. >> accuweather's ava dinges has the forecast. >> hi, rob and mike. it's still snowing heavily across many cities in the east coast. we'll put radar into motion. all of that blue out there, that is the snow right now. bangor, maine, boston, new york. even some around the d.c. area, although that's definitely starting to taper off. you can see the darker shades of blue, those are the heavy snow bands. we could see 1 to 2 inches per hour. it's not just the snow we're talking about, it's the strong gusty winds and that's what's causing the blizzard-like conditions. currently wind gusts at about 26 miles per hour in new york city. boston has seen 35. and we've seen even higher gusts than this, long island has gusts as high as 60, even 70 miles per hour. that is whipping around the wind, creating the blizzard-like conditions. new york city really getting hit hard. treacherous travel out there all along the interstates and into boston. it looks like the worst is yet to come just for the morning rush hour and eventually all the snow heading into maine as wel

blizzard warnings in at least five states. >> our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist ava dingeshe storm. good morning, ava. >> good morning, vinita and mike. minneapolis saw about 17 inches. that led to the metrodome collapseling. the storm system lifting off to the north and east. the snow is ending anywhere from ohio back towards the west. it's not over just yet for the great lakes region. harsh air is going to kick off the lake effect snow. kind of a deja vu from what we saw last week. that includes a snow belt in northern ohio, into upstate new york. and combined with the wind gusts, as high as 38 miles per hour. it's all this cold air that's going to be sparking the lake-effect snow. that will be problems in the midwest, as well. single digits from iowa to chicago, it may not get above zero in the afternoon. this cold is reaching in the southeast. 19 degrees to start off the day in atlanta. now, back to you, vinita and mike. >> thanks. >>> now, the rest of the forecast. freeze warning from the gulf coast to florida. lingering showers in portland. the southwest is the only w

. >> accuweather's ava dinges has the details. good morning, ava. >> good morning, rob and mike.is epic blizzard, we still unfortunately have some problems to deal with. the storm is lifting into atlantic canada so all that snow has ended even thougho the northea we have lak cf1 northeast is still those really strong winds. not only is it going to make it brutally cold outdoors, we're also going to see significant blowing and driftingt gusts as hih asmlesr hour along the east coast. any time they try to clean off the roadways it's only going to blow the snow right back on. behind the storm the cold is really digging all the way into the southeast. atlanta starting off the day at 18 degrees. all across florida freezin major concern especi jacsonvat's reo heirat 4 atwi he forifor now back to you, rob and mike. >> ava, thanks. >>> here's the rest of your tuesday forecast. in addition to all that wet weather out west, look at up to 3 feet of snow in the cascades and the sierra range. the rockies will see about a foot of snow from northern utah to montana. showers around dallas. and a

. >> accuweather meteorologist ava dinges sorts it out for us. od morning to you, ava. >> good morning rob and vinita. winter officially begins this evening but it's really not feeling like it in the south. dallas 74 by the afternoon. houston at 77. this is all out ahead of a cold front, keeping the temperatures about 15 degrees above average, at least for now. that cold weather is on the way, pressing in across the midwest. we also have a snow storm across the midwest, wisconsin, and northern tier of illinois expected to see about 4 inches on the ground as they start off their morning commute, making for slippery travel. much of that will be ending as we go throughout the day. nothing quite ending in the southwest. still expecting very heavy rain. especially in southern california. even building back towards las vegas into southern utah where some areas could see an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain just as we go into the day. believe it or not another slug of heavy rain expected to move in on wednesday, and that will lead to additional flash floo

