. >>> let's get right to cnn meet o ologist allison chinchar. >> it's very close to making lan landfallvictor and omar. sustained winds right now 70 miles per hour. keep in mind hurricane is 75. we're only 5 miles per hour off hour from what would be considered hurricane strength. the forward move slowed at just 9 miles per hour. all of those outer bands are stretching pretty far north. it's raining in new jersey and in philadelphia as well. and those are some of those far northern bands of ophelia. but here is a look at the core of the storm. again, that eye wall is getting ever so close to land right there. so we're going to be seeing that landfall here very quickly. but some heavier bands starting to push into jacksonville, north carolina, as well as kingston and raleigh off and on rain bands throughout the day today. keep in mind the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms is possible, tornadoes and damaging winds and large hail. that storm will start to veer back to the northeast as we go over the next 24 to 48 hours and it will also weaken. so by the time we see those main im

cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is joining us to give us the latest updates.hat are we looking at? >> unfortunately more rain. this is a look at what it looked like yesterday on not just this road but so many roads across new york yesterday. just covered in water. you can see we still have some rain pushing across the northeast, sprinkles right now across much of new york. you have heavier bands making their way across connecticut, rhode island and portions of massachusetts. we do still have the bulk of the heaviest rain out to sea but likely still going to see at least some showers as we go through the morning hours. most of this should wrap up by about lunchtime today. we do still have some flood warnings in effect. those aren't necessarily for the rain that's expected to come, but how much rain fell because it takes time to lose all of that rain. and we've had a ton of it. as polo mentioned, yes, jfk airport breaking an all-time record, picking up over eight inches of rain yesterday. you had numerous locations picking up, 6, 7 even as much as 9 inches. that

. >>> well, cnn's allison chinchar joins us now from the cnn weather center where there is not watern the ground. you're not wading through water. but you're talking about plenty of people who are. >> yes. and there is more rain in this area. that's the last thing these folks need. here is a look at some of that video from yesterday. again, see these streets just covered in water. some six or eight inches deep which is not safe to drive in. we have more rain right now, most of the heavy rain is really focussed over portions of rhode island and connecticut, but you also got some heavy rainmaking its way across massachusetts. you've got some around new port, rhode island, bridgeport connecticut seeing pickup in rain and oyster bay in new york. it will be off and on. the bulk of the rain i wanted to emphasize is going to be light. we're not expecting the crazy five, six, seven inch amounts we had yesterday, but there are still some flood warnings in effect. again, not necessarily for the new rain today, but it takes time to get rid of all the rain that fell yesterday. for example, jfk s

. >> cnn's meteorologist allison chinchar joins us with the latest. what are we looking at? >> unfortunately, we are still looking at more rain. the good news is it's nowhere near as heavy as yesterday. we're not expecting another 5, 6, 7 inches on top of what we had. we have rain bands starting to push in across nantucket, also moderate rain bands across jfk in the last 30 to 40 minutes or so. but for the most part all of this rain is very light. total accumulation for the rest of the day today likely between a half of an inch, up to 1 inch at that. that may not sound like much but when it's on top of 4, 5, 6 inches of rain it can do some damage. several flood warnings still in effect. most of these still last for several more hours. it's not necessarily for the additional rain we're expecting today but rather all that rain yesterday because it takes time for that water to recede especially when you're talking such high amounts. jfk airport set an all-time getting 8 inches and several other spots not just new york but also connecticut and new jersey seeing 6 or 7 inches of

. >>> cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is here to tell us more. the heat is just sticking around. >> it is. one of the only cool places is out west. but the caveat to that is they're dealing with a lot of rain showers in the forecast and even floods. we've got ongoing showers. those are going to continue for today. keep in mind several records were broke including las vegas having record rainfall. more rainfall is expected not jeff for vegas but the surrounding area. here's the thing. the rest of the country is facing heat. minneapolis in triple digits. chicago, thee days in a row with temperatures in the 90s. thank for wichita and omaha as well. the forecast for sunday is 100 degrees. that not only breaks the daily record of 9 p broken back in 1925. it will be the second time they'll have triple digits in the month of september. the only other time is in 1924 when they broke records of 104. some of these areas could break multiple records. you're looking at multiple record-breaking across the midwest and mideast. don't forget, it's also peak hurr

allison chinchar is tracking ophelia from the cnn weather center and polo sandoval is in pelican island, new jersey, watching the impact and feeling it there. let's begin with you, allison. the national hurricane center issued a new advisory moments ago. >> the biggest change that we noted is the sustained winds have calmed down ever so slightly, dropping down now to 50 miles an hour. still gusting up to 65. look at the scope of this storm. you have so many of these outer rain bands far away from that center point. and the center is still over north carolina, and you have rain bands across pennsylvania, new york, even massachusetts, so again, places far away are still dealing with some of the impacts from the storm. albeit the heaviest rain at the moment is still focused over virginia and north carolina. it's also where we're seeing some of the gustiest winds. you're still getting some of those in the 40 to 60 mile-an-hour range and that is enough to bring down some trees, and trigger some power outages. flooding is also going to be a concern. you've got the flood watches, but also seve

