want to bring back michelle grossman back as i had to cut her off for the governor there. you have heard the governor speaking about power outages which you have been talking about all day, talking about the massive amount of rain we could feasibly get and the storm surge looking at the long island sound. talk me through the impact they could feasibly see when it comes over water, making landfall and then you have the long island sound and then connecticut, is there a potential the storm could feasibly weaken by the time it makes landfall in connecticut given it has a bit of land to make its way over? >> it is such a good question. you gave so many great tips and takeaways, too. it could feasibly. it is expected to decrease a tad, but you know what? it is so close, it is going to make land fall in long island as a category 1 and decrease to a tropical storm when it hits connecticut or rhode island. but you know what? the numbers don't really matter. the impact is going to be the same. >> got it. >> we are still going to get the heavy rainfall. he mentioned that sponge. tha

joining us now is meteorologist michelle grossman and also janessa webb in long beach, long island. of you. >> michelle, you're tracking the storm. what are you looking at in terms of possible paths and strength? >> we're expecting it to strengthen into a category 1 storm later this morning. we do expect landfall over long island. that would be 36 years is if it happens since it happened, and that was hurricane gloria. all in red, that's a hurricane warning. remember, we had remnants of fred that moved through just days ago, so all this ground is very, very saturated. also a tropical storm warning all the way down to the jersey shores. that's over to the eastern parts of long island. so here is the latest. this is at 5:00. the next advisory comes out at 8:00. 70-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving north/northeast at 12 miles per hour. things are going to change. it's going to move painfully slow as we go throughout time on sunday. that's going to create a lot of problems in terms of the rainfall. i put a lot of pause on here. it's going strengthen over the warm waters into a category 1

, generally 8 to 15 inches but we could see up to 20 inches, about 15 feet. >> meteorologist michelle grossmanmuch for that update. >> joining us now is dr. mark kline, physician in chief in new orleans. he's a pediatrician and an infectious disease specialist. thank you for being here. what is your hospital doing to prepare for a possible category four hurricane? and how devastating could these before hospitals struggling with covid patients? >> thanks for having me, jonathan. hospitals are stretched really thin. the staff is exhausted, the nurses and doctors and the respiratory therapists and social workers have been working overtime for a couple of months now with this delta surge of covid-19. our own hospital had its busiest month in 66 years in the history of the hospital, in july. in terms of the average daily census. the census in our critical care units and our emergency center. our emergency center visits were up 77% in july compared to june. so, people have worked as hard as they possibly can, and the last thing in the world that we need right now it's a category four storm impacting

sunday is going to be too late. >> michelle grossman, thank you so much. >>> another terror attack inabul is likely. that's the warning that president biden received from his national security team today just one day after a suicide bomber and isis-k gunman killed at least 13 u.s. troops and as many as 170 afghan civilians outside that airport >> the mission there being performed is dangerous and is now has come with a significant loss of american personnel and but it's a worthy mission, and we will complete the mission. >> with just four days left to evacuate, the pentagon is now warning of specific credible threats, but it's not giving any details. the white house says the mission to air lift americans and allies is now in its most dangerous phase. since yesterday, u.s. officials say they were able to evacuate more than 300 americans and that they're now in contact with roughly 500 more u.s. citizens who need to be evacuated the pentagon now clarifying that yesterday's terror attack at the kabul airports abbey gate abbe involved just one single suicide bomber, not the two they first

meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the storm for us. >> good to be here looks like it's going to be a category 4 storm this is on a day last year category 4 laura hit 16 years to the day of katrina on sunday let's talk about ida we're seeing it strengthening. we saw the first landfall today, the isle of youth, cuba's isle of youth, and we're going to see a second land falling on sundayn so right now we're seein 80 miles per hour winds, it's strong, it's going to continue to strengthen, as it gets into those really warm back waters of the gulf of mexico, so category 2 storm by tomorrow, and look at saturday afternoon, tomorrow afternoon, category 3 storm. it's in a really favorable environment. i mentioned those really warm deep waters. we're looking at low winds here, everything a hurricane needs to really get fueled. by 1:00, we're looking at a category 4 storm and unfortunately that's what we're expecting. un and the national hurricane is expecting. sunday late afternoon into the nighttime, we're going to see a landfall of 140 miles per hour winds. and then it's going to cro

joining us right now is nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman and nbc meteorologist janessa webb in long beach, new york. michelle, starting with you, the latest tracking we got a couple hours ago, we're looking at -- what are we looking at in terms of possible paths and strength? >> yeah, hi, good to see both of you. and we are looking at a very strong tropical storm right now. we anticipate it's become a category 1 storm later on today and we also anticipate it to make landfall on long island as a category 1 storm. that hasn't happened in 36 years. let's take a look at the warnings. they are quite literally warnings for today. it's the calm before the storm, so to speak, get everything prepared now for a hurricane, treat it like a tornado as well. we're going to see trees coming down with saturated ground. hurricane warnings in the red. montauk, new haven, islip. and all the way down to the jersey shore, point pleasant beach, be prepared as well too. this is the latest, this came out at 5:00. next advisory at 8:00 and then 11:00 and then 2:00 p.m. we'll see changes. right now it i

