama is returning from his overseas trip today and he s going to meet with emergency officials and tornado victims in joplin tomorrow. the president is expected to hear stories of sorrow and pain, as well as acts of bravery. cnn paul is standing in the debris of what was once a neighborhood in joplin, missouri. paul, how are the search and recovery efforts going? well, they re going very painstakingly slow. you can imagine
the snow has stopped falling for now, but residents are still playing catch up, trying to dig out from the latest record-setting storm. and more snow is said to be on the way this weekend. peter alexander has more from queens, new york. reporter: the problem for people around new york is black ice. drivers need to be careful, with the snow melting late yesterday, freezing overnight, temperatures dropping below 32, you have to be careful when you head out. the problem is getting your car. look at this car. about a snow pile, six feet wide, just to get to the thing, could be weeks before these folks can get cars like this out. the plows hit a lot of the roads. the problem is where all of the snow goes. 19 inches of snow, that s what fell in central park as part of the new storm. the month total for january is 36 inches, 3 feet, believe it or not. 0.9 shy for the record of the all-time snowiest month in new york city. as you noted, more snow on the way. the next round of snow headed
rick. reporter: a lot of problems in the new york-metro region. dozens much ambulances stuck overnight. fortunately according to the mayor no patients were hurt. the statute of liberty was closed for snow removal. it has affected the airports in many ways, including as you might see below they just cleared off the taxi waiting area. you have a traffic jam as cabs try to pick people up and have blocked buses. look to the left you ll see a major snow pile in that parking lot. the plow is now idle. they stacked it 15 feet high. grand central parkway is moving pretty well. i want to swing back around this way. we ll show you the terminal at laguardia which is actually operating this morning. they have flights that are aeu arriving, and departing, many have been canceled or delayed. this airport is opened. as you mentioned jfk has opened officially and newark has
you know what s funny we re talking modern technology how currency has gone mobile. the digits here at the stock exchange has gone black. we re lower on the markets right now. we got mixed earnings. the tech sector is much more healthy today. apple posted its blockbuster profit. ibm beat expectations, too. but the financial sector is weighing on the markets today, carol. alison kosik, thanks. amazing video of a snow pile at work when something unexpected happens. jacqui jeras is tracking the hottest stories on the web. so what happened? reporter: i m going to preface by saying nobody has hurt. take a look yourself. this is trending on facebook and break.com. snowplow, driving along, doing its job. oh, yeah, right in the hole. this is calhoun, georgia. and what happens is, apparently there was a gaping hole already in the parking deck. it s like a layered parking