. >> let's check in now with meteorologist ava dinges at accuweather. ood morning to you, ava. >> reporter: good morning, rob and mike. sunshine returning to the northeast and that is great news as we continue to clean out from this blizzard. that sunshine is going to help melt the snow throughout the day, especially as temperatures are getting above freezing in new york and even across much of new jersey. the concern there is that we do drop below freezing again overnight. for any snow that is melted, now the roadways are wet, that refreezes overnight. black ice will be a concern over much of the northeast coast, even as we get into friday morning. then temperatures will be finally getting above freezing even into the overnights. temperatures below freezing into florida as well. 25 degrees in jacksonville. not quite near records but still a danger to the vegetation and even some of the citrus crops. temperatures are going to be easing up in the southeast and these temperatures will continue wekarm even as we go throughout out towards the t we talkinut m

. >> accuweather's ava dinges tells us where the worst of it is this morning. hi, ava. >> good morning, rob and vinita. bitter-cold air returning to the state of florida. looking at the morning temperatures, jacksonville barely at 18 degrees. orlando and miami, just near the freezing mark. and barely getting into the 50s by the afternoon. toward the west, the big problem has been all the rain. seattle has seen four inches of rain over the last two days. they could see an additional inch today. and many of the rivers in the cascades and the olympics are already running high. that will lead to additional flooding problems. now, back to you, rob and vinita. >> ava, thanks a lot. >>> and the flooding in the pacific northwest has damaged dozens of homes. the water rushed in so fast there, that some people said they didn't have time to move any of their belongings to higher ground. there's about 30 landslides in the seattle area alone. and more are expected over the next few days. >>> our weather team will have more on this big winter blast coming up later today on "g

. >> for that, we turn to accuweather's ava dinges, who has the big picture. good morning, ava. >> good morning, rob and vinita. winter officially begins this evening. but it's really not feeling like it in the south. dallas, 74 by the afternoon. houston 77. this is in front of a cold front, keeping the temperatures about 15 degrees above average. at least for now. but that cold weather is on the way, pressing across the midwest. and we have a snowstorm across the midwest. wisconsin and even northern tier of illinois, expected to see four inches on the ground as they start off the morning commute. making for some slippery travels. much of that will be ending as we go throughout the day. nothing ending in the southwest. still expecting some very heavy rain, especially in southern california. and even building back in las vegas, through southern utah, where some areas could see and additional two to four inchee d. rain as we go through the day. and believe it or not, another slug of heavy rain on wednesday. that will lead to additional flash flooding and concerns

. >> accuweather meteorologist, ava dinges, has the very latest. good morning, to you, ava. >> good morning, rob and mike. in the wake of this epic blizzard in the northeast, cleanup continues. and the winds are going to cause some problems. winds about 30 to 45 miles per hour. some gusts up to 50 along the eastern seaboard. that's going to cause significant drifting and even blowing of the snow. so, it's really going to be hard to keep the roadways completely clean. and the cold air is sinking all the way down in the southeast, as well. look at florida. much of this below the freezing mark. and setting some records in jacksonville to start the day. >>> now, for the rest of this morning's weather from around the nation. in addition to the wet weather we expect out west, expect up to three feet of snow in the cascades and sierras. the rockies will see a foot of snow from northern utah to montana. and showers around dallas. >> a bit milder in the midwest, with 29 in the twin cities. 28 in chicago. and 38 in kansas city. mostly 30s from beantown to bal

accuweather's ava dinges is here with more. hi, ava. >> good morning, rob and mike. talk about a role reversal here. nothing going on in the east. all of it happening in the west. for the northeast, things are looking good for the next several days. next time new york city gets anything, that will be in the weekend. and it will come in as some rain. we've seen lots of rain in the west. pretty heavy across oregon and through much of california in the overnight hours. this is mainly shifting southward, where we're starting to see colder air sink in behind the storm. that's going to translate into heavier mountain snow. high winds is a concern along the grapevine in southern california. for los angeles, much of the rain pushing in throughout the morning hours. any additional rain could lead to minor flooding. in the good news is, this is a quick-moving storm, where it will move out in the afternoon. it will go pummel the rockies, and into salt lake city. for the southeast, it's been chilly over the past couple of days. fortunately, temperatures are warming up. it will b

