in the charlotte area, the national weather service will a confirmed tornado. mike: this picture was taken in union county, north carolina. crews will determine the size and strength of that tornado today. aly: people across the nation are cleaning up after this same system swept through areas like this in texas. at least 11 people were killed and dozens more injured in multiple tornadoes over the weekend. the national weather service says tornadoes in the dallas area destroyed more than 1600 structures. airport officials say more than 2100 flights were canceled yesterday. mike: missouri is under a state of emergency after officials closed about 400 roads statewide due to flooding there. the high waters have killed at least six people in the middle of the state. officials say more than a dozen homes are underwater in one part of the state. of life look from wisconsin, -- a live look from wisconsin where from the weight of snow and ice. it trapped two cars beneath it, but no one was injured. aly: the rain back, causing problems for guyton road east of i-85 in and

the city of chicago. severe weather continues to plague parts of the south. the national weather service will be in union county, north carolina looking at damage caused by a possible tornado. a motorist snapped a picture of a funnel cloud in that area. a hunter says he was in the woods near monroe yesterday when the skies got dark, and the wind started howling. "by the time i got through probably 300 feet of woods and up the hill it was on top of us, swimming pool came at me. i made sure my dad was out of the way swimming pool came at me, i ran away from it that was it." several homes and vehicles were damaged in the storm, but thankfully there were no injuries reported. high flood waters along a road claimed the lives of 2 people in georgia yesterday. rescue crews found the body of a 64-year old who's vehicle was overtaken by the flooding. he had been missing since sunday. investigators believe another man also drowned in a boating accident in that same area. the gordon county sheriff became very emotional saying search crews tried everything they could to save the victims. "you know y

advisory has been issued from the national weather service until noon today. temperatures this afternoon will top out in the middle 50s, but will continue to rise through the evening and overnight. rain chances will arrive tonight and continue through sunday, you may even hear a rumble of thunder or two. expected rain totals are around 1 to 3 inches, locally higher amounts are possible. thanks britley. warmer temperatures aren't sitting too well with directors at sundown n untain resort in dubuque. neither sundown mountain in dubuque nor chestnut mountain resort in galena, illinois are open yet for the ski and snowboard season. in order for crews to make degrees or lower. they've been able to do that a few times, but not enough to create and keep a base layer of snow. "the snow that you see is almost entirely artificial. we obviously got the 12 inches of snow, but that natural snow is long gone. " the last time sundown opened past today's date was back in 2001. and in 191974, the resort didn't open until february 1st. however, the warmer weather is allowing fo

the national weather service is headed there tomorrow to assess the damage and the size of the tornado. the national weather service says they will wait until the morning to determine how much damage in mcdowell county. the tornado threat has come to an end across the area. now it is about the flood threat. yellows and oranges mean torrential rain, very heavy right now. it is moving into greenville county. northern greenville county getting a deluge of rain. towards spartanburg, about to see the rain. let's put a track on this. it is moving through travelers rest towards greenville. spartanburg, gaffney, union, shortly thereafter. transylvania county seeing the heaviest rain. the reds indicate rainfall rates of about two inches per hour. henderson county seeing heavy rainfall. flash flood warning, this area has seen most of the rain so far, jackson county, graham county, oconee county, and raybun county. towards anderson county, on 178 near i-85, a ton of rainfall. this red, two inch rainfall rates per hour. that is into williamston. we have already seen quite a bit of rain. not too mu

also areas the national weather service has issued hard freeze warnings and winter weather advisories. .................. the next three days... tomorrow cold and mostly sunny with increasing clouds asthis fast moving storm approaches. overnight lows above freezing for the next few days. all highs still below normal. mild weather sets up before our new years eve celebrations. i'll have the full forecast coming up. ((sharie johnson)) > two men are dead... after their car jumped a sidewalk and smashed into some street lights. it happened around 11:20 last night... on charleston at mohawk street. according to metro... the car was speeding when the driver lost control.. and hit two light poles. medical responders pronounced year-old passenger dead on scene. we're waiting for the coroner to release their identities. this wreck brings the number of traffic related deaths in year. /// ((sharie johnson)) > we've learned the name of the man... who police say was shot to death at the plaza hotel... by his wife. the coroner says 48-year-old david cordova of north las vegas chest. his wife... mar

a dense fog advisory has been issued from the national weather service until noon today. temperatures this afternoon will top out in the middle 50s, but will continue to rise through the evening and overnight. rain chances will arrive tonight and continue through sunday, you may even hear a umble of thunder or two. expected rain totals are around 1 to 3 inches, locally higher amounts are possible. don't hang up your tackle boxes there's still lots of time to get out their and catch a whopper. it's time for another edition of big ol' fish, with tv-9's john campbell. check out the huge flathead quinton taylor landed in the iowa river with the help of his father zac. madelyn brown found the honey hole at dells lake. way to go buddy ro. isaac marquardt of dubuque hit the jackpot with this 10 pound mississippi river northern. this is one, very larege sheephead. julie valley nailed the 18 pounder near north buena vista. sadie strowmatt also finding some action on that private pond. talk about zeb wessels caught and released this chunker in a palo farm pond. we go to oake erie f