. >> meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking item for us. and nbc today show all roker is in new orleans. el, let's start with you. it was hard to believe 16 years ago today, that katrina hit. now we're hearing ida could be a storm of historic proportions. al what are you watching for? >> well, joe, we're basically watching and bracing for this system. michelle will get into the specifics of the track just from the national hurricane center. but it is probably going to be a little to the west of new orleans, which puts us on the nasty side of the storm. where here at lake pontchartrain. you can see the winds are blowing. we've had wind gusts of about 35 miles per hours. the sea is up. it's very rough. but we're going to be looking at, today we had some lightning out here as well. so, as the system gets closer and we get those outer bands starting to push in, we had some really heavy rain about 20 minutes ago. a lot of lightning. a lot of activity going on. and driving here from center city, the streets are deserted. people have heeded the wa

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michelle grossman, it's been pretty extraordinary satellite pictures that we've been able to see the ane ida. let's talk about first of all the speed. how quickly is it moving, michelle? >> it's moving at 15 miles per hour. and it's at 150 mile-per-hour winds. it is moving quickly. we're going to see that land falling earlier than we thought, probably within the next two to three hours. we're watching this very closely. you mentioned hours and minutes. we saw al's live shot. how quickly it's changing as we're watching him, you know, on every half hour. this is what looks like on satellite and raid ar. very strong storms along the florida panhandle. it's not just the ones. its not just the storm surge. it's not just the rainfall. we're looking at severe weather on the northeast quadrant. along the florida panhandle. we have a tornado warning. parts of mississippi all along the coast, you can see the darker colors here's on this radar. of that's indicating where the heavy rain is falling. so that's what we're seeing for the immediate future. then we're seeing that land fall within the n

. >> meteorologist michelle grossman has been following ida's path and sam brock is in louisiana preparing for the storm surge. how are things looking where you are and how are people preparing? >> lindsey good morning, joe good morning. it's calm, there's a slight breeze. we're expecting rain to fall here early this afternoon and the winds to pick up as well. lindsey, to your point about rapid intensification, that means 35 miles per hour or more increase in wind speeds over the course of 24 hours. 80 miles per hour to 145 miles per hour now is a 65 mile per hour increase over the time span which is roughly double the threshold for rapid intensification. the question right now, is ida going to run out of real estate before it actually reaches landfall or will we see another increase in wind speeds because at the moment 150 miles per hour is the record for the state of louisiana with hurricane laura, and as you mentioned back in the mid 1880s that is the historical precedent we're up against right now. the track if it wobbles east, that is what everyone is watching right now, because at th

it is a slow moving category 1 hurricane, and with us now is nbc news msnbc michelle grossman and what about the new projected path of the storm? >> hey, geoff. so good to see you again, and we are looking at long 48 hours, because the projected path is the eastern part of rhode island and into rhode island and connecticut and parts of new england, and looking at the satellite, because it is strengthening and moving to the north, and the satellite imagery is a indication of it going down and the millibars moving up. that including new haven and rhode island and so you can see that sort of category 1 as it is sort of moving very close to the eastern part of long island as category 1 storm. so up to speed of what is on the tropical storm henri. we have a tropical storm advisory at 2:00, and we have another one coming out at 5:00. you only need 70-mile-an-hour winds to be a category 1. that is the energy it needs for this engine to get going. sot some time later today and possibly saturday, a category 1 storm over the waters and cape hatteras, and norfolk, virginia, and you will see they

as henri spins its way on course for a collision course with new england, we want to get to michelle grossman who is following the track of the storm. let's talk through this thing. we are seeing the track of the storm obviously shifting, it seems making landfall over long island. what are we expecting at this time? >> hi there. so good to see you. you got it. that's the expected landfall. the first landfall over the eastern part of long island, and then a second landfall as a tropical storm over connecticut or rhode island. that path still needs to be nailed down but we are getting closer. it is pretty good expectation we will go over long island and then into connecticut. this is what it looks like on satellite. where you see the red colors those are the high clouds, the thunderstorms. it is not organized when you see it on satellite but still a category 1 storm. we are looking at winds of 75 miles per hour. it is going through really -- it is going through an area it that it likes so it has low shear, warm waters so we it expect to maintain category 1 status. it is moving north/northeast a

