cbs news jeff berardelli is tracking the latest, what can you tell us. >> this storm has overachieved at every step, came on shore with 150 miles an hour winds, we system is moving inland but look at it, six hours later it st still in tact, still a cat 4, the system is moving to the northwest right now, the worst of the winds into homa. after this the system will move north and eventually northeast. power outages, widespread all across the southeast and it is very hot this time of year, folks will be without air conditioning for at least a week or two. this is the official forecast track, in tennessee, during the day we are dealing with this through the end of the week because it heads to d.c., new york and boston with very heavy rain. how much? >> some folks will still see another foot of rain in the southeast and believe it or not at least four to eight inches will make its way up the appalachians into pennsylvania and maybe new york city as well. so we're not done with the storm quite yet. >> duncan: jeff berardelli with what we need to know, thank you. >> tonight president biden i

cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli is tracking what could be a catastrophic storm. jeff. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. so, we just got the latest information from the national hurricane center. winds are up to 105 miles per hour. it's entering its rapid intensification phase. and also now the track has shifted earlier. that means less time to prepare. that is the track. a cat four is expected to make landfall early tomorrow afternoon right on the south coast of louisiana. but new orleans is still in the cone so we still have to watch that very closely. as of right now, it look likes will the worst impact is going to be the south coast of louisiana. hurricane-force winds possible by morning. watch what happens in the afternoon. gusts well over 100 miles per hour, in fact over 130 miles per hour possible. then the storm causes damage as it moves inland. perhaps the biggest impact, storm surge. could be 10-15 feet of storm surge on the south coast of louisiana, and rainfall as much as 15-20 inches possible. if you're told to evacuate, please co. there are

we want to turn to meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli. ff, this is moving quickly? >> it is moving quickly. it will make landfall in about an hour and a half or so. to put it into perspective, for the folks that are watching us from this area, you've been through many hurris. you have never experienced a hurricane this intense in terms of wind. this is going to cause catastrophic damage. if you're riding this out in your home, you want to be in an interior room, away from windows, and you want to have a mattress nearby so you can pull it over yourself and your family if youstr take a look at the storm. it doesn't get more classic than this. it is just literally an hour, hour and a half, from making landfall. right now it has winds of 150. it is very close to becoming a category 5. it is a strengthening storm at landfall. it will probably be making landfall in about 45 minutes, and then the eye in about an hour and a half. take a look at the wind gusts we expect to see. 142 miles per hour possible in grand aisle, and 90 poli plus in new orl

jeff berardelli is tracking the storm. jeff, an update just came out a few moments ago.the storm still has winds of 150, and may eventually right 155 before landfall, literally just shy of a cat 5. this is really the strongest storm to impact this area in terms of wind intensity in modern history. this is the strongest storm you'll ever experience in terms of wind, although the surge won't be as strong as katrina, the wind will be more catastrophic. and it has that momentum and in esh inertia to power through and create plenty of damage. the eye wall is literally about 10 miles away from the coast right now. the eye wall will come on shore in about 45 minutes or so. how does this compare with katrina? let's talk about that. this storm has winds of 150 mile-an-hour. katrina had winds of 125. katrina was a weakening system. the winds with this system are much more intense than katrina, and it will cause a lot more catastrophic wind damage. however, because katrina was out in the gulf of mexico for two or three days, it was building up a mountain of water and pushed all of

jeff berardelli is on long island, and, jeff, what are you seeing?> yeah, major, this is the worst it has been. we've been seeing gusts 55, 60 mile-an-hour. things are getting worse. but the core of the storm has missed us to the northeast. take a look behind me. pounding surf. we've seen swells 10 to 15 feet, and now we have this sideways rain running right towards us. the storm is located near block island, near the coast of rhode island to connecticut, where the worst is likely to be. and we'll see about five feet of storm surge as the storm makes its way on shore, and couple that with a full moon, and that makes it worse. wind gusts up to around 80 miles per hour, and that means we're liking to see some power outages, as well as all of the heavy rain that you can see. >> garrett: jeff, for those in the path of this storm, how concerned should they be about the potential of flooding? >> yes, so this could be what this storm is remembered for. i mean, last night in new york city, the concert was canceled. hundreds of miles away from the center of h

. >> reporter: jeff berardelli is a meteorologist in cbs news climate specialist. is there time for us to offset the worst impacts of climate change? >> there is more time. we have time to save ourselves. we have some extremes in climate, but we can avert complete catastrophe but not all catastrophes. some are already happening across the earth. >> reporter: here in the western united states hotter and dryer. this haze is smoke from wildfires out in california. but in the eastern united states it's a completely different story. they're getting wetter and scientists say they should expect more coastal flooding in the years to come. major. >> garrett: in boulder, colorado, for us, ben tracy, thank you. a tropical storm is expected to develop tonight in the caribbean sea. watches posted in the dominican republic and cover all of puerto rico. as much as half a food of wain is expected in some places over the next day or two. this storm system could threaten south florida by this weekend. now to breaking news, one of jeffrey epstein's accusers is now suing britain's pri

. >>> meteorologist jeff berardelli is tracking the storm. ff, there is a storm that's exceeded all expectations in a bad way. >> yeah. this is about as serious as it gets. for a lot of folks in louisiana, this will be the most intense storm you have ever experienced. so take it seriously. right now it's still a cat one. but during the day today it's going to be off to the races. there is the forecast track from the national hurricane center predicting it to be a four when it makes landfall along the central louisiana coast tomorrow afternoon. that means wind gusts passing 140, 150 miles per hour. here's why we expect it to explode during the day today -- it's not just moving over warm water, it's moving over the hottest water in the gulf of mexico. first the loop current, and then water temperatures, surface water temperatures of 90 degrees right near the louisiana coast. here's what we expect in terms of impact. wgust take a look at the core of the storm and notice in the morning, winds will ramp up to hurricane force along the coast. that w