up...the national weather service now says two tornadoes tohed down near the quad cities. cities.they were part of that same system that moved through the corridor wednesday.one of the twisters was rated an e-f- one with winds of about 100 miles per hour.again, nobody was hurt, but some small buildings were damaged. the death toll has risen after strong storms and tornadoes slammed parts of the south. south.at least 11 people are dead from storms in arkansas, mississippi, and tennessee.at least 14 twisters hit mississippi wednesday, but most of the damage was done by just one.hundreds of just one. hundreds of families in the region are now with out homes. in effect for several states. more rain is expected today for much of the south, including georgia and alabama who are dealing with flooding. new this morning... morning...at least two tornadoes were also reported yesterday in central and northern california.one tornado did touch down near the sacramento area and traveled an estimated eight miles.right now - the national weather service is assessing damage from another po

the national weather service says the ef4 tornado brought over 200 mile-per-hour winds and destroyed more than 600 structures. in the dallas area, the national weather service says more than 1600 structures were damaged by at least nine tornadoes. allyson: at least six people are dead due to high flood waters in mid-missouri. firefighters rescued residents by boat monday. in pulaski county police confirm those six people died when their vehicles were swept away by the rushing flood waters. missouri governor jay nixon declared a state of emergency after officials closed about 400 roads statewide. mike: the rain in our area caused more problems for guyton road east of i-85 in anderson county. for people living there it's the third issue in just 3 months. you can see the latest damage in the first time a sinkhole opened up in late october. last week a water main break. and now people living there say the road completely collapsed on christmas morning. the anderson county roads and bridges manager says the issues have stemmed from excessive rain. he estimates a fix will cost more than $23

the national weather service out of sacramento issuing this. this is areas right along cast t l l peak at i-80. there you go. i-80. no advisories in place but you will need the chains or the snow tires if you are heading up early this morning. giveling you a look here after the rain and snow, that continues through the sacramento valley and now into the sierra. temperature is going to continue for the next few hours, at least for the first part of the day. we'll scoop in a little bit closer here. take a look at 50 and 80. dry at the moment at least here on the radar, but more to come before it is all said and done. and we have some light rain/snow mix all the way down to about a thousand feet. the sanreas. here at home over the mount diablo range, we are picking up on a rain/snow mix. and in the overnight hours reported precious snow as well. how about the rain along the freeways this morning. i-80. i should actually say. highway 101. 580. 680 and 880 from the east bay down in the south bay is where we are seeing that rain continue to fall. morg

meanwhile, the national weather service is now confirming that tornadoes touched down in califorina this week. this is cell phone video take in northern california near the fofoom area. the national weather service says the tornado was an e-f 1 and produced wind speeds up to 80 and 90 miles per hour. folks ere are so dealing with a large brush fire that homes. the fire - which shut down parts of the heavily used 101 freeway and a portion of the started christmas night.600 firefighters are battling the massive blaze.right now, crews don't know the cause of the fire.officials say 60 percent of the fire is contained, and expect it will take several under control. in the race for the white house... house...several presidential hopefuls will be in eastern iowa next week. week.on monday - new jersey governor chris christie will make a couple stops.the first will be in dubuque for a town hall at noon before ending his day in davenport.on tuesday - the republican will be in the corridor.christie will visit the hamburg inn down in iowa city and the field-house in cedar rapids.right now - christie

the national weather service says it could crest over 12 feet... officials don't know yet how long the trails will need to remain closed. the weather is also putting a damper on a holiday staple... the "jolly holiday lights" show had to be shut down for the rest of the season when rain caused a transformer to go out. des moines' water works park has hosted the lights show for the past 20 years... it raises money for iowa's make a wish organization. it's typically open through new year's day. police are looking for the man they say fired shots inside a fort dodge bar. it happened at the dodger tap on north 12th street around 2 yesterday morning. police say a panic alarm went off at the bar after a fight and then gunshots rang out. no one was injured. police believe they know who fired the shots. foy. they consider him armed and dangerous. anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call crimestoppers at the number on your screen. fort dodge police are also investigating why a man was found dead in the grass between two homes. someone calle

over thnext fewa the national weather service issued a river flood advisory in columbia for the congaree river. last night the congaree river level was at nearly fifteen feet just a few feet away from flood stage. the river is under close watch until friday and the national weather service believes it will be between 10 and 15 feet through the end of the week. the weather so far today.. has been warm with a few sightings of the sun. 24 7 meteorologist "jason nappi" is here to tell us what a whole lot of brand new hoverboards were delivered by santa for christmas...and it appears we've had the first house fire started by one. investigators with the mauldin fire department confirm to 7news... that one started a fire while charging at a home on windrush lane. the battery apparently exploded... it landed 15 feet away ... the hoverboard landed 25 feet away. there was minimal damagege and no one was hurt. developing news tonight. a shooting tonight out of taylors ... a 7 news crew is on scene...at mountain trace townhomes...on buttercup way. and we've confirmed that a woman was shot in the leg