. >> let's get to allison chinchar. let's talk about first the biggest impact of ophelia right now. >> that's going to be the rain bands, but we also do have some tornado warnings beginning to pop back up. that's going to continue through the afternoon. we got the latest. winds dropping down to 65 miles per hour. but they are still gusting up to 85 miles per hour. you still have the wind gusts that will be hurricane force winds at tropical storm force. the storm moving to the north, you have a lot of rain bands as far away as new york, pennsylvania, new jersey, but the focus of the real heavy rain is still going to be across north carolina and virginia for much of the morning. we also have the tornado warning just to the west of elizabeth city. we will likely see more tornado warnings pop up throughout the rest of the day. there's also the potential for damaging winds and even some large hail with some of these storms. as the track continueses to move off to the north, it's going to veer back towards the east and out ov

so allison chinchar, what is the situation? is it mostly cleanup now, or might there be more weather like that or conditions like that on the way there? >> i think it's a combination of both, fred. you've got cleanup but you're cleaning up with showers above you because we do still have light and even moderate rain bands making their way across the north east. the mheaviest at the moment belongs along the cape nantucket and also seeing moderate rain bands across long island. the good news is the bulk of the really heavy rain we saw yesterday that is through. at times you're going to get darker green and moderate yellow meaning those rain bands from time to time. you've got flood warnings in effect for today. most of that is not for the additional rain expected today but rather all of the rain that fell yesterday because it takes a long time for that much water to recede. you're talking jfk setting a record yesterday of over 8 inches. valley stream new york picking up over 9, and several other locations across new york, connecti

cnn's allison chinchar is tracking the storm for us. allison, when is this going to wind down? >> the real answer to that is going to be late tomorrow, which means it still has several more hours to drop even more rain than it already has on a lot of areas. right now still looking at heavy rain across portions of pennsylvania, new york, new jersey, and at times connecticut and massachusetts. when you look back at how much rain has already fallen, especially over north carolina and virginia where pretty much it's done at this point, these are impressive rainfall totals. jacksonville, north carolina, totaling almost 9 inches. winterville, north carolina, just over 7. even in virginia widespread numbers around the 4-5 inch range. we still have flooding concerns today. the threat begins to shift farther to the north. the main focus today is new jersey, delaware, portions of virginia where we could pick up 1-2 feet along the coastal areas throughout the afternoon and evening tonight. for tonight, the bulk still focused over the mid-atlantic. you'll see the vast majority of rain focu

let's go now to cnn meteorologist allison chinchar.sually after major earthquakes like this, we hear about aftershocks. what do you know about aftershocks there and are we seeing those? >> yeah, we are. and it is the one of the most common things people think about afterwards. the initial quake was a magnitude 6.8, depth was about 11 miles into the surface. that seems pretty deep, but for geological purposes that's considered extremely shallow. you see southwest of marrakech. just 19 minutes after the initial quake there was an aftershock of 4.9. that doesn't sound like it could cause damage, but you have to understand, after the initial shock of 6.8, all of the structures have been damaged. there was likely subsequent damage done 19 minutes later after the initial quake it was felt as far away as algeria and portugal, the neighboring countries there. very few earthquakes of 5.0 or larger have actually occurred in the area so that just goes to show you how rare it is. we've had that one rather large aftershock. we do anticipate more af