michelle grossman, thank you so much. i appreciate all of the details.lly necessary to share them with all of our viewers. want to let everyone know janessa webb, we will check in with her. she is on long beach, long island. we will see how things look with her in a little bit. >>> let's move to the breaking news from afghanistan. as nbc news is learning of a new threat from isis against the kabul airport. the u.s. embassy is warning americans not yet at the airport to hold off on trying to get there, in part at least because of the threat. we have a live report from the pentagon in a moment for you. president biden cancelled his planned trip to delaware after discussing the isis threat with his national security team. more details on evacuating thousands of americans and visa holders, also vulnerable afghans. meantime a spokesman for the taliban is telling nbc news they will not stop anyone wanting to leave afghanistan and they will provide security for evacuees wherever they are based. despite the chaotic situation on the ground, they have transported

. >> joining me now is msnbc meteorologist michelle grossman. , when do we expect hurricane ida to actually make landfall? >> so, we expect it in the next two to three hours. and, jonathan, we spoke on friday and that was a category 1 storm. now up to a category 4 storm. and let's take a look at satellite. i'll kind of walk you through the storm and what we expect from ida. we're talking about catastrophes, life-threatening storm surge, so many impacts with the storm. that's weather 7 if you can bring it up for me. it's going to be on weather 7 and you're looking at a satellite picture. okay, we're going to get that for you. jonathan, it's a category 4 storm. we're looking at winds of 150 miles per hour right now. it's a strong one. we're expecting winds of 155 miles per hour as it makes landfall, so right now here it is. look at this. you don't have to be a meteorologist to see that this is a really destructive storm. it's a strong one. it has that textbook core, that center where you see the red. those are the thunderstorms swirling around it.

meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking this potentially powerful storm. chelle, what should we expect heading into the weekend? >> hi there. we are looking at the potential for a category four storm at landfall. that is what we are expecting and it looks to be on track. we have about 30 hours before we see that landfall. as of the 11:00 advisory, winds are 80 miles per hour. it just emerged into the gulf of mexico, so it is starting to blossom from here. very wind warm waters, wind shear, those are things that hurricanes like to blossom. by 7:00 tomorrow a category three storm. sunday, 7 am, winds of 140 miles per hour and we do expect a landfall as a category four somewhere along the coast of louisiana, most likely south central or southeastern louisiana. then it is going to make landfall. we will see winds, still, sunday, 120 miles per hour. we could see 20 inches of rain in some spots. and look what happens monday to wednesday. it slows down drastically. and hurricanes are like a sponge, squeezing out the rain. so we will see a lot of rain falling, agai

. >> steve patterson live on scene, thank you let's turn to michelle grossman tracking the fire threatichelle, the wind, a huge problem here. >> yeah. hi there, shep y yes, it's the wind it's fuel for the fire it's low humidity. they're in extreme drought, excessive heat heat warning and heat wave after heat wave. we'll continue to see that this fire season is getting longer typically, it starts in july, ends in december now it's stretching to november, adding to the problem. we're in a red flag warning, redding all the way to osemite and reno we're seeing so low humidities, looking at zero percent in some of these timbers and wind gusts up to 35 miles an hour that are fanning these flames we are burning millions and millions of acres. we are burning downtowns this is a terrible situation that seems to be the norm. last year was a record-setting year it looks like we'll be on pace to that. we're in the third active fire season we still have a few months to go before we see the end of this. for the 2021 fire season, 1.7 million acres burn ed so far. as i mentioned, it's the third active

michelle grossman is tracking this storm. what should we expect heading into the weekend?looking at the potential for a category 4 on landfall. we have about 30 hours before landfall. winds at 80 miles per hour as of 11:00 p.m. it just emerged into the gulf of mexico. very warm waters, low wind shear. quickly becoming a category 2 storm, by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, category 3. sunday, 7:00 a.m., 140 miles per hour, and we expect a landfall somewhere along the coast of louisiana, most likely south central or southeastern louisiana. then it will make landfall. we'll see winds about 125 miles per hour sunday, and flooding and up to 20 inches of rain in some spots. monday to wednesday, slows down drastically. we'll see a lot of rain falling, could see 20 inches in some spots, again. warnings from lake charles, louisiana, over to the border of mississippi and alabama. where you see that red color, new orleans, baton rouge, morgan city, that's where we're seeing hurricane warnings. you want to evacuate if you've been told. tomorrow is your day to prepare, if not tonight. rain and flo