. >>> well, the national weather service issued a river flood advisory in columbia. the river level was a at nearly 15 feet just a few feet away from the 19 feet flood stage. it is understood close watch until friday and the national weather service believes it will be between ten and 15 feet through the end of the week. the river flooded just last week from heavy rainfall and the flood advisory is effective until this evening. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast. >>> i might add that there is now a flood watch which will go into effect late tonight and will continue through tomorrow night in case we see some additional heavy rain. this is a time lapse of our radar over the last three hours of you can see how the showers have been moving fairly rapidly at about 35 miles per hour. from this has been light, and we only have a few showers right now to the south of the columbia area that are moving through. this is what we've seen during the day. a lost cloudiness in place. there has been a little bit more sunshine off to our west, some breaks in the clouds as so

the national weather service says residents should brace for historic river flooding through early next week.across the nation's mid- section, there have been an estimated 49 weather-related deaths.11 of those were in the dallas, texas, area where residents are still trying to recover from a spate of deadly tornadoes and displaced families are trying to find shelter in the lingering freezing temperatures.the storm is now dumping snow and ice in the northeast.--stacey on camera--much of vermont and new hampshire is getting up to half a foot of snow, with maine expected to get as much as 14 inches. 3 3 stacey, how much of this can weather pattern? 3 3 3 a chicago police officer who shot a teenager 16 times pleads not guilty to murder charges. jason van dyke appeared in court yesterday. he is charged with six counts of murder for the shooting of laquan mcdonald. it took months for the city to release squad car video of the incident. van dyke is no longer being paid and has been posting bond. 3 3 today the so called "affluenza teen" and his mother are expected back in america. we are gettin

. >>> and the national weather service issued a river flood advisory in columbia for the congaree. last night the congaree river level was 15 feet, a few feet away from the 19-foot flood stage. the national weather service believes between 10 and 15 feet through the end of the week. the river flooded last week from heavy rainfall. the river flood advisory is effective until this evening. >>> meanwhile that boil water about for west columbia has been postponed. the city tells news 19 that now saturday, starting at 9 a.m. and going all the way to 8 p.m, some residentings will be impacted by this. the city says it's to complete the relocation project. people in the affected areas are advised to boil the water for one minute before drinking it. if you want to find out if you're address is affected by this. go to our website and click on this story. >>> well, the families around midlands will be getting much needed help from the floods. hundreds of volunteers have come together to get homeowners back on their feet following october. home repairs from mold removal to gutting are taking pl

weather, it's fantastic. i haven't taken the shorts off the whole time i've been here." brian webb/new york) "the national weather service says this is the warmest christmas on record in new york city. the record was also shattered on christmas eve-the high was than the temperature on the 4th of july." records were also hit in the south and up and down the east coast. "ho ho ho" santa got in a round of golf near bangor, maine on christmas eve. (santa-) "it's a lot harder here in maine. i'm used to playing on the hard grounds up in the north pole." nats cheering for santa on skis he also went water skiing with his reindeer in alexandria, virginia. "this is fantastic. we'll take every beautiful day like this." but the warm temperatures combined with heavy rain are starting to bug people in palm beach county, florida where mosquitos are becoming a nuisance-- long after summer came to a close. brian webb for cbs news. > ((paula francis)) the weather is expected to cool down next week- with temperatures in new york dropping into the forties. /// toss to weather ((paula francis)) > we got snow on the ground here in las vegas e

the national weather service says it could crest over 12 feet... officials don't know yet how long the trails will need to remain closed. the weather is also putting a damper on a holiday staple... the "jolly holiday lights" show had to be shut down for the rest of the season des moines' water works park has hosted the event for the past 20 years.. but when rain started to fall, crews had no choice but to pull the plug completely. 4:19:20 "obviously, rain and electricity don't mix, so it has produced a little bit of a challenge for us. we did have to unfortunately have to close last night, going out. because obviously, without electricity, it's hard to have lights on." - chris voggesser - president & ceo, make-a-wish iowa the light show raises money for iowa's make a wish organization. motorists going through the light display normally donate through new year's day if you'd like to help make up for the lost donations, you can donate online at iowa-dot-wish-dot-org. a highly anticipated day for parents in waukee has arrived... today they'll learn whe

that's according to the "national weather service." three forks residents were among the many in its path... they're just hoping for time to recover... after the storm destroyed their fire department... it's gonna devastate it. i mean, we don't have, we run ems and fire both, and we don't have anything. we've got this tanker and one pumper. so we dug it out with a backhoe just in case the storm also forced numerous flight cancellations and delays throughout the country... but at last check, everything is running on schedule at the "des moines international airport." if you're not flying the friendly skies... maybe you're hitting the roads... it's kind of heavy.. i'm from leon, iowa and there's not a whole lot of traffic down there. we got one stop light we have beautiful weather yesterday and today it's making up for it . more than 90 million americans plan to travel by vehicle for the holidays. and iowa officers are working hard to keep them safe on the state's roads. officials say there have been there hundred ten deaths so far... the