. >>> let's go to cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. there are reports of strong aftershocks. that is to be expected. how bad is it? >> a lot of it comes from the original magnitude, which was a 6.8. keep in mind, too, the depth of this was 11 miles. to normal people that sounds like it would be really deep but in geological standards that's considered extremely shallow. from the time the earthquake happened, 19 minutes later they had an aftershock of 4.9. what you have to understand is after the initial quake, buildings, homes are now structurally compromised, so even something like a 4.9 can cause significant subsequent damage, even though it's not necessarily as strong as the initial quake. this was felt, the initial one, felt as far away as neighboring countries like algeria and portugal, and the rarity in terms of earthquakes, since 1900, they've only had a handful of quakes that are magnitude 5.0 or higher, so this is very rare for this area. we've had the one aftershock. keep in mind, some earthquakes you get aftershocks within the first few hours, others it can take da

cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is here with more.allik of. >> this is video yesterday from las vegaslooded roadways. a lot of people were trapped because the roads were under water in some places. you have rain in the forecast not just for vegas but other surrounding portions including portions of utah and oregon and idaho looking for heavy rain and possible flooding. the central u.s., the main flooding is going to be in the northeast. if you live in the atlantic, that heat is coming your way by the end of the weekend as we see a lot of temperatures begin to expand. a high today of 95. tomorrow, topping out at triple digits. their normal high is only 78 this time of year. chicago looking at the next three days in the 90s despite the fact their normal high is 80 trees. you're looking at 00 potential records not just today but all the way through monday, the midwest, and areas of the northeast. if you're headed to some beaches, keep in mind any of the areas shaded in pink have the potential for rip currents today. not saying you can't go to the beach, but be extra cautiousle pay attent

. >>> meteorologist allison chinchar joins us from the cnn weather center. we know more rain is expected there. how much more rain is that burning man area expecting? >> the good news is not a lot. as we learned, it doesn't really take much more rain to really cause some problems. yes, when we look at the radar right now, you can see there are a lot of showers and even thunderstorms in the vicinity of northern nevada. when we zoom in a little closer to where that area of the festival is, it's north of this area where you can see a lot of the showers and thunderstorms very much centered right around that area. it is likely they'll get some form of rain. the hope is it's not very heavy, they don't have the thunder and lightning to accompany it. even around this area, we are expecting some heavy rain. that's why you've got four of the western states under a flood watch in anticipation of those additional showers today. a lot of this rain will continue not just this afternoon, but into the seefrng. as it progresses, it's going to shift eastward, away from the fe

let's get right to cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. where is ophelia now? >> it is not too far from where it was a few hours ago. still hovering over north carolina and the sustained winds are 65 miles an hour, still gusting up to 85, and the forward movement is off to the north at 13. but look at all of the outer bands on the northern side of the system. that's why we're starting to see some of those heavier rain bands, now spreading to states like new jersey, pennsylvania, and even into new york, and you even have some rain spreading into areas of connecticut and massachusetts. nowhere near the center of this storm. however, the heaviest rain is certainly focused over virginia and north carolina. we have even had a couple of tornado warnings off and on this morning, across this area. and very quick spin-up, still a concern, and that storm will continue to make its way off to the north in the next 24-36 hours. taking with it all of those gusty winds as well as the very heavy rain. so by tomorrow, the focus really becomes more of the mid atlantic and especi

let's bring in now cnn meteorologist allison chinchar who is seeing the impacts of ophelia you?> right. probably the worst of it is really hyperfocussed over portions of north carolina and virginia, the close toast the center of the storm. the sustained winds still 70 miles per hour gusting up to 85. some of the outer bands are reaching pretty far north. north carolina, pennsylvania, new york starting to see a lot of those rain bands begin to push in. even some thunderstorms. but the heaviest rain is really focussed across portions of virginia and north carolina. jacksonville, kingston, even stretching over towards raleigh from time to time they're getting some of those heavier bands. the storm will continue to push inland and then start to veer back towards the north and east as we go through the next 24 hours. but taking with it all of that heavy rain into the mid atlantic and areas of the northeast over the next 24 to 36 hours. so you can see by this afternoon, you have more of that heavy rain spreading in across washington, d.c., baltimore, then into philadelphia, gradually

meteorologist allison chinchar is tracking this storm. allison, where do things stand this morning? last night. we haven't seen much in the way of changes. sustained winds 85 miles per hour. it's moving to the knorth at 16 but it's a large storm in terms of its size. they extend out from the center but 300 miles on each side. your talking about producing some big impacts even though it technically won't make landfall in the u.s. itself, more likely than not going to make landfall into atlantic canada. the track still shows it pushing up in towards more of the bay of fundy region of canada as we head into the weekend. rain is still going to be a big factor, however, though still for portions of the u.s. because of that size, because it's able to be so large in size in terms of winds and also those outer bands. we are looking at widespread amounts especially across maine and new brunswick, looking at widespread 2 to 4 inches. some spots could pick up 5 to 6. and areas farther south, portions of massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, also looking at a couple inches of rain. the key

