LEMON: That's our other big storm today on CNN, the severe weather, the other big story that we are keeping an eye on. A major winter storm bearing down on the southeast. Watches and warnings are in effect from Texas to the Carolinas. Significant amounts of snow and ice and are in the forecast. The storm has the potential to cause major travel disruptions that could affect the entire country. Hundreds of flights have already been canceled. And CNN's Catherine Calloway is joining us now from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. A major disruption there could have a ripple effect all across the country, Catherine.</s>CATHERINE CALLOWAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You're not kidding. The storm's not even here yet and already today, earlier today, a couple of thousand flights were already canceled before the snow even arrived in the state on Georgia. But that's because it's such a busy airport. So many flights connect here and so many flights leave here to go other places, they didn't want to bring planes in and have them stranded. We want to show you some of the troops. This is not just affecting domestic travelers. We ran across a couple of hundred troops, U.S. troops, hanging around the USO. They were waiting to fly back out to active duty in Afghanistan. But because of the oncoming storm, they were sent to a hotel room tonight, where they will be staying in the hotels until they figure out when they are going to get back out and head to Afghanistan. But Delta, earlier today, canceled 330 flights just tonight alone. Tomorrow, 1400 flights already been canceled by Delta. These are Delta and Delta-connection flights. That, Don, is about 25 percent of their flights. And they, of course, are based out of Atlanta.</s>LEMON: Yes.</s>CALLOWAY: United and Continental have a dozen flights canceled. Air Tran has about 280 flights canceled. Snow not even on the ground yet, and already cancellations.</s>LEMON: Yes. You took the words right out of my mouth. It hasn't even started yet, pretty much, and --
Major Winter Storms Heads to the South, Flights Canceled