but first, let's get the latest on hurricane ida with meteorologist michelle grossman. >> hey there,expecting a category 4 storm. this is a terrible situation by itself. and with a pandemic, it's obviously even worse. so we're looking at category 1 storm now. as it makes landfall, we'll see a category 4 storm. this is ida, crossing over cuba now, we're looking at winds over 80 miles per hour. over the next 36 hours it will go over the waters of the gulf of mexico. it's so warm, they're so deep, that's really all it needs to blossom. so it will quickly become a category 2 storm. and then a category 4 storm early sunday morning. now, look what happens. we're mentioning new orleans. the coast of louisiana. we are expecting a landfall now of a category 4 storm with 140-mile-per-hour winds. it's not out of the realm of possibility to see this blossom that we category 5 storm. we'll see in the advisory that's coming out in 40 minutes. we'll watch over the next 36 hours. when you think of hurricanes, you think of water, of course. torrential downfall will fall on sunday, we'll see 20 inches

joining me now meteorologist michelle grossman who is, of course, tracking this storm. michelle, good day to you. very busy day. very concerning day. tell me how much more this storm could strengthen before making landfall. yesterday category 1 and we were speaking with you about that and then moves to category 4 in 24 hours. >> i know. hi, alex. i know, it exploded overnight. we saw it go from 80 miles per hour up to 150. we are really seeing it strengthen. it's in that perfect environment and swimming over waters of 90 degrees. some of the warmest waters on the planet. you don't need to be a meteorologist and look at this image and know it is a very dangerous storm and could pea catastrophic. look at that red coloring. the high clouds. the strong thunderstorms of ida also the well defined eye. this is a really crucial time in the next five to six hours before it makes landfall and now sort of a wait and see. as we look at satellite and radar. we're looking at radar and the darker colors are the heavier bands of rain and already starting to see the outer bands of rain.

allison barber is in new orleans, vaughn hilliard is in fair hope, alabama and also michelle grossman if i have to cut you off for the president. obviously power seems to be the biggest need down there. what are we hearing about when folks might get some electricity back? >> yeah, we got a pretty promising update. this is a charging station for many people. this is kind of the only option they have is hoping to find something like this. you think of the ripple effects if you don't have power, if if you don't have any battery on your phone. it's hard to find any sort of age shelter and food resources and we did just get this update. they say that power company say there is potentially two ways to get some power back on in parts of new orleans within 48 hours. one option, by creating their own grid in new orleans with power lines that they say still seem to be in decent shape. or hooking back up to the main grid that runs through the entire country. the company is saying it will take weeks to get power back in the hardest hit area. this could be a really positive potential way out for s

reporters covering, from the phones, sam brock, and from new orleans, ali velshi, and meteorologist michelle grossman. and ali, you are between new orleans and baton rouge, and that portion there, the rushing waters have turned into rivers. ongoing rescues, there and what is the status of the rescue mission right now? we have lost sam, so over to you, ali velshi. what is the scene in new orleans, and folks still without power? sorry, ali. >> well, geoff, the power is the big deal here. okay. >> ali, go ahead, and finish the thought. >> yeah, the issue here is the power, right. we have got, and we have managed not to flood new orleans which is a very, very big deal compared to hurricane katrina and we have structural damage around the city, and trees down and power lines down, and entergy is the major energy companied and they have had failure across eight of the transmission line, and so there is no power in new orleans at all, and the only power running here is with anybody who has a generator, and we are hearing though that they don't have to repair all eight immediately, because some of them were

our meteorologist michelle grossman and vanessa webb are watching for us. let's talk about the latest forecast track at this hour. what are you seeing? >> alex, good to see you. we're seeing changes since the last time we talked. we have an advisory coming out at 2:00. now it's a hurricane category 1 and that's what we expect as it enters into new england it will be downgraded back to a tropical storm. right now we're looking at flash flooding and strong winds and power outages. alerts are in place where you see the red, that's your hurricane warning and that really is the message to say get ready, today is the day. that's where the calm before the storm comes from. we're going to start seeing impacts as early as tonight when we're sleeping, into tomorrow. so here is the latest as of the 11:00 advisory. category 1 storm, 75 mile per hour winds, and i don't want you to get too caught up on the winds. it's either going to be a very strong tropical storm or a category 1 storm. either way we'll see the impacts. it's moving north-northeast at 14 miles per hour,