North carolina, last night we had those big storms causing airport delays. especially in the airports around the new york city area. this is the line of storms that brought that 11 inches of rain last night, that s very slowly moving towards the east. that s why we are seeing this go higher because were already seeing so much rain especially this month, that water can t go anywhere very quickly and that s why we are concerned about significant flooding, land flooding on the river flooding. a little bit of a break, we will see more of that later. towards parts of maine, maybe you can drive up there to get a little bit of that snow. behind us, really cold air funneling and across parts of the northern plains. minus 22 is what it feels like in fargo, minus 14 in sioux falls. it doesn t last very long, it s
Two service members have been rescued by japan s maritime self-defense force, one of which is receiving medical treatment while the condition of the other is currently unknown. officials say the incident is under investigation. let s switch gears, get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. we re still waiting for that big storm to move on shore in california and then head east. it s going to be a coast to coast event. a lot of rain and some areas are going to get maybe major to historic snow. remember the woolsey fire? they picked up two inches of rain last night. have not heard any reports of mud or debris flows. as far as windchills, if we re going to get a winter event, it has to be cold. windchills down to 23 in atlanta, oklahoma city 29. it is like winter cold invading much of the country. let me take you into friday, because not a lot happens today. the storm is in california.
Thousands of families leaving everything behind, their homes, their clothes, everything, as the flames in california destroyed their communities. but today, even if for an hour, many of them are sitting down for a thanksgiving meal thanks to a team of volunteers and celebrity chef jose andres. he was talking me about firefighter who is have been busy rescuing people who are there now volunteering serving food. reporter: i know. it s ridiculous. listen, this fire started a couple of weeks ago and it s still not over. we had some rain last night and we re told that that rain actually helped damp i don t know down some of those spot fires. but there s more rain tonight. there could be mud slides. this is not over. this is a little bit of respite for the people of this area. nearly 14,000 homes destroyed. and also been a respite for these firefighters.
Scarey moments for nearly 300 holiday travelers on board an amtrak train last night. that train from montreal to new york when two cars broke free from the rest of the train as the train was moving. one passenger said he saw it happen from his seat in another car saying a passenger in that car yanked the emergency brake. we were right at the front. all we start seeing is these sparks in the front by the entry where you usually walk between the cars. all these sparks and then all these noise and suddenly it started slowing down and rocks started flying in. so we finally slowed down to the point where we stopped, and we weren t sure what was going on. i mean, it was a little scarey, obviously. over all, everyone was calm. at this point, we have heard no one was hurt. passenger were put on another train. they ultimately made it to new york. overnight amtrak says it is investigating what went wrong.
Well as some people who have been rescued. and the stories they tell are harrowing of water coming into their homes. of sending their children up into the attic with what they thought was to save their lives, and then finally being rescued when all hope seemed to be lost. there is a lot to tell but what is happening on the ground here. the storm is now a tropical storm but if you think that means it is over for people here, this rain tells what you the real story is. there is still concern about storm surge in areas, still concern about how much rain will continue to come down throughout the night into tomorrow. there are a lot of different areas that are just getting pummeled and pounded and have been all day long. i drove around wilmington earlier just to get a sense of how the city is. the electricity is out. as you know, probably north carolina, there s more than 300,000 people at this point