>> it looks like we're having audio trouble there and let's turn it over to allison chinchar and let us know what to expect. >> we're taking a look at where the storm is now, and some of the biggest impacts we have from this area are actually over maine. this is a live look at bar harbor maine, lots of rain coming down. it has been very heavy at times. you can see the trees in the background whipping around, too, and indicating the wind gusts are continuing to increase across the area. those rain bands, we are looking at some of the yellow, the heavier rain, just now starting to slide into the bar harbor region with bands pushing into boston, providence, rhode island, and some heavy rain across nova scotia and new brunswick, canada. now one thing to note, the system itself, the name may have changed and now post tropical cyclone lee and the impacts from the storm have not changed. it has hurricane force winds, sustained winds of 80 miles per hour and the wind gusts up around 100 miles per hour, it is moving to the north, at about 25 miles per hour. and it is expected to make landfall

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. >> cnn meteorologist allison chi chinchar is here to break it down for us. we need to know? >> a lot of talk about, yes, we've got a lot of heat building across the central u.s., but out to the west the few places that are cool are having to contend with heavy rain. this is video from yesterday out of las vegas, vehicles trapped on flooded roadways throughout the morning, and even the afternoon hours, no surprise, take a look at some of these totals across arizona and nevada. looking at some spots to pick up two, and even three inches. for some of these places that wasn't just six to 12 hours, so a lot of rain in a very short period of time. you've got some more rain that is forecast for today, not just for las vegas, but a lot of the surrounding areas, salt lake, sacramento, even stretching down into portions of northern arizona, and as far north as oregon, but the central u.s., the focus is certainly going to be the heat, omaha, wichita, chicago, all looking at temperatures the next few days to be in the 90s, well above where they would be this time of yea

allison chinchar in the weather center, what's next for folks in the northeast? >> unfortunately, a little bit more rain, fred. we've still got this cluster of showers right here starting to push its way into the northeast. the heaviest rain right now kind of right across nantucket and the cape. also moderate showers starting to spread into long island. once we get through this last cluster, we'll finally start to see an end to all of this rain. most of these areas are only expected to pick up an extra half an inch to 1 inch of rain. that may not sound like much, but you have to remember it's on top of what we've already had. you have several flood warnings still across the northeast not for the additional rain expected today, but from the rain they've already gotten. it takes time for that water to recede. we've picked up over 8 inches at jfk, 9 inches in valley stream, new york, and numerous other locations across new york, new jersey and connecticut, 5 and even 6 inches of rain. again, it takes time for that water to go away. that's the concern today. even if

we have more details from cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. >> labor day weekend usually marks the unofficial end to summer. mother nature didn't quite get that memo. the central u.s. will be dealing with above average temperatures. omaha, green bay and chicago all looking at temperatures in the 90s over the next several days. minneapolis expected to reach triple digits. not only did that break the daily record of 97 and it could be the second time it reached the triple digits in the month of september. the previous was in 1931 when they hit 104 degrees. that's one of the few spots going to reach records. we're looking at over 100 possible records not just in the midwest but also spreading into the northeast and the mid-atlantic just over the next several days. looking at the northeast, for example, new york looking at the next several days, all with highs in the 90s. the average is 81. washington, d.c., 90s the next few days likely to top out at 100 by the time we get to tuesday of the upcoming week. again you can see the trend. they're expected to last the next few days. we don't

cnn's allison chinchar has the results. >> much of the central u.s. is going to be dealing with above-average temperatures. as we finish out the weekend and start early next week, you're going to start to see a lot of that heat begin to spread from the northeast into the mid-atlantic region. omaha, green bay and chicago all looking at temperatures in the '90s over the next several days. they're not the only one. minneapolis, average high this year is 78 degrees. the forecast on sunday expected to reach triple digits. not only will that bring the daily record to 97, it could end up being the second time ever in recorded history reaching triple digits. the previous is all the way back in 1931 when they hit 104 degrees. that's one of the few spots that are going to end up reaching records. we're looking at over 100 possible records not just in the midwest but also spreading into the northeast and the mid-atlantic just over the next several days. looking at the northeast, new york looking at the next several days all with highs in the 90s. the average is