. >>> now, ava dinges has more on what's in store for today. good morning, ava. >> good morning, rob and vinita. heavy rain still bothering much of california, with additional concerns of mudslides and even flooding. some areas have seen a foot of rain over the last couple days. that's the case of san bernadino. and that's almost as much as they get in an entire year, as far as rain goes. this storm will be ending in california overnight and heading into the plains, as we look into thursday. by christmas eve, this could be causing problems along interstate 80. and that's bad news for some holiday travelers. back to you, rob and vinita. >> ava, thanks a lot. >>> one other weather note this morning, this one from overseas. thousands of travelers are still stranded across europe, mostly because of lingering problems at london's heathrow airport. officials there say regular operations will not resume until tomorrow. all the delays and cancellations there, the result of just five inches of snow, which fell on saturday. >>> this morning, president oba

. >> accuweatherer.com ava dinges has the forecast this morning. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and mike. the worst of the snow may be over for the northwest but now comes the lake-effect system. with the harsh colding moving into the ohio and upstate new york. some of those snow bands may be dropping at least 1 to 2 feet of snow. that's going to create whiteout conditions along i-80 and i-90. starting off in the 20s in the northern tier, it could be colder by tuesday morning. now back to you, vinita and mike. >> ava, thanks. snow piles up the northwest, the pacific northwest is getting rainfall. >> up toinches of rain fell in washington and oregon yesterday, triggering widespread flooding and mud slides. hundreds of homes were evacuated and some people had to be rescued from rising waters. >> lots to talk about. and our team of reporters will show us the latest conditions coming up on "good morning america." >> battle over the contentious tax cut deal. lawmakers are poised to hold a key test vote. david kerleyly has more from washington. >> reporter: hours before the first vote you

. >> with more on the deep freeze we're joined by accuweather's ava dinges. rning, rob and vinita. a legitimate reason for some people in florida to grab their winter coats. here we're taking a look at morning temperatures. 18 in jacksonville. tampa 30. even miami 35. but some low-lying areas could even be to that freezing mark. and it's really because the cold air is coming in across the central tier of the country, sliding its way all the way into florida. while portions of central florida may be into the 20s, it may be even warmer than that to start the day in new york city. 21 in new york city, where jacksonville is looking to be at 18 degrees. all this cold air in the east has also been sparking up lake-effect snow. heavy snow in northern indiana, continuing throughout the day. also eastern ohio, east of cleveland, all the way back into buffalo. some locations have already seen a foot of snow and could see an additional foot throughout the day. into the west it's all about the rain. we've seen about 4 inches of rain in seattle just over the last two days.

. >> accuweather's 8 have a dinges has a look ahead at the weather today. good morning, ava. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. we've been talking about the heavy snow in the east. it's been all about the rain in the northwest. especially along the cascades and back into the olympics, into washington. seattle has seen about 4 inches of rain just over the last two days. they're going to get another inch or two just throughout today, leading to additional flooding concerns. eventually the temperatures will be dropping down, into the cascades. that will be changing into heavy snow. heavy snow continues into the great lakes as cold winds pour over the great lakes, more heavy snow in northern indiana, eastern ohio, upstate new york. some locations have seen a foot of snow. they could another another foot or more throughout the day. all the way into florida. starting off the day, cities like jacksonville barely into the teens. cities like orlando, into the 20s. even miami, near record 35 to start off their morning hours. they may need to grab winter coats as they step outd

. >> accuweather meteorologist ava dinges has the latest. vinita. cooler weather tracking in across the central tier of the country after we hit some record highs in texas yesterday. houston was at 82 degrees. that was a record for them. now they're stae away fro 75 for their afternoon high. 80 in brownsville. it's already cooler in dallas, 60. and oklahoma city barely into the mid 40s. and that colder weather will eventually move te wethe or he mountain snw. concern as we progress throughout tod storms is j- t caoniaog wia ma concern along with the mud slides because some areas have seen about a halot on over the last couple of da that's the case in los angeles, into long beach. any additional rain is going to lead to additional problems. but this storm will eventually move out of california by the nighttime hours, heading into the plains, making for messy travel for the christmas holiday. now back to you, rob and vinita. >> ava, thanks. >>> now here's the rest of your wednesday weather. it's not that pretty. a half foot of snow in the casc