the national weather service says it may have been on the ground for 150 miles. "rolled right over me. uprooted trees, cut trees in half. and i don't know why i'm still standing here talking to you." "your heart just sinks. it makes you feel terrible. and you know, you just want to run and best you can." this is the year's deadliest tornado outbreak. it doubles the year's total number of deaths in the country to twenty. and the storms triggering flight delays in parts of the u-s. there were major delays at atlanta's hartsfield- jackson international airport. the average wait time -- around two and a half hours. delta was the most affected carrier. a third of its flights nationwide were delayed. in the northeast part of the country -- it's feeling more like spring. the temperatures reaching the sixties and seventies in cities like new york and washington. many are trading gloves and scarves for shortsleeves. the weather is causing trouble for outdoor ice skating rinks -- creating puddles on top because it's hard to keep frozen. this is the warmest december fourth

your forecast there are no weather advisories for las vegas , but all of southern envada will be up to 50mph off and on through the coming weekend. and the national weather service has posted a high wind watch for the lake mead area starting saturday morning and running through sunday morning. the days of highs well-above the mercury will only reach the mid- to-upper 40s for the next few days, climbing back to the low 50s by the last day of the year. we need to mention that oh-so-slight chance for a few sleigh ride over our area. no expected. employees of a local restaurant christmas cheer today for those in need. natasha williams - owner of "jalisco cantina" - has been celebrating her birthday the same way for the last it started with friends volunteering - but this year she is partnering with the salvation army to serve a christmas eve community meal. they prepared five-hundred burritos that were served at the salvation army's lied dining facility. "even if it's just your time, whatever it is that you have, it's just really important to give back to the community and there are so many people in need all year long. that's kind of our philosophy in doing this."

the national weather service says it could crest up to 10 point 5 feet. when the flood water recedes the city will reopen the trail. we've had so much rain so fast...that it's flooded out a popular des moines holiday tradition... channel 13's reid chandler shows us how the rain's meant lights out for a big metro fundraiser. very different weather day from what we normally expect in mid-december." - bill stowe - des moines water works in the midst of december, iowans are preparing for a wet christmas, rather than a white one. 4:19:20 "obviously, rain and electricity don't mix, so it has produced a little bit of a challenge for us. we did have to unfortunately have to close last night, due to that and a transformer going out. because obviously, without electricity, it's hard to have lights on." - chris voggesser - president & ceo, make-a-wish iowa chris voggesser with "make-a-wish iowa" is working around the wet weekend. make-a-wish hosts the "jolly holiday lights" show in water works park every year as a fundraiser. but heavy amounts of rain, with the risk

today, the national weather service said an ef-4 tore through garland, with howling

the national weather service is calling for an additional 5 to 9 inches throughout the day. snow levels are down to about 4,000 feet and calls for at least two more rounds of snow heading into christmas day. >> this is the opposite of last year. >> last year we had one good day of skiing. year before, nothing. this is fantastic, it's great. >> if you plan on heading up, bring your chains because they're required on i-80 and highway 50. and download our ktvu weather app to see the radar and get warning for your location. >>> this week state water regulators are expected to propose changes to the current mandate that requires everyone to reduce their water usage because targets they set in place will expire in february. the public will have about two weeks to comment and then a formal proposal is expected in january. the governor extended the executive order giving regulators the authority to enforce conservation measures through october 2016 if california still faces a drought next month. >>> four people with recovering after someone opened fire outside a san leandro nightclu

that's according to the "national weather service." three forks residents were among the many in its path... they're just hoping for time to recover... after the storm destroyed their fire department... it's gonna devastate it. i mean, we don't have, we run ems and fire both, and we don't have anything. we've got this tanker and one pumper. so we dug it out with a backhoe just in case we have a fire. the storm also forced numerous flight cancellations and delays throughout the country... but at last check, everything is running on schedule at the "des moines international airport." officers are working overtime to keep the metro's drivers safe this holiday season... that's because this year is one of the least deadly on iowa roads... and they want to keep it that way. there have been three hundred ten deaths so far... the lowest since 20-10. and authorities hope they can make it to 20-16 without safe holiday for everybody. like i say, look ahead to where you're going, slow down, wear your seat belt, watch for distracted driving and if y

the long term weather picture is still warm! here's an outlook published just today by the national weather service showing a forecast for above-normal temperatures to western united states in january, february, and march. the stormcast hd shows a very quiet weather pattern. high pressure sliding through friday night will reinforce that quiet weather. your forecast for tonight is for a cool low of 14 under mostly clear skies. tomorrow, expect mostly sunny skies and a high of 28. the 7-day forecast shows a weekend (fred) you bet. tim: the long wait for fans is over the seventh installment of the star wars franchise is set to hit theaters tonight, fans in santa clarita california were geared up in their best star wars costumes waiting for their chance to see the movie. and they weren't the only ones who got their tickets in advance. the new "star wars" is already setting records. movie ticketing website fandango says pre-sales for "star wars" the force awakens" broke the record for most tickets sold in site history. hundred theaters nationwide, with the first showings scheduled for seven p-m box office analysts predict the movie could