allison chinchar is in the weather center. what do you see? >> let's take a look at the latest.ve that update the top of the 5:00 hour. sustained winds right now 105 miles an hour, gusting up to 125. the forward movement to the right is west-northwest at nine miles per hour. it's going to continue that track and strengthen over the next 24 to 36 hours, up a category 4 by late monday or very early tuesday. then it will start to begin that slight turn towards the north, but exactly when it makes that turn is kind of up in the air right now. not all the models agree exactly when it makes that turn, how much farther west it goes. they also within this red box here, even as they go north, you have everything from a possible landfall to new york all the way over into novavax, scotia, can. this high pressure is the west northwestward movement. are next week you have a couple of mo factors. this high-pressure system in south florida and this trough. both will bork together to steer rest of lee over the next couple of days. but even then the track will vary a little bit giving us multipl

let's go to meteorologist allison chinchar in the cnn weather center.. again, it's still a major hurricane at this hour with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour but gusting up to 140. that forward movement still to the west-northwest at about 12 miles per hour. it's going to continue on that trajectory, at least for the next 24-48 hours. we do anticipate it is going to restrengthen likely in the next 24-48 hours. it's going to hit a much more favorable environment with less sheer as we get into monday and tuesday. then we start to see that track begin to shift. not all the models agree on exactly where this storm is expected to go in the next few days. you can see most of them fall within this box, but some push a little bit closer to the u.s., others a little bit closer to bermuda. the reason for the discrepancy is a lot of factors are going to come into play the next few days. right now lee is being driven by this bermuda high basically steering it to the west. once we get into monday and tuesday of the upcoming week, we have a secondary high pressu

let's go to allison chinchar for the latest. derek van dam is under the weather this morning. still continuing to take a look at this storm as it becomes better organized and it will continue to do so as we go through the day. it has the tropical storm force winds already at 50 miles per hour, gusting up to 65. but it doesn't really have all the other structural components to become a tropical system just yet. when it does, the next name on the list is ophelia and we anticipate it will get likely named in the next 24 hours. but it is also likely to move inland the next 24 to 3 # h6 hours. s by saturday afternoon it will be sliding up the east coast even pushing in to new jersey and new york. here is a look at where you have the tropical storm warnings and that is established from south carolina all the way up through portions of maryland. one of the bigger concerns with this storm is going to be rainfall. you can see some of the outer bands really starting to spread some of the heavier rain already by say 1:00, 2:00 this afternoon for places like wilmington, hatteras and virgin

. >> allison chinchar is joining us now with more. lison. >> yeah, so it's going to be subsequent aftershocks and intense heat in the forecast the next couple of days. let's break this down. here was the location of the original quake. the magnitude 6.8 to the southwest of marrakesh. the depth was 11 miles. in geological terms, that is incredibly shallow for this particular area. just 19 minutes after that initial quake they had a 4.9 magnitude after shock. those buildings and homes are going to be structurally compromised after the initial quake. it wouldn't take much to cause extra damage. it was felt in algeria and portugal and sunday morning they had a 3.9 after shock. that may not sound like much, but it is strong enough to cause subsequent damage especially for the buildings or parts of buildings and walls that are barely hanging on from the initial quake. for the search and recovery operations expected to go on likely the next few days, the forecast is going to be hot. albeit dry. we are not looking at rain in the forecast, but

. >> allison chinchar ra, thank you. >>> and former president president trump and governor ron desantis. iowa state football game. >> desantis commented on president trump's ongoing legal troubles and touted his efforts to visit all 99 counties in iowa. we have details. >> reporter: amara and victor, here in iowa the day is all about iowa football, but for the presidential countries running in this first in the nation caucus state it is a political opportunity. both donald trump and ron desantis came to the game. they both sat inside. desantis with the crowd sitting beside iowa's popular republican governor. donald trump sat in a stadium box, but i want you to take a look as the former president exited the stadium. >> all: usa! usa! usa! usa! >> reporter: you can hear the crowd chanting and loudly applauding, this is an image the trump campaign certainly wants iowa voters to see ahead of going inside. trump and desantis both were tailgating. donald trump stopping at a tailgate party hosted by a fraternity. he flipped burgers and signed footballs. even tossing some footballs around. ron

