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Meteorologist, bill karins. we ll continue to watch what s going on, especially with the rivers. this was a picture that came into us this weekend from arkansas. this is a town of pocahontas on the black river. there s a lot of suffering in the middle of the country. not just from the tornado outbreak, that was just incredible, but from river flooding now, too. this is the area of concern. and it s raining hard once again this morning, we have flash flood warnings covering the area. we ve got evacuations, we ve got water rescues taking place and the ohio river is peaking now between louisville and paducah, the mississippi river will crest, in some areas, record crests, how much additional rain do we expect today? as much as one to three inches right over the heart of the flood area. including areas like little rock, paducah and even thunderstorms this morning around memphis. so as far as the forecast goes, travelwise today around dallas some thunderstorms, same with san antonio. and ....
Travelwise, motorists, as well as school kids. some had to actually stay home. you can see people stranded and they actually had to do a little bit of walking. there s the low, it s going to continue to bring, southwest some rain, you can see it s going to be affecting areas including jordan, as well as syria. for the rock and run, they re dealing with the showers. when is this going to end? all the way to friday. make sure you re checking ahead if you re traveling to turkey or greece or areas or southern parts of russia, georgia. you can see right now, minus 2 degrees, up north, temperatures well below freezing. we ll continue that pattern through friday. but how much more snow are we talking? give me an idea of the number. talking potential 15 to some locations 25 centimeters. look at georgia, as well as albania, yeah, nice weather if you want to do last-minute skiing. right now, let s take a look at ....
It ll be that area of low pressure you see in the upper left hand corner of the screen. it ll be the big troublemaker. very pretty also for parts of the northeast. but tomorrow, a chance of rough weather across the nation s midsection. now, in terms of temperatures, here s the story. in texas, 74 degrees the expected high in dallas. for new orleans, 78, 63 in memphis, 43 in chicago, new york, washington, d.c., a little bit cooler for you in boston, and 61 in los angeles, 37 degrees expected for seattle. that s a quick snapshot of your forecast. we ll let you know more about the severe weather possibility and more of what to expect travelwise in today s forecast. well, still ahead on this american morning, cell phones can affect your brain. but does that necessarily mean it s harmful to your health? and what will the future be without steve jobs? that s what apple investors want to know. ....
Light snow through north georgia and alabama and carolinas as farther north as this system goes sunday into monday, travelwise, sunday shouldn t be too bad. but into monday, we re looking at really gusty winds and also potential for some decent snowfall. so good for all the folks that ski between christmas and new year s. but getting up there might be a little difficult on monday. traveling through chicago and st. louis and even dallas, some of the bigger travel issues. the east looking good, at least into saturday. lynn? todd, thanks so much. i m lynn berry. this is first look on msnbc. coming up at 6:00 eastern, an msnbc special, the most influential americans of the 21st century. ....
Certainly on the rainy side of things. it s in this area we may see the better chances for severe weather. don t be at least deceived by that because we could see again those chances of thunderstorms really increasing this afternoon. may see a few showers around d.c., virginia. n did want to mention the storm prediction center has issued a slight risk from erie, p.a., down towards charleston, south carolina, including the outer banks and d.c. as well as virginia beach. charlotte, north carolina as well. so just want to make sure you at least know that considering it s a hail and wind threat but also an isolated tornado threat. make sure you have a way to get your warnings through this area. may see showers moving in later tonight. the better threat for today south of the cram front including the nation s capital and a good stretch of the 95 corridor. travelwise, something to keep in mind. this morning you see a number of ....