the typical weather at this time in december. marcus mcintosh is outside. when we get snow in time to have a white christmas? we went to the national weather service to get an answer. what a difference 20 degrees makes. it without much colder we would be talking about snow rather than rain. alan curtis, a meteorologist with the national weather service, said it is not typical to be able to play a round of golf in central iowa in december. >> for the most part we are in a prettily dish pretty typical el nio pattern. mark: with less than two weeks to christmas, many are hoping that pattern will break and we will see a white christmas. the other half of the time our if you are hoping for snow, you will most likely be disappointed. you will see a lot of concrete and grass. >> the likelihood is not good for snow in the metro. it will be too warm. it could be a gloomy and rainy christmas. mark: they're forecast is typically up to seven days out. anything further out is not going to be as accurate as they would like it to be. flooding from the rivers edge and street flooding. anchor: right now the greenbelt walnut creek reached six inches. it is likely t

the north texas the national weather service has nine tornadoes killed 11 people. garland as the tornado carved a path of destruction measuring two square miles. >> all of a sudden i was like a train went over the top of a syndicate your thing going into the roof. it was like pieces of wood and everything just came through when you could fear the house shake and shimmy. jo: more wild weather in texas. blizzard conditions closing major highways there. interstate 40 in texas has been shut down. officials in oklahoma state 60,000 homes and businesses have now lost power. an ice storm warning for the central part of this date. nicole: the front-runner battle between donald trump and hillary clinton continues to boil over. this weekend, trump attempted to turn the criticism of him of having sexism back on her husband is the former president of the campaign trail on her behalf. trump tweeted that it is bill clinton was a penchant or sexism referring to the clinton white house kindle. >> sexism was exactly her word. i thought it was fine. i think that bill clinton turned

use the report it feature to send news tips and track the >>> the national weather service has issued a river flood advisory in columbia. this is the congery river. last night it was 15 feet which is 4 feet away from 19 feet which is flood stage. the national weather service thinks it will be between 10 and 15 feet through the end of this week. >> this was the scene a couple of months ago when crews try to slow down the national guard using helicopters to drop sand bags into the water. >>> the midwest gethit hard with record breaking flooding as well. water nearly covering--look at this. >> wow. >> yeah there's mcdonalds. a quick trip in st. charles county. a lot of hosodup to their roof tops. it's caused more tha dozen deaths in the state of missouri. authorities call for a manditory evacuati the small town of west alton, missouri where a river spilled over a levy, there it is. >> what a head ache for people traveling. winwhcausing problems for travelers in the northeast specifically today. it's the first significant winter storm that has issues. even places not impdby this winter we

>> right now, we're looking at that fog across the area issued by the national weather service. a look at the radar first, not much at all. back to the west we're looking at lightning making its way to morgan county, west virginia. all in all we are dry and very very wet in the atmosphere and why we have that fog. here's the rain to the south. it's trying to make its way here and will move overnight to the morning commute. and for all the counties you see in northern virginia an parts of maryland as well. we are seeing that fog, very dense, less than a quarter mile in some areas, especially dallas airport. 5:00 to 8:00 a.m., 53 degrees, give yourself a lot of extra time. full forecast coming up. >>> we can tell you a student caught with a gun at a local high school is facing charges. >> it's an example what can happen when students speak up about something suspicious. >> tonight, parents sold shomari stone, they want to know how that gun got inside the school in the e first place. >> reporter: we have been here all evening wrong and parents walked up to me and all saying the same

also areas the national weather service has issued hard freeze warnings and winter weather advisories. .................. the next three days... tomorrow cold and mostly sunny with increasing clouds as this nevada is working to cut back on the number of people hurt in fires here in the valley. the organization is conducting it's home fire campaign. the aim is to reduce fire related injuries and deaths by 25 percent. as part of the campaign... the red cross is distributing free smoke detectors... for those in need. and they're especially important this time of year. (( heather silvio/southern nevada red cross, "certainly in winter, we often will see different types of fires. from electric blankets to space but there's always a risk, so you definitely want to have a working fire alarm, several actually if possible. )) ((sharie johnson)) the red cross says it's always looking for volunteers to help out. if you're interested in learning more about the home fire program... go to las vegas now dot com and look under the links we mentioned tab. /// ((sharie johnson)) > presidential candidate

the national weather service it's not quite the new year, and sisix falls already has more snow thant had all of last winter. the national weather service says the latest storm has dropped about 5 inches of snow on the city, pushing the season total to about 34.5 inches. last winter's total in the city was 32 inches. still to come.... drivers. sioux city police team up with others to try and keep those impared off the streets this holiday season. << do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets s id the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton a northwest iowa woman faces several charges afafr police say she crashed into another vehicle on purpose. melissa ebert from cherokee was charged with attempted murder for a head-on collision in le mars, iowa in september. three people ended up with serious injuries. she also faces her s