. >> allison chinchar, thank you. >>> congress is preparing to return from their august break and lawmakers are facing several critical deadlines and a dwindling number of days to get it done. senators are back in d.c. on tuesday followed by the house next week. president biden has two priorities as lawmakers return to the capitol. the lawmakers are trying to avoid that by passing a short-term spending bill. the government wants to provide additional funding for fema. priscilla, the short-term spending bill, what's the white house's plan? how are they planning to try to make that happen? >> reporter: well, they're urging congress to make it happen and also noting where they would need additional funding so that key programs that americans rely on could continue and not face any type of disruption. now, it is going to be a sprint to the finish line at the end of september when the fiscal year end. that's where the white house wants to see that short-term bill. for instance, the women and you chi -- and infants and children spending bill. and it is likely they'll get that stopgap funding. thi

let's get straight to allison chinchar. derrek is out storm chasing.he latest with the hiker? >> we just got a new update at the top of the hour. it is at about 16 miles per hour. and expected to maintain hurricane status as we go through the next several hours before changing over into likely a post-tropical storm by early saturday morning. but still on its westward and northern track as it kind of slides up the east coast and eventually pushing into the bay of fundy as we head into the later portion of the day saturday. again, it will make its way up bringing all of that rain with it. the heaviest rain is expected to be across maine and new brunswick, canada, both areas looking at widespread amounts of 2 to 4 inches, some spots could pick up even more. but even massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, other states could still pick up a couple inches of rain. and you also have wind that will be concerned. tropical storm warnings for states like massachusetts and maine. the big concern is potential for power outages. >> all right, thanks for bringing

allison chinchar is in the weather center. what are you watching?re did not get the memo that it is fall. we've still got heat building across the central portion of the country. that's going to spread east in the coming days. one of the few cool spots is going to be out west because of the rain in that area. this is video yesterday from las vegas, nevada. you had cars trapped on some of the flooded roadways throughout the city and even surrounding areas picking up significant amounts of rain. black rock, arizona, picked up over 3 inches. centennial hills in nevada picking up just over 2 inches. additional rain is forecast today not just in las vegas, but areas of arizona, utah, even oregon and idaho. do keep that in mind. if c the center part of the country with highs in the 90s for omaha, chicago, wichita. minneapolis could be around the triple digit mark. if they end up getting to 100 on sunday, that not only breaks the daily report of 97 set back in 1925, but also would only be the second time in minneapolis's history they've had triple digits i

of course, we're covering all parts of the storm with cnn's derek van dam in cape cod and allison chinchar in the weather center. derek, let's start with you on the cape. what do you see? >> reporter: the storm is so massive. a lot of hospitality and beach homes here and inns and suites, bed and breakfasts have handled this storm like it's a nor'easter. they're used to this. they've taken in the furniture. to give you a bit of a perspective of where we are, you can see the atlantic ocean behind me. some 300 to 400 miles over my left-hand shoulder is where the center of hurricane lee is located. it seems tame here, but we've had the occasional tropical storm-force gusts. the storm is so large, the wind field that expanded, literally ballooned over the course of this past week, means that the impacts will be felt well outside of where that center eventually makes landfall. check out my graphics, and you can see exactly what i'm talking about. 400 miles roughly. that's how far the winds extend, and that has implications for the new england coastline, particularly where i stand into cape cod,

allison chinchar has the forecast.ean or is it just about being cautious? >> i think it is really just about be careful. this is the last official weekend of summer. everyone wants to get out and go to the beach and take advantage of the nice weather. but yes, there will be some pretty high surf, waves up to 10 feet and rip current threat pretty much up and down the east coast for the most part. so yes, if you have plans to go to the beach, make sure that you are cause sthus and pay attention to the flags. and elsewhere the big concern is heat building in the central u.s. and also very heavy rain in the dez evident southwest. several flash flood watches and warnings, specifically between phoenix and las vegas. those will be two areas of concern today. but it also stretches down into tucson as well and up into portions of utah. tomorrow similar area but we start to see it spread a little bit farther to the north looking at the potentially for some isolated flooding. the central u.s., you will start to see the heat begin

allison chinchar is tracking ophelia from the cnn weather center for us.olo sandoval is on the new jersey coast and brian todd is in alexandria, virginia. >> the big concern here is just how widespread the storm is in terms of impacts. when you look at it, the main center of the storm is still located over north carolina, but these outer bands stretch well into the northeast. you're talking rain in new york, pennsylvania, new jersey, even portions of massachusetts. now, the center part of the system, we still have sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with higher gusts. you can see rain bands occasionally making their way into connecticut, massachusetts and new jersey and delaware. the heaviest rain is still focused over virginia as well as north carolina. we've even had a couple of tornado warnings throughout the day in north carolina. you have flood watches and several flash flood warnings in raleigh and several counties to the east. the concern for these communities is they've already had two and even three inches of rain fall. now you're looking at an a