. >>> and for more on all of the winter weather, we turn to accuweather's ava dinges with today's forecast. ava. >> good morning, rob and vinita. it's been cold across the northeast. now, that cold weather reaching the south. it comes across pennsylvania and upstate new york. some areas of the snow band could see another foot of south. in the south, it's the cold weather. a hard freeze to start off the day. and in southern florida, we're talking about temperatures in the 30s and low 40s. that's a concern of frost in west palm beach. back to you, rob and vinita. >>> robert gates is meeting with troops right now. david cameron arrived for a surprise visit. he said british troops will likely begin withdrawing next year. >>> abc news polltakers recently visited all 34 afghan provinces. a dangerous job that found 62% of afghan stas still support the presence of u.s. forces in their country. but that's down from a high of 78% in 2006. our poll also found some hope though. a majority 61%, of afghans say they have hope they will live in prosperity and peace. will troops be allowed to fight on the

accuweather's ava dinges has the latest. >> good morning, rob and vinita.s here to stay in the eastern two-thirds of the nation. in the northeast, we have an area of low pressure stuck in quebec, and that is ensuring that the winds are still chilly over the great lakes region and building to the east coast as well. those cold winds moving over the warm lakes are actually going to kick off the lake-effect snow again throughout the day. we've seen snow in areas like buffalo, watertown for the past couple of days. still a concern as we head throughout the rest of the day. poor travel across i-90, across portions of i-80 as you head through the mountains. all because of the snow falling, also the snow that's already been on the ground. some locations could pick up at least an additional 6 inches in many of those snow bands. temperatures staying bitter in the northeast. new york city 36. boston barely getting into the upper 30s. this cold is reaching all the way down into florida as well. a hard freeze to start the day across the panhandle and even frost as far

. >> accuweather meteorologist ava dinges is tracking this weather system.rning. >> good morning, vinita and mike. the worst may be over for the midwest. but we'll see heavy snow move into the great lakes. as the storm system lifts into canada bringing rain into maine but the bulk of the storm is lifting to the north. it's the harsh, cold winds moving in behind the storm that's going to take off the lake-effect snow. we've been tracking heavy snow bands into northern indiana overnight. now, that's starting to build into northern ohio, east of cleveland and into upstate new york. these localized areas could see one to two feet of snow, all the way into wednesday. you combine that with the gusty winds and whiteout conditions could be possible, along i-80 and portions of i-90. treacherous travel not over yet for those areas. it's all the cold air moving. and temperatures in the single digits in minnesota. when you factor in the winds, it can feel like negative numbers. all the way from minnesota to chicago. and this cold, reaching into the southeast, as well. 1

. >> our coverage continues now with meteorologist ava dinges live from accuweather.com. a, it is an incredible storm the last 12, 15 hours. >> yes, good morning mike and rob. and such an incredible storm. as you mentioned earlier, this began in new york city on sunday mid-day. and it's still snowing so it's been more than 12 hours. with snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour, you can see why new york city is going to be buried in about a foot of snow or more in localized areas. that's still going to be the case in boston as well and eventually as more of the snow moves into maine, that is their fate as well. it's not really snowing too far away from the coast. philadelphia has seen very heavy snow bands. just west of there, barely anything going on in harrisburg, into state college. this is going to be the case. that all stays dry while this is the mess along the eastern seaboard. it's not just the heavy snow that we're talking about. it's the strong gusty winds and that's what's been causing blizzard-like conditions at times. new york city gusting at about 25 miles per ho