. >>> well, cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli is tracking ida's path. also an ancillary impact of climate change, is it not? >> no doubt. i mean you have warmer water, it's like high octane fuel, and it causes storms that would have been otherwise cat twos to be cat threes or cat fours so the warmer the water is, the more intense the storm gets and the more quickly the storm gets intense. and it stayed onshore for six hours. meteorologists all over the country are dumb-founded by it. not that we didn't expect it, but it is interesting to see, and the bayous of louisiana are a lot of water and not much land and soon as soon as it hit more solid land, it began to weaken. wet on the eastern side. we have a tropical conveyor belt of moisture moving into mississippi, alabama, so the east side of the storm is going to be very wet today and through the next few days or so. and we're not done. so far, about 15 inches of rain to the northwest of new orleans. but this system is going to be heading northeast. into areas that have seen a lot of rain over the past co

and as always, we get the latest from meteorologist jeff berardelli. >> jane, overnight this storm turnedt is every bit as bad, if not worse, than the national hurricane said yesterday. now the forecast is for an even stronger storm, making landfall with winds of 145 mile-an-hour. it could see gusts over 150 miles per hour. in addition, 45-foot waves off shore crash on shore. and lastly, extremely heavy rain, as much as 15 to 20 inches of rain causing flashflooding. this is a life-threatening situation. at this point, make any last-minute preparations to protect yourself and your family. >> i'm omar villafranca. the city is bracing for another powerful storm in new orleans. we're starting to see the outer bands of rain. here on canal street, it is usually busy was tourists, but now it is quiet to avoid flooding. for thousands of people, this storm feels different. there were traffic jams as people tried to leave new orleans. they evacuated and aren't taking chances because ida could be the biggest stress test for the levy system, that was rebuilt after katrina, at a cost of more than $14

down the two big weather stories let's bring in cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelliat's going on here? >> you know, these are naturally occurring patterns, but they are spiked and made worse by climate change. in order to really explain to you exactly why this is all happening, we have to zoom way out into the atlantic ocean. here's new york city. there's greenland up here, and here's europe. so what we have is this huge wavy jet stream, there is very rare for the summertime. a big block. for the first time, a couple of days ago, it rained at the summit of greenland. lots of hot air across greenland, it's backing everything up as you can see. all these lows and highs in a traffic jam. so nothing can move. this is all made worse by climate change because it slows the whole pattern down. we have bumper-to-bumper traffic right here across the northeast. you can see that boundary stuck, eight inches of rain around new york city. and that boundary stuck with 20 inches of rain in tennessee. you can see that downpours have increased 50% across that part of the country. the

meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli is tracking the nation's weather. his summer busy times. >> it certainliy is a lot to tak about. typically this time of the year is when we get into the meat, the heart of hurricane season and right on cue there is tropical depression fred so it's fairly weak. right behind it there is newly formed tropical storm grace. we'll get back to that in a second. first fred. fred is moving a bit further wet now. because of that it will have a little more time to strengthen over the gulf of mexico and making landfall on monday around pensacola. right now winds are projected at 60 miles an hour with heavy rain and gusty winds. right behind it is grace. grace will take a very similar track. right now the national hurricane center keeps it weak but that could change. watch this closely, folks. you could see by wednesday, thursday the storm is located across south florida. once again we're talking about a heat dome across the west. now, some good news for seattle and portland is this is going to center itself further south but that'

more on the path of the storm, we're joined by cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli. good morning. >> the wind is winding down, but the bad news the rain threat is winding up. take a look at the flash flood watches. go all the way from the gulf coast straight to cape cod, 80 million americans covered under that. the heaviest rain right now is located across the southeast where the storm core is up to around nashville. this is heading quickly to the northeast. as it moves northeast tomorrow, watch out for a tornado threat from washington, d.c., south and north of that is extremely heavy rain straight through tuesday afternoon. excessive rainfall outlooks in the -- especially in the appalachians today and then the middle atlantic and northeast tomorrow. as much as eight inches-plus of rain. we have a serious flash flood threat likely as we head into tomorrow and thursday. >> gayle. >> all right, jeff, your weather map looks a little quieter today. that's good. thank you, sir. >>> this picture of the commanding general, the legendary 82nd airborne division will go down

cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff gear berardelli joins us to take a look. >> i've seenbut i cannot remember a time when there were so many extremes in so many parts of the world simultaneously. and experts say, this is just the beginning. flash floods level thousand-year-old villages in europe. entire neighborhoods submerged in china. raging wildfires incinerate millions of acres across the mediterranean, canada, and the pacific northwest. that's just a glimpse into what's already the most extreme summer in memory. columbia university climate scientist, dr. adam sobel, has made a clear out of studying extreme weather. >> the speed and frequency and intensity of extreme events has been startling at times and a little -- more than a little scary. >> scary even for a scientist intimately familiar with decade-long predictions of escalating extremes. >> it feels like the reality is outpacing our expectations. >> reporter: according to the u.n., global climate disasters have nearly doubled since the 1980s. and in the u.s., billion-dollar weather disasters have increased by fi