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Damage across the region. typically you see 24 for the entire month of december. and now we re talking almost 70 in seven days. across parts of the u.k., also seeing significant flooding taking place. we have officials in place, rescue operations, water rescues, as well. this pattern continues with additional rainfall. and unfortunately, a lot of the regions in the u.k. dealing with flooding here on the western periphery. additional rainfall in the forecast across that region and then you work toward south america. some of the worst floods in five decades education place. i want to lay down how it globally connects. when we talk about an el nino pattern, we re talking about water temperatures across the pacific warming up. as they do, they display the jet stream with a steering current in the atmosphere. you work toward the western united states. and now we re seeing an area like portland and seattle that have been rainfall all 28 days in the month of december. in the southeast, of cou ....
Instability needed for some of these thunderstorms to get going and produce severe weather later on today. a brand new tornado watch just issued. it includes the city of dallas, texas. we re starting to see storms popping up across the western periphery of the tornado watch across parts of texas. the watch does go into effect until 7:00 p.m. central time. we have several hours of rough weather expected out here. if we do see any tornado warnings we ll bring them to you. other cities included here are abilene, texas, and the city of waco. we re expecting a wide area of severe weather from texas up to the great lakes. you re talking about damaging winds in excess of 60 miles per hour possible and large hail and tornados also possible. but the greatest area of concern is said shaded right here in the red. parts of texas, including cities like dallas where you are currently under a tornado watch. this means you could see some of those longer track ....
i m t.j. holmes. take a look, we got a new advisory and some new information to tell you about. tropical storm lee. in the gulf of mexico. yes, indeed, it is getting stronger. we ll have the very latest from our meteorologist alexandria steele standing by. keeping an eye on politics as well. a major tea party rally in just a few hours and the headliner is not in the presidential race. at least not yet. sarah palin. what will she say? will she say she s getting in? we ll take you there live. also, another apology from another comedian for something he said on stage that people are calling insensitive and racial remarks. you will hear for yourself. start with this tropical storm, tropical storm lee, that s already got states of emergency in place in several places including louisiana, mississippi, some cities as well, new orleans, yes, under the gun right now. they re preparing for possible flooding and we re talking about some 20 inches of rain expected in some spots ....
mary, thanks. this is cnn s breaking news coverage of hurricane irene. i m martin savidge at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i m keira phillips. thanks for staying with us for the hurricane coverage. a massive category 1 storm is what we re talking about, slowly churning up the east coast. it it s large, dangerous and relent areless. at least nine deaths are now blamed on this hurricane, more than 1 million customers have lost power. right now irene is closing in on ocean city, maryland. like every other beach resort along the mid-atlantic, it is just about deserted. winds have decreased slightly to 80 miles an hour but it remains a hurricane as it it pushes north toward new york. irene is especially dangerous because it s moving slowly. we ve talked about this all morning, all afternoon. it s almost certain to create a tripling storm surge. as you just heard mary mention, new york transit officials earlier today shut down the city s mass transportation s ....
forces in libya are free tonight. late word of a new kidnapping and last ditch battles that may be linked to moammar gadhafi s escape plan. and cnn goes inside the virginia nuclear power plant near the epicenter of that historic quake. we have a lot of questions about nuclear safety and whether the east coast is prepared if another big one hits. wolf blitzer s off today. i m joe johns. you re in the situation room. hurricane irene is bearing town on the bahamas with winds of up to 120 miles an hour right now, and the national weather service warns this category 3 monster could be upgraded, upgraded to a category 4 tomorrow. that means irene could be capable of catastrophic damage when it slams the east coast in the days ahead. the storm has been pounding the turks and caicos and other islands and gaining strength along the way. there are reports of damage but so far no serious injuries. we do have a view from space that gives you an idea of just how big the storm ....