i'm going to go straight to pedram javaheri. pedram, hi.can tell us, what is happening on the ground? it's middle of the night. it's difficult to assess the damage, but emergency services are issuing a warning that is very ominous in one area. >> it is very ominous. it is across the highway 23 region there in northwestern areas of louisiana, and this is an area that's been very hard-hit the last couple of hours. the levee failure being reported in this region by local police officers that have been patrolling the region, kind of seeing the damage take place. we have additional reports as well from trained weather spotters that we're getting here at the cnn weather center saying multiple houses on fire across the northwestern region of plaquemines parish in an area that frankly also reports put that there are people on rooftops because of the flooding, the rising waters pushing into the homes, pushing into the cars. it speaks to the incredible nature of this storm system. of course power lines come down. you have fires taking place. the rain

pedram javaheri, a good point on the people without power too. that is just customers. thanks, pedram. we'll check in with you a bit later. cnn's darryl forges is live from the baon rouge, louisiana. tell us what you see, what's going on now. >> reporter: well, the conditions continue to deteriorate here in baton rouge, louisiana. but it's nothing compared to what we're seeing in new orleans as the storm continues to churn slowly but surely toward the north, losing storm as a category 2 storm but still some very scary wind speeds and heavy rain. we do now know, michael, that the osner health system in new orleans is evacuating some of their patients because of the issues with some of their buildings because of hurricane ida. we also know now that one person has died because of this hurricane in a parish in between baton rouge and new orleans. and also, get this, people have been calling 911 hoping that first responders would get to them but we all know the first responders are not responding, being dispatched to calls right now because the conditions are just not safe at

meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us now. , as if haiti doesn't have enough to deal with. what are you seeing with his approaching tropical depression? >> it's a storm system weakening rather quickly, that's the one piece of good news, but unfortunately, rosemary, it's doing so with the expense of interacting with the mountains of the island of hispaniola. of course we have a trio of systems to tell you about. tropical depression eight, troptle storm fred and tropical storm grace. very elevated terrain and of course we're heading into the peak season here so you expect to see activity pick up in intensity and see additional storms in the coming weeks. what this elevated terrain rises as high as 10,037 feet. it speaks to how rugged this landscape is. and often one that breaks systems down and allows weakened tropical systems to move west of this system. unfortunately given what's happened in the last few days this is the last thing you want to see in large part because of the mountains that lie in this region. we're watching fo

. >> let's bring in meteorologist pedram javaheri. let's look at the tropical storm. is it heading? >> 12, 13 kilometers per hour, it's still moving to the west, northwest. so it is still moving away from the water. we do expect a sharp right turn within the next several hours and gradually pulling off back towards the east. that's the concern. it's already rained here quite a bit in the past 24 hours. we know the month of july brought in the wettest month on record for new york state as well as the state of massachusetts. and a tropical depression by the name of fred moved across this region in the last week-and-a-half or so that made this area saturated. we have winds of 50, 60, 70 miles per hour, up around near hurricane force. it's not going to take much to bring trees down. that's why we saw 100,000 customers without power. rainfall amounts again exceeding 200 in a few spots there from brooklyn up towards cranberry, new jersey, there picking up 226 millimeters in just 24 hours. right now moveling away from the coast, but in the next few hours, makes a sharp right

. >> let's talk about all of this with pedram javaheri.appening now. >> still seeing periods of heavy rainfall, even in new york city, even in philadelphia at this hour. as the system essentially pushing on to the west, northwest, and gradually moving in that direction. we do expect it to make a sharp right turn and move off towards the east within the next 24 hours. but as you noted -- as brian noted in the previous story there, we were seeing winds close to hurricane force, strong enough after the historic rounds of rainfall to bring down plenty of foliage and plenty of trees across this region. we are still watching the flood watches that are prompted across this area, the flood warnings just outside of new york city as well. rainfall amounts exceeding 200 millimeters. keep in mind the month of july saw the wettest month ever observed in new york state and also the state of massachusetts. and recently we've had remnants of fred move across this region as well, a tropical system. a lot of rainfall already observed. this round of it on mo