according to the national weather service a tornado also touched down in indiana, multiple warnings issued across the west and midwest. 100 million people hit the road over the next two weeks, according to the aaa, more than ever before lured out by lower prices at the gas pumps. and they'll have to keep an eye on the skies as much as on the road. fog probably contributed to this deadly chain reaction crash in internet 9 in arkansas. tornado warnings are out across the midwest, alabama, mobile, caused flash flooding. more than 10 inches fell south of the city. in the northwest, heavy snow is slowing rescue operations, for a back country skier, 43-year-old monte busbee. >> he could be in a snow caif or under a tarp just waiting for us. >> in california, high winds pulled this top off a sign. utility cruise ar crews are word the clock. >> we have another tree down that we have to respond to. >> the busiest airports atlanta, l.a., chicago. meanwhile in the northeast, heat wave is forecast with temperatures topping 70° on christmas eve and christmas day. >> that might be misleading but the hea

and reports of homes demolished as the national weather service declared a rare, particularly dangerous situation. tens of millions in harm's way. >>> chaos at the airport as black lives matter protesters shut down theoad blocking holiday travelers trying to make their flights. >>> firing back. the three words hillary clinton has for donald trump after the choice words he unleashed against her. >>> and light show. in a neighborhood where christmas decorations are serious business. homeowners giving clark grizwald himself a run for his money. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with something we rarely see two days before christmas. a major tornado outbreak. the national weather service tonight particularly dangerous situation that will extend into the evening. more than a dozen homes have been badly damaged in northern mississippi where a tornado struck this afternoon. one of numerous southern states under severe storm threats today. earlier at least one person was killed when violent weather rolled through arkansas. it is typical spring weather in th

the national weather service notice it was rotating pretty warning. right now we have a flash flood watch that goes until 7:30 a.m.. most of brother county, you are in the clear now. it is mostly right along mcdowell. talking about on the radar right now just east of old ford, south of marion, this system continues to be the worst in the area. let me take this -- look at the windshear first. this shows us the rotation and the atmosphere. it is the only area we are concerned about. if you're watching this in anderson, greenwood, this is the concern up any north carolina mountains near mcdowell county. to marion and a long i 70. to show you how much rotation we have at this, and rotation is about 20 meters per second. there is some elevation here with our radar looking up into the mountains, as we look at that, it is likely it is a little more than that. that is decent windshear for what we should see out of springtime for a storm. as far as hell is concerned, i am seeing a little bit. may be a 10th of an inch there. anytime you get a storm capable of pr

aly: the national weather service will be near the charlotte area after concerned tornado. mike: take a look at a picture in union county. they will determine the size and strength of the tornado sometime today. people across the nation are cleaning up after the same system swept through areas in garland, texas, where 11 people were killed and dozens more hurt when multiple tornadoes kate north texas. at least eight people died and 15 were hurt in the garland area. the national weather service says it brought over 200 mile per hour wind and destroyed up or 600 structures. in dallas, more than 1600 structures were damaged by at least nine tornadoes in that area. high floodwaters in missouri. they rescued residents by boat on monday. police confirmed those six people died when their vehicles were swept away by the floodwaters. >> we were rescued by a boat with the fire department. we were rescued at 9:00 this morning and stood in that water for about three hours waiting for them to get here. aly: the missouri governor to declare a state of emergency after officials closed abo

the national weather service repog that they got almost three inches yesterday. allyson: that caused water from wilson creek to flowed into the back yards of people living in the wilson creek mobile home park. 18 people took shelter for the afternoon with the red cross. the owner of the park says no homes were damaged. the water had gone down enough by last night for people to return to their homes, but the red cross remained on standby just in case the creek started rising again. mike: people also evacuated at an apartment in cherokee county. they live in an apartment complex on brugg street in blacksburg. no word on the extent of damage, if any there. allyson: anderson county saw its share of high water. the saluda river, part of the problem there, standing water on the roads and a river in overflow. in pelzer, adger street is prone to flood, and areas around it are seeing the saluda river rise over a boat ramp into yards nearby. in williamston, mineral spring park flooded. not spared. on cheddar road in anderson county, an emergency spillway is getting a lot of

the national weather service is now *confirming that tornadoes touched down in *califorina this week. this is cell phone video taken in northern califnia near the folsom area. the national weather service says the tornado was an e-f 1 and produced wind speeds up to 80 and 90 miles per hour. back here in eastern iowa, police in waterloo are investigating two separate reports of shots fired. police tell cbs 2 news, the first was a call from the 500 block of keystone street around 2-15 yesterday afternoon. they say someone in a car shot *at another person, but nobody was actually hit. officers say the man targeted is *not cooperating later on - just before midnight - police were called to a home on lafayette street, after a window was shot out - there was also a car hit. police say the witnesses at that scene are also not co- operating. so far no arrests in chicago, two people are dead after a police-involved shooting. shooting.it happened early this morning near west garfield park on the city's west side, after police responded to what they described as a "domestic disturbance."officers

