there are winter storms and then there s this, an historic co coast-to-coast arctic blast packing the power of a category 2 hurricane and whether it s blinding snow or subzero temperatures just about everyone out there is feeling it. more than 200 million americans right now under winter warnings or advisories and looking at that map, the more purple you see, the colder it is. and the timing of this is simply terrible. holiday travel where it s even possible is a mess as you would guess. thousands of flights are canceled right now and you can forget about driving in a lot of parts of the country. in new york the snow and flooding are so bad all n nonessential travel is banned right now and in rhode island, massive waves hammering the coast. street flooding there a big concern. and blizzard conditions are also making for some white knuckle driving in ohio and cleveland. it s going to feel like minus 27 all day. and in the south, well, that s where you ll find a lot of ice and
Reporter there were more than 160 water rescues rescues in louisville after more than six inches of rain fell overnight, stranding cars and flooding homes. Flooding is going underneath. Its going straight through the building. Reporter the same weather systems spawned tornadoes in the plains. This is the destruction in the town of aston, oklahoma. Harrison, arkansas was hit by what people believe was also a tornado. So jumped into the bath tub heard an awful noise and thought roof went because i heard water coming in. Reporter despite damage, its been a relatively quiet tornado season with only 4050 touching down since the beginning of the year. The average is 150. The same large and persistent jet stream that has caused a historic drought in california and a recordbreaking winter in the northeast has suppressed Severe Weather activity in the nations midsection, but not for long says greg carbin with the storm prediction center. Parts of the Southern United States will remain at risk t
Manuel bojorquez reports. Reporter there were more than 160 water rescues rescues in louisville after more than six inches of rain fell overnight, stranding cars and flooding homes. Flooding is going underneath. Its going straight through the building. Reporter the same weather systems spawned tornadoes in the plains. This is the destruction in the town of aston, oklahoma. Harrison, arkansas was hit by what people believe was also a tornado. So jumped into the bath tub heard an awful noise and thought roof went because i heard water coming in. Reporter despite damage, its been a relatively quiet tornado season with only 4050 touching down since the beginning of the year. The average is 150. The same large and persistent jet stream that has caused a historic drought in california and a recordbreaking winter in the northeast has suppressed Severe Weather activity in the nations midsection, but not for long says greg carbin with the storm prediction center. Parts of the Southern United St
Least six states in the south and midwest, this as kentucky oklahoma and arkansas clean up from the last round of storms. Manuel bojorquez reports. Reporter there were more than 160 water rescues in louisville after more than six inches of rain fell overnight, stranding cars and flooding homes. Flooding is going underneath. Its going straight through the building. Reporter the same weather systems spawned tornadoes in the plains. This is the destruction in the town of afton, oklahoma. Harrison, arkansas, was hit by what people believe was also a tornado. So i jumped into the bath tub, heard an awful noise and thought roof went because i heard water coming in. Reporter despite the damage, its been a relatively quiet tornado season with only 4050 touching down since the beginning of the year. The average is 150. The same large and persistent jet stream that has caused a historic drought in california and a recordbreaking winter in the northeast has suppressed Severe Weather activity in t