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pedram javaheri is joining us now with the latest forecast. so what are you seeing? >> it is a shell of its former self, but it is really important to note the incredible amount of rainfall in store still. we expect to lose some of the tropical characteristics in the next couple days, but as you noted, some of these areas have seen as much as a foot of rainfall and of course much of the area is in the dark, at least a million customers. so generally 3 million to 4 million people across the region of alabama and louisiana and state of mississippi that are in the dark. you put this together, you look at the weather pattern currently in place with people without he place including new orleans and baton rouge as well, areas that will be excessively hot at least over the next 24 to 36 hours. the rainfall amounts also about as impressive as it gets with upwards of 12 inches, some estimates put as much as 18 inches down on the ground. and the concern moving forward is the amount of rainfall potentially in store not just across the south but as what is left of the system my

pedram javaheri, thank you so much. >>> there are brutal heatwaves fueling wildfires. the dixie fire has grown to half a million acres. it has already destroyed a,000 stru thousand structures and threatening more. a man in southern italy was killed while trying to save his animals from a wildfire. and temperatures are just shy of 49 degrees celsius or 120 fahrenheit. in al fgeria, there is three da of national mourning. and firefighters on the island of evia are slowly gaining control. jomana karedsheh is standing by but let's go to eleni giokos in greece. is the situation finally improving there? >> reporter: yeah, so what we're seeing right now is the continuous monitoring of the possibility of rekindling of fires which we had seen over the past day. it is still defined as an active front. you have planes flying monitoring what is going on in northern evia. but i want to show you a building that has been burned down, and in fact maybe homes have been impacted. i'll take you through to what was an english school and you will see the devastation. and some people lost t

. >>> and for more on the tropical storm grace, let's bring in pedram javaheri.t is ahead for haiti with this tropical storm as search and rescue operations continue in the wake of the quake? >> one more very soggy day here through tuesday. i do expect the rainfall to begin to taper off later on this afternoon and this evening and really the heaviest rains will begin to move out of here within the next say six or so hours. but it has been an incredible night of thunderstorms, gusty winds and as much as a 250 to 300 millimeters that have come down across western haiti and that is the concern when you look at this landscape, you know how mountainous this region is and the deforestation levels here among the highest in the world. of the 50 highest peaks, 42 are considered almost entirely stripped of their vegetation and about 1% of the primary forest remains in place. so speaks to the incredible amount of damage that has been done across the resources in this region. and we know vegetation can absorb and deflect as much as 70% of rainwater that comes down. it is abs

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so for more, we are joined by meteorologist pedram javaheri. dram, what are the conditions looking like right now, and what's it's going to take to contain these fires? >> my goodness, rosemary, i'm here to tell you things are about to change and for the worse across parts of the western united states. the latest models here suggesting a tremendous heat wave. we've kind of seen this over the last several days as it develops, and now it looks almost certain that we're going to see another historic heat wave across portions of the western united states. upwards of 108 large active fires across 15 u.s. states. this is all in the backdrop of this heat wave developing and the national weather service taking this very seriously across washington state, where nearly the entirety of the state underneath excessive heat watches. work your way into oregon, excessive heat warnings. portions of northern california dealing with the warnings and watches in place, and high pressure beginning to build, will peak between wednesday and start around the western uni

pedram javaheri is tracking ida for us. good evening, sir. thank you so much. what's the latest?ar storm coming in at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. puts it about 100 miles northeast of jackson. so right around, say, tupelo, mississippi. that's where the center of the storm is. unfortunately, impacts far from over because we know the amount of rainfall forecast even as far away as the northeast. pretty impressive. maybe upwards of a foot of rainfall possible into portions of pennsylvania and notice, as much as 18-plus inches has come down in and around areas of new orleans, mandeville. leading up to this particular storm making landfall, so the soil already fully saturated. so any additional rainfall leads to surface flooding. that's why we have seen so much flooding reports. and the concern is, again, as the system migrates toward the north and east, remember those pink contours we saw down in louisiana showing 10 to 12 inches? they are here across portions of pennsylvania. the concern there is when you look at rainfalls and the expansive nature of this, don, 1,200 mile coverage betwe

pedram javaheri is live for us. what should very expect for the rest of the week?nfall here especially from areas across the south all the way to the northeast before this system finally rains itself out. you will notice this is not very impressive on satellites. it has been over land about 12 or so hours and it is crossing out of alabama into georgia. and widespread flood watches in place, even tornado watches at this hour because of the system spinning into the region. so from macon into metro atlanta, we have flood watches in place and continues into the appalachian mountains and eventually even into western virginia. but this is exactly what we're looking at for rainfall amounts, radar estimated coming in here, as much as 4 to 6 inches, some pockets crossing up into 8 inches. but notice the tornado watch remains in place including metro atlanta through at least 1:00 p.m. here before conditions are expected to gradually improve. here is what is left of fred. notice scattered storms across the northeast and once the system eventually arrives here within the next