the severe weather there. at least nine tornadoes cut through north texas on saturday. 11 people died and dozens more were hurt. yesterday people started cleaning nup garland, one of the hardest hit areas. the national weather service says the ef-4 tornado brought winds and destroyed hundreds of homes. >> there's been a lot of devastation and destruction. we're working through this. we feel blessed there were not more fatalities. as we work through all this, we'll go through the phases. we want to let people get back into their homes soon. >> most died when their vehicles were lifted off the highway and dropped more than 17 feet on to a service road below. >>> the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for parts of iowa as a large storm system moves through the midwest. snow and freezing rain crippled several states and caused dangerous driving conditions and more than 28 flights were canceled and nearly 5,000 have been delayed. >>> sheena, the same storm system headed our way, right? but we're getting rain for the most part. >> yes, tracy. some areas in the poconos seeing that wintry mix still. you can see the snow well to our north in parts of vermont and new hampshire. the only spot cold enough t

the national weather service is investigating a separate reported tornado sighting in the modesto area. now to those tornadoes hitting the heartland. a deadly string of december fourteen people are reported dead. abc's phillip mena reports.. entire communities are left picking up the pieces. and so many are thankful to be alive this christmas eve. script: nats tonight - severe weather still on the move - with blinding rain in alabama? and flooded roads south of atlanta this after a devastating christmas week tornado outbreak - nats- "oh, i think that's a tornado brewing up." over least 24 tornadoes reported sot- mos i looked up and it looked like the roof was blowing off the house. watch as these two tornadoes merge into one massive twister. swirling winds lifting this tractor trailer and send it ng on its side in holly springs mississippi - nats- "monster tornado" the national weather service says this tornado was at least an ef 3 - and may have tracked over a hundred miles across two states sot- sherry keel it was like a war zone first responders rushing to help the injured - includi

park but the process we'll undertake when we prepare for this storm will be meeting with the national weather service we'll look at winds and temperature and duration and amount of projected precipitation based on those factors we'll decide whether or not to activate the shelters we'll prepare in phases so if we do make the determination we need to activate for our long phases do it in phases the way we stage the locations allows us to bring the shelters up to two or three hours so that excludes mats and partnering with meals on wheel easy this salvation army and others meals on wheels and staffed with city staff as well as the nonprofits the shelter will operate on to a form 700 to project how long it will last and probable a half or a day after the transitioning out of the shelters the types of location the first thing we look at where are the existing be shelters are providing shelters for folks our emergency shelter some is 15 hundred and 25 beds right now at hsa and that's 1 hundred plus for single adults women and families and some have drop in areas or cafeterias to allow individuals that's th

the severe weather. at least nine tornadoes cut through texas on saturday. 11 died and dozens more hurt. yesterday people started cleaning up in garland, one of the hardest hit areas. the national weather service says the ef-4 tornado brought 200 mile an hour winds and destroyed hundreds of homes. >> you see there's been a lot of devastation. a lot of destruction. we're working through this. we feel blessed that there were not more fatalities. but as we work through all this, we'll go through the phases. we want to let people get back in their homes soon. >> police in garland believe most of the victims died when their vehicles were lifted off the highway and dropped more than 17 feet on to a service road below. >>> the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for parts of iowa as a large storm system moved through the midwest. snow and freezing rain crippled several states and caused dangerous driving conditions. more than 2800 flights across the u.s. have been canceled. nearly 5,000 have been delayed. >>> it is 5:16. new this morning, motor head front man and hard rock hero lem i killmeister has died. he turned 70 on christmas eve. he's famous for his mutt on chops and his musi

also areas the national weather service has issued hard freeze warnings and winter weather advisories. .................. the next three days... tomorrow cold and mostly sunny with increasing clouds as this fast moving storm approaches. overnight lows above freezing for the next few days. all highs still below normal. mild weather sets up before our new years eve celebrations. coming up. ((sharie johnson)) > the red cross of southern nevada is fire dangers... here in the valley. they're kicking off a home fire campaign. the goal is to cut down on fire deaths and injuries by at least 25 percent. today... they handed out free smoke detectors. it's something they say every household needs to have.... year. heather silvio/southern nevada red cross, "certainly in winter, we often will see different types of fires. from electric blankets to space heaters, that sort of thing. but there's always a risk, so you definitely want to have a working fire alarm, several actually if possible. )) ((sharie johnson)) if you're interested in learning more about the home fire program... and want to help..

footage of the town of garland taken by a drone, can you see homes ripped to pieces there, the national weather service said it was an ef-4 tornado that killed four people hitting the towns up to 200 miles and hour, greg an president has declared a disaster. this emotional video showing the moment a man realizes his dog is still alive days after the man digging furiously in the rubble after hearing his dog's lucy's whim pers and able to pull her to safety. >>> a man says he captured a tornado on his cell phone, the national weather service has not yet confirmed that that was indeed a tornado. >>> still ahead, he argued he was too a fluent to go to jail. >> but now that find is under arrest again, this time he could go to prison. >>> now that winter has arrived, get ready for the dreaded winter itch, tonight dr. mallika marshall has tips to help protect you from that dry, flaky skin. >>> and a wild site in a road island bay, a humpback whale caught having fun. >>> the temps continue to drop, the roads are slick, take your time, please, we will have moreover the next 90 minute >>> now at 5:00 a captured