. >> and cnn's allison chinchar is tracking the impacts of what is left of the storm right now. lison, what are we looking at? not fully out of the woods yet? >> no. it's not moving very fast. because of that slow movement, it's allowed to dump a tremendous amount of rain over a lot of the same spots. in fact. >> the center mainly focused over virginia. remember, it was in north carolina yesterday. so it is moving off to the north at 12 miles per hour. but you still have a lot of rain bands making their way across washington, d.c., pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, even spreading north into massachusetts. more rain is expected for today. also the potential for coastal flooding. a lot of flood alerts out here, one to two feet in maryland, delaware, portions of new jersey. it is going to continue to make its way finally out to shore, but really not until tomorrow. so because of that through the evening tonight, even through tomorrow morning, still more heavy rain is expected. even places like new york looking at an additional two to maybe as much as four inches of rain in that sh

allison chinchar is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center. and brian todd is in alexandria, virginia. what is ophelia doing? >> it's still kind of chugging along, making its way akpcross north carolina. we've got outer bands stretching up to pennsylvania, new york, even massachusetts. the same winds right now are 50 miles an hour guesting to 65. the heaviest rain is really focused over virginia and north carolina at the moment. you've still got some pretty heavy bands, although the bulk is starting to push inland and away from the coastal areas. you have flood watches and flash flood warnings in raleigh and off to the east. they've already picked up 2-3 inches of rain. now you're going to get an additional 1-2 on top of that. it begins in the evening to spread more into the mid atlantic. by sunday the bulk of the moisture will be located in the northeast. a flood threat for both today and tomorrow, just two separate locations. today the focus is on north carolina and virginia, tonight spreading ing over the mid atl. the storm will continue to

we are cover canning all parts of the storm with derek van dam and allison chinchar. derek, let's start with you. how are the conditions to so far? >> good morning. hunker down we have done. that's kind of the name of the game here in cape cod. they are familiar with this type of weather. they handle north easters and that's how they are handling this storm as well. often these are a gim of miles. they have prepped for type of event. i'm going to bring you down to show you a few of the atlantic ocean and hurricane lee several hundred miles over my shoulder. by the way, nantucket island is chose to where i'm standing here in the county. they just had a wind gust of 55 miles per hour with sustained winds trorm force. tomorrow force. i want to pan over the scene here. the clouds have been doing some interesting things. . you see the undulations in the weather there. that's showing some different kind of wind speeds at different the altitudes showing how this weather is. and this storm really ballooned over the past week. the impacts are being felt well outside of the cen

allison chinchar joining me with more. this is one to watch. >> it is.hurricane with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, gusting to 140. that track continuing to go to the west-northwest at about 12 miles per hour. we do anticipate further strengthening ing in the next 2 hours. the bermuda high is shifting it toward the west. but over the next few days it's going to encounter a secondary high pressure system as well as this trough. that's going to make it tricky in terms of where it goes after monday or tuesday of the upcoming week. >>> breaking news out of morocco, where more than a thousand people are dead following a massive earthquake. more straight ahead. izes, heals, and smooths dry y skin. with 7 moisturizers and 3 vitamins, you can pay more but you u can't get more. gold bond. champion your skin. then add the whoa! of listerine to your routine. new science shows listerinis 5x more effective than floss at reducing plaque above the gumline. for a eaner, healthier mouth. ahhhhh. listerine. feelhe whoa! subway refreshed everything. and now, they'r

let' bring back in cnn meteorologist allison chinchar.at area and we are expecting more rain there in nevada? >> yes, we are. and we've already gotten some ongoing showers across state right now. most of them focused on the northern central part and additional rain is beginning to develop along the sierras. that will continue to spread farther north and east into the state of nevada and other states as well. you have portions of nevada and utah and stretching north into oregon and idaho, but this is a thing at a look at the forecast radar. you could see more showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon. and then continue into the evening hours. when we zoom in closer, this is the town of empire. where we're talking about that festival. that takes place just farther north and east of the town of empire. you could see, look at this, look at the showers that have the potential to slide through starting late this morning and then really pumping up as we head through the rest of the afternoon. so, yes, there is more rain if

. >>> let's go to meteorologist allison chinchar, the aftershocks, there have been more since we spoke with you last. tell us about them. >> all right, so let's start with the beginning. we know the original quake was a magnitude 6.8, and a depth of 11 miles. for geological standards, that is considered extremely shallow. now, after that main quake, just 19 minutes after, that gentleman spoke of it, they had the first aftershock, a 4.9 magnitude, and 4.9 may not sound like that much but after having the 6.8, keep in mind, you're going to have a lot of buildings, a lot of the homes that are now structurally compromised, so even something like a 4.9 can cause subsequent damage. it was felt, the original quake was felt as far away as neighboring countries of algeria and portugal, but again, to show you how rare it is, for this region to experience such large quakes, just since 1900, there have only been maybe a handful of quakes at a magnitude 5.0 or higher, so again, it is very rare in this area, and now, we have the original quake at a 6.8. one aftershock of 4.9. we do anticipate more.

cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is here to break it down fours. what are we looking at?we are looking at a couple of different things. let's begin in the west. we have had a lot of rain for a lot of these places. las vegas breaking daily rainfall records two days in a row. now all of that rain begins to shift farther north. while we have seen it in nevada and utah, it's spreading idaho and oregon, boise, elko, salt lake city under flash flood watches today as a lot of this moisture is going to develop this afternoon and continue to spread west. yes, you are talking about the potential for flooding, 1 to 2 inches of rain possible. that may not sund like much. if you are getting it within a couple of hours, causes big problems out to the west. farther to the east the big concern is the heat. heat advisories out for numerous states. this includes sioux falls as well as minneapolis. they will top out at 98 today. same thing tomorrow. drooping back a few degrees tuesday. then you are talking 15 to 20 degrees above average. chicago, st. louis looking at the next several days w

into early next week, let's go to cnn meteorologist allison chinchar in the general weather center.e were talking to isabel in florida and she was saying the heat there for a lot of folks is pretty intense. >> unfortunate, because you have so many people without power without air-conditioning and those heat index levels are upper 90s to triple digits. you'll see the heat build across the center of the country and spread east. the only cool spot is out to the west. but in turn it's because you've got a lot of shower and thunderstorm chances. this is video from yesterday in las vegas, cars trapped on flooded roadways, some water and basically mud flowing all down with it. now, we do anticipate some more rain today, which is the last thing they need, look at some of these totals, two and three inches across not just portions of nevada, but also arizona yesterday, both of those states expected to get a few more showers in the forecast today, but it also is going to spread farther to the north so you're going to see places like utah, idaho, and oregon start to get more of that moisture a

. >> cnn's allison chinchar is here to break it down. >> we've got heat building across the center ofat's going to spread eastward, but also very high potential here for flash flooding out across portions of the southwest. this is video from las vegas, nevada, yesterday where they had record rainfall and even some of the surrounding communities leading to covered roadways and even vehicles trapped for a period of time. we've still got ongoing showers for a lot of the surrounding areas as well. you've got flood watches and flash flood warnings for all of the states in this area. again, not just for the las vegas areas. the bulk of the moisture is going to spread farther north of las vegas, but you're still going to to have those showers in vegas to contend with. elsewhere heat is going to be the big story. it focuses today across central and midwest. as we go through, you're going to see the heat spread into the northeast and mid-atlantic as well. . look at some of these temperatures. minneapolis topping out at 95. triplegys tomorrow. their normal high is only 78 degrees. they're only

allison chinchar is here now.ere, creating damage, causing problems, but there is still more ahead. tell us about it. >> yeah, especially the rain. the rain is really going to be the big component of this moving forward. you have still got rain bands sliding across new jersey and pennsylvania, new york, even into massachusetts. we are starting to see it finally beginning to wrap up across virginia. virginia and north carolina have had very impressive rainfall totals from this storm. hartford, virginia, picking up over five and a half inches, portsmouth, virginia, raleigh, north carolina, picking up four inches of rain. for raleigh, it's done. now the flood theft shifts north, erkz new jersey, delaware, maryland, will be the concerns for coastal flooding today. the system is eventually going to push back out over open water, but really not until later into the day monday. that means from until then you have got all of those heavy rain bands that continue to make their way across the northeast. so at of these areas

meteorologist allison chinchar is here with us now.main story here is that the rain still isn't gone yet. and it's still going to be coming down across portions of the mid-atlantic and areas of the northeast, this is still a very slow-moving system. the center still focused over virginia remember, it made landfall in north carolina yesterday. it hasn't really moved all that much. that means it's had a lot of time to dump a tremendous amount of rain. taking a look at this, heartfield, virginia, topping out at over 5 1/2 inches. but even in north carolina, they had pretty significant rainfall totals. raleigh picking up over 4 inches. a lot of other places across north carolina and virginia picking up between 4 and 5 inches. now the main threat for the flooding begins to shift a little bit farther to the north and east. the biggest concern will be coastal flooding for areas of new jersey, delaware, maryland and virginia. 1 to 2 feet of flooding possible there. keep in mind, even for inland areas, you're also going to be looking at floodin