pedram javaheri is following the latest doefevelopments, but fir arwa damon is on the fire lines in southern turkey . >> reporter: that is the 7th pass that that helicopter has done over this one area. and it was a new tiny little fire starting point that quickly engulfed the side here. and these firefighters, these volunteers, they are so exhausted and getting understandably so emotional. >> yesterday it was amazing, we were kind of in the middle of a vortex. that was amazing. like i almost called my mom and said okay, mom, thanks. yesterday was amazing. >> reporter: and today you've been fighting but it keeps like popping up? >> it takes more time to do anything. and we just start all over. >> reporter: how has today been? >> today? worse. because the fire is spreading to the direction of a city. >> reporter: so different points now. >> yeah. small but it is getting bigger. >> reporter: you're quite emotional. >> come on, look at it. look at it. >> reporter: this fire has been moving so quickly and they are trying to get some of the water trucks to move further down. this is devastating. a

pedram javaheri is tracking the storm. >> good morning, rosemary. yes, we do have tropical storm fred and this is a storm system that forms in latter portions of the month of august. a little ahead of schedule here, but we have a 40-mile-per-hour storm gusting upwards of 50 miles per hour just south of puerto rico, precisely where we have hurricane warnings this place at this hour and that stretches along the virgin islands and back toward the west there across portions of the dominican republic. this is a storm system that is projected to move directly across these islands, and eventually reemerge around portions of the caribbean and potentially the gulf of mexico. all of these areas, 82 degrees fahrenheit. and so plenty of warmth in the waters to siupport a system. but when you take a look at the track, a lot of land interaction is expected to keep the storm at bay. notice the cone of uncertainty does stretch over portions of water and also land. so if it favors more of the water, it could be a stronger storm. if it favors more of the land, especi

here is pedram javaheri. >> all eyes across the island of hispaniola as it is a weakening shell of itselfay where it was a tropical storm and because of the elevated tur rain across this region, as high as 10,000 feet, breaking the system apart. but when you look at the models, pretty good consensus that over the next 24, 48 hours it parallels the northern coast of cuba, but once you get to saturday and sunday, a little bit of disparity between where it ends up. some saying that it will hug the west coast of florida, others pushing it back closer toward the eastern gulf of mexico. so we'll follow it carefully. and winds will be light, about w 40 to 50 miles per hour. and depending on how much land interaction and the wind shear also breaking it apart, so at this point it looks to be a tropical storm, not a hurricane. that of course can change, but regardless, look at the rain amounts across parts of florida, as mucchmuch as 5 or 8 inches w isolated totals up to 10 inches for the state of florida. >>> and let's get a check on cnn business this thursday morning. looking at markets, asian sh

pedram javaheri has the details. >> good morning, rosemary. yes, we're watching parts of three storms here. what is left of what was once tropical storm fred, fred really left a mess across the southern united states. look at portions of the panhandle into northern georgia, into the carolinas, that is widespread coverage of 3 to 4 inches of rainfall that came down in the past 24 hours. and we do have flood alerts extending into the northeast and we think the storm will eventually rain itself out across this region with another round of 3 to 4 inches. so essential will i wly what pl in the south will play out in the northeast the next 36 hours. tropical storm grace still there, very slow moving exiting out of jamaica into portions of the day cayman islands. potential another landfall over cozumel, restrengthen back up to a category 1 making another landfall into northern mexico. so watch this over the next several days with multiple impact points before it is all said and done. widespread coverage of the u.s., we've talked about the excessive h

pedram javaheri has the latest. >> good morning. this has been an incredible run here for fire weather activity across the state of california. you look at the state in particular year to date comparison, 1.5 million acres of land have been consumed so far in 2021 across the state of california. that is about 50% more than where we were this time last year, three times more than where we should be for this time of year in general. so incredible run again of fire weather activity. you noted nine large active fires, 13 in total now dotting the state. and the cardor among the largest with 114,000 acres of land consumed. notice the containment right around 9%. but the concern is not just for california but the steering environment in the atmosphere, we're getting quite a bit of smoke and haze and a lot of poor air quality observations seeing over the area. reno, they are in the very unhealthy category. boise all the way into billings, you will be feeling the impacts of what is happening downstream into northern california and unfortunat

