Christmas morning coming up. Shaina good morning, everyone. Thanks for waking up with kcci 8 news this morning. 25. Merry christmas, everyone. A lot of people were very excited to see the snowfall yesterday and it might stick around in some areas. Jason i think it will, with the almost 10 inches. We will continue to see that linger on the ground as we have temperatures will help to melt some of it. It will be hard to get rid of all of it. Fog today because of low level moisture and disabilities to the central portions of the state around the quartermile range. A halfmile in ottoman. If you are headed out and about, note that it could be a little bit slick and disabilities could be down disabilities could be down. Cloud cover lingering and a system off to the southwest but snow cover a cousin that but there could be one to two inch totals on northwestern edges of the state. A bit of a mixed bag of precipitation and light rain into south and central portions of the state. Plan on cloud c
If you are driving this morning, give yourself a little bit of extra time because it could be difficult to see some spots. We will eventually clear the fog out by the 8 00 or 9 00 timeframe. Shaina thank you, jason. The snow on thursday meant a lot of traffic headaches but for many people it also meant the christmas they had been hoping for. Kccis vanessa peng shows us how iowans feel about snow on Christmas Eve. Vanessa just like the ones iowans used to know. It just wouldnt be christmas without snow. Vanessa Mother Nature brought what many had been dreaming of. I think its beautiful. I expect to see snow around this time of year. Vanessa so far this winter, its been relatively mild. When i saw the snow i was like its about time. Vanessa some iowans cant imagine celebrating a green christmas. Its the tradition i mean you think of snow you think of you think of presents you think of family. Vanessa others will take green or white. I would have enjoyed it either way im on the fence abou
States of emergency ave been declared in georgia, tennessee and mississippi, where about 100 homes were destroyed. Manuel bojorquez begins our coverage near holly springs, mississippi. I can see the debris i see debris. Reporter this tornado was on the ground for ten minutes as it tore through the town of clarksdale, mississippi. Back it up back it up reporter Storm Chasers scrambled to get out of harms way as a tornado came right at them, and another slammed into a busy highway, knocking a tractortrailer on its side. Mississippi governor phil bryant. If you look at the damage here, it is as bad as any tornado that weve had, and i have been through a lot of them. Reporter marvin and bernita sims were in their house watching tv when the storm hit. Their home was destroyed. I looked up, the roof was blowing off the house and i just told her, hold on, hold on. I held on to her as tight as i could. Reporter the massive storm system that moved across the southeast yesterday spawned 29 torna
Yesterday. In Northern California, teams with the National Weather service will head out to assess the strength of at least two twisters that touched down there. Reporter on this holiday of giving, some people in Northern California are taking stock of whats lost after an outbreak of tornadoes. Seeing trees swirling like a blender, like they were in a blender, it was pretty scary. Reporter cell phone video captured the twisters roaring through el dorado coo unty and modesto, bhuringing down power lines and uprooting trees. Weve been here for 45 years, and weve never had anything like this before happen. Reporter Mike Churchill saw a tree crash down on his neighbors car. A child was inside. The kid said hey, mom, stop and hit the back and just barely hit the car, the back end of the suv. Reporter the rare tornadoes in california come as people in the midwest and south continue cleaning up after an outbreak of deadly tornadoes there this week. Pastor Barry Reynolds whose structures destr
The rubble for survivors. Experts say the unseasonably warm weather contributed to the deadly conditions. In the west, two rare tornadoes touched down on Christmas Eve in california. Don champion is here in new york. Good morning, don. Good morning, jamie. At least three tornadoes were reported across the country yesterday. In Northern California, teams with the National Weather service will head out to assess the strength of at least two twisters that touched down there. Reporter on this holiday of giving, some people in Northern California are taking stock of whats lost after an outbreak of tornadoes. Seeing trees swirling like a blender, like they were in a blender, it was pretty scary. Reporter cell phone video captured the twisters roaring through El Dorado County and modesto, bringing down power lines and uprooting trees. Weve been here for 45 years, and weve never had anything like this before happen. Reporter Mike Churchill saw a tree crash down on his a child was inside. The k