it s going to be 20 minutes before the tornado arrives, many people will look out their window and see that it s still blue skies. the storm hasn t gotten there yet, and either they think they have more time than they do or they think the storm isn t really going to hit them. so there is such a thing as too much lead time. also what they re studying is how people react to the warning they re given. kim klockow mcclain: fear is a really challenging component of this entire equation. there has been no example i ve seen that is clearer of this fear effect than what happened in oklahoma in 2013. on may 20, we had the tornado that went through oklahoma city and moore and killed 24 people, including several children at a school. and after that, we had just days and days of storms and everyone was just on edge.
many people will look out their window and see that it s still blue skies. the storm hasn t gotten there yet, and either they think they have more time than they do or they think the storm isn t really going to hit them. so there is such a thing as too much lead time. also what they re studying is how people react to the warning they re given. kim klockow mcclain: fear is a really challenging component of this entire equation. there has been no example i ve seen that is clearer of this fear effect than what happened in oklahoma in 2013. on may 20, we had the tornado that went through oklahoma city and moore and killed 24 people, including several children at a school. and after that, we had just days and days of storms and everyone was just on edge.
winter weather advisory or warning on friday. the conditions are setting travelers up for yet another day of delays and cancellations across the nation and folks are in for thousands of delays and cancellations, according to flight aware. this, after airlines were forced to cancel more than 5800 flights and more than 10,000 others on friday. the storm hasn t been easier on tens of millions of drivers hitting the roads, multiple highways were closed at least six people killed in crashes including two in this massive 50-car pileup on the ohio turnpike on friday. the obvious recommendation to everyone is stay home. there is significant danger that can come from driving off the road. yeah, and so, neil, look, for those who are fortunate enough to make it home for the holidays, they may run into
eastern u.s. are now under winter storm warnings heading into the weekend. the powerful system that spawned tornadoes across the south is threatening to bring ice and snowstorms from the an lattch a latch ens to new england. it s been mostly rain in d.c., we haven t seen ice. they salted all the roads but that didn t happen. do we expect it to be worse up north? well, the ice is gone, this is now a rain or a snow event. there s not much mix in between. but it s hard to believe, jim, that we were talking about 60 inches of snow in soda springs, california, on monday and this same storm hasn t left the united states yet and we are going to see significant snow across the northeast. winter storm warnings, as you said, great snow to go play in, i guess, if you can get there and do it safely, but hour after
thank you for being with us this morning. my pleasure, john. thanks for helping us get the message out. the rain bands passing through but you keep hearing these warnings and the superlatives now, the agreement superlatives as the storm approaches with winds of 155 mimes. miles per hour. hurricane ian barrelling towards florida. st. petersburg one of the many cities in its path. we ll be speaking to the mayor next. plus this as russians are trying to escape the country to avoid vadladimir putin s draft, there is an urgent warning to americans in russia, leave immediately. this is cnn s special live