pedram javaheri is tracking it all for us. >> good morning, rosemary.a story a lot of people looking at carefully and you notice across portions of the gulf into the western atlantic, areas around bermuda, a trio of tropical systems to tell you about. grace in particular, one that we're watching because of course impacts across haiti and the island of hispaniola, this is a system that had begun breaking apart a little bit, down to a tropical depression, and a lot of it has to do with interaction across a very rugged terrain in this region. mountains here rise to as high as 10,100 feet, higher than 37 u.s. states. so it often breaks systems apart. but unfortunately, at the expense of haiti and dominican republic and with it, as much as 4 to 6 inches of rainfall widespread. and a tremendous amount of deforestation in this region. so a lot of this will lead to flash flooding, potentially additional landslides. we know the search and rescue operations won't be helped with this storm. but look at the model consensus moving forward. we expect the system to qu

pedram javaheri has more. >> good morning, rosemary. a lot to tell you about when it comes to the heat and fire situation across the western united states as a massive dome of high pressure builds with the backdrop of some 108 large active wildfires across 15 states. heat warnings and watches, just about any criteria of hot weather that you could throw at it, the national weather service has put in place. and this ridge of high pressure is impressive yet again and recall six weeks ago, we had a massive dome of high pressure, temps soared into the one teens. in seattle, tit should be 79 ths time of year and they will be aiming for 100 thursday and friday. and portland, aiming for 107 where 84 is average. and a model suggests if it wasn't for the amount of smoke in the atmosphere, the temperatures would be even greater. this speaks to the state of climate right now when it comes to the irony involved in the wildfire coverage here such as the dixie fire where 2 1/2 times greater than the size of new york city, that is the amount of land co

let's get the forecast from pedram javaheri.xt 24 to 48 hours? >> we're looking at temperatures close to 103, 104 degrees, that is what it will feel like in and around nouew orleans. and that is incredible heat if you have air conditioning. but if you take air conditioning out, you are talking about dangerous and oppressive temperatures in place. the storm system about 350 miles authority of where it made landfall crossing into tennessee. but even on the southern fringe of it, thunderstorms are beginning to develop. the last couple frames of that satellite, the red contours over portions of new orleans, that is where we're seeing some additional storms on top of the 12 plus inches that have come down across southern louisiana. an incredible amount of rainfall, over a million plus customers still without power. and heat index values that will reach 103 to 104 degrees. and the system has plenty of moisture left in place. and in fact how about this, upwards of 1200 mile stretch of land from louisiana into cape cod where we have flo

meteorologist pedram javaheri is tracking ida for us. good evening, sir. thank you so much.>> don, the latest coming in from the national hurricane center putting the final advisory on this particular storm coming in at 11:00 p.m. eastern time puts it about 100 miles northeast of jackson, right around tupelo, mississippi. that's where the center of the storm is. unfortunately the impacts far from over. we know the amount of rainfall forecast even as far away as the northeast pretty impressive. maybe upwards of a foot of rainfall possible into portions of pennsylvania. as much as 18 plus inches has come down in and around new orleans. much of new orleans experiencing its wettest year on record leading town this particular storm making landfall. so the soil already fully saturated. so any additional rainfall leads to surface flooding. that's why we've seen so much flooding reports across portions of louisiana. the concern as the system migrates, they're right here across portions of season even into areas of metro northeast. the concern there is when you look at rainfall in so

meteorologist pedram javaheri joins me now. what are you seeing in terms of when it's going to hit?a tropical system by the name of grace. we have of course fred approaching the southeastern united states, another system well out there across the western atlantic near bermuda. i want to show you what's happening with grace because at this point, the storm that was a tropical storm has weakened to a tropical depression. you can thank the tremendous amount of mountain coverage across this region from africa on into the island of hispaniola, mountains across the island there rise to as high as 10,000 feet. you look at some 37 states across the u.s. mountains do not rise as high as you'll find here across portions of haiti and the dominican republic. so again speaks to the rugged nature of this landscape, but that also plays a role in weakening tropical systems. unfortunately, this go-around, that's the last thing we want to see because that means the tremendous amount of rainfall is coming down across the island as the system moves overhead and the models do bring it directly over this