marcus: allan curtis a meteorologist with the national weather service in johnston says it is not typical to be able to play a round of golf in central what is typical is what to expect in certain weather patterns. >> for the most part we are in a , typical el nino pattern with above average temperatures will keep that arctic air in canada as much as possible. marcus: with less than two weeks until christmas many are hoping that pattern will break and we will see snow. kurtis says we have a white christmas about 50% of the time as evident in this video from 2009. snowy conditions and no visibility. so that means the other half of the time our christmas is green . if your plans to spend christmas day here in central iowa this may be the only kind of sledding you do this year. with the pattern we are heading into a really strong el nino around. the likelihood is not good for the metro to see a white christmas. in all likelihood it will be too warm. rather than a white christmas it could be a gloomy and rainy christmas. eric: a typical national weather service forecast is for 7 days . than 7

eicher and the fox 25 stormtracker weather team. >> i mentioned at the top of the show that we had a dense fog advisory for new hampshire until 9:00. just a few minutes ago the national weather service added eastern plymouth, parts of the cape and the south coast of that dense fog advisory. those areas. goes until 8:00. already showing you at the top of the show how the visibility numbers had been dropping in those areas. dense fog advisory means the fog will be thick enough that it could actually lead to hazardous driving conditions. i don't think it will be widespread enough to are cause any problems with your morning commute but meteorologist sarah wroblewski will be in from 4:00 to 10:00 for the fox 25 morning news tomorrow morning to help monitor that. the other big story is the near recovered-breaking heat, just missed it by 6 degrees earlier today. 68 is the record high for tomorrow. same number for saturday in reach. these are record-high temperatures for sunday and notice those are a little bit more within reach. we'll be close to some of these numbers. the catch is on sunday we're actually gonna have slightly cooler weather invading from the north. it will impact mainly th

the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for several areas in and around el paso through tomorrow night. officials are telling people to stay off the roads because this storm could bring in the most snow they've seen, at one time, in the past ten years. ...wind advisory in effect until 10 pm pst this evening... .tonight...windy...c older...clear. areas of blowing dust in the evening. lows 23 to 27 on the west side of the valley...26 to 29 on the east side. north wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. north wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. .sunday night...mostly clear. lows 23 to 27. winds generally light. .monday...mostly sunny. highs 43 to 46 on the west side of the valley...44 to 48 on the east side. winds generally light. .monday night...mostly cloudy. of the valley...31 to 34 on the east side. winds generally light becoming northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs around 47. .tuesday night through thursday...mostly clear. lows 30 to 33. highs 49 to 52. .thursday nigh

in the charlotte area, the national weather service will a confirmed tornado. this picture was taken in union county, north carolina. initial radar shows winds were about 80 to 90 miles per hour, but the national weather service will determine the exact size and strength of that tornado sometime today. bad weather in the midwest and the northeast caused cancellation of several hundred flights. the problems come from the system that spawned deadly tornadoes in texas over the weekend, damaging as many as 1,400 homes. it also dumped heavy snow, ice, and rain in the nation's midsection. that is pushing north and east. the other weather worry today, more flooding especially along the mississippi river. with the rain back home, you may also see more destructive potholes opening up from the rain. a big one here on anderson mill road in spartanburg county. a man who lives nearby says dot the department of transportation patched it, but it re-opened after it rained. employees at bolton james wheel alignment in spartanburg says they worked on three cars with you can repor

the country enjoyed unusually warm weather with a rare snow storm. a powerful winter storm system dumped several inches on the region. the national weather service for several areas in and around el paso through tonight. it even made for a chilly game at yesterday's "sun bowl" matchup between the washington state cougars and the miami hurricanes. officials are telling people to stay off the roads because this storm could bring in the most snow they've seen, at one time, in the past ten years. ((ad-lib at desk)) the associated press is reporting "star wars: the force become the fastest movie to reach over 1 billion dollars in sales. it appears the hit movie is on its way to becoming one of the top earners of all time. it shattered u-s and candadian box office records during it's opening weekend. a single mother of four's celebrating a very special christmas gift. barbra moore works for a dallas, texas food company but has struggled to make ends meet. she's spent the last year living in a small economy hotel after being evicted from her apartment. the family lost everything. this christmas the more than 11- thousand members of calvary church pitch

that's according to the "national weather service." three forks residents were among the many in its path... they're just hoping for time to recover... after the storm destroyed their fire department... it's gonna devastate it. i mean, we don't have, we run ems and fire both, and we don't have anything. we've got this tanker and one pumper. so we dug it out with a backhoe just in case we have a fire. the storm also forced numerous throughout the country... but at last check, everything is running on schedule at the "des moines international airport." officers are working overtime to keep the metro's drivers safe this holiday season... that's because this year is one of the least deadly on iowa roads... and they want to keep it that way. there have been three hundred ten deaths so far... the lowest since 20-10. and authorities hope they can make it to 20-16 without another one... safe holiday for everybody. like i say, look ahead to where you're going, slow down, wear your seat belt, watch for distracted driving and if you chose to drink