>> skyler henry, thank you. >>> next up, the big chill.et's check in with cbs news meteorologist grant gilmore in philadelphia. grant? >> good evening, nancy. look, it's incredible how active this pattern has been recently. while this strong storm system moves off to the east coast we have another storm system moving in from the west. across the central united states, we've got millions of people underneath the threat of this extreme cold. as a piece of the polar vortex pivots to the south, ushering in this dangerous blast of arctic air. combined with blustery winds, you've got actual temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below zero, feeling like anywhere between 40 to 60 degrees below zero, as we head into early tomorrow morning. and this arctic air is not locked into the northern tier, but much of the central and eastern half of the united states is going to get a taste of this arctic air, as we head through the middle of the upcoming week. it's this arctic air that will set the stage for this storm system moving across the country to bring anot

cbs' skyler henry reports from atlanta where the storms left a destructive path. >> reporter: ice-coldwaters rose quickly across the south. >> i got you. i got you. >> reporter: rescue workers in kentucky have performed more than a thousand water rescues. at least eight people died in the state, including a mother and her 7-year-old child, trapped by flash flooding. >> this is one of the most serious weather events we've dealt with in at least a decade. >> reporter: the overnight storm delivered some of the most severe weather the south has seen all season. and in alabama, sunday's services were canceled after winds tore the steeple off this church. >> the power is out. there are power lines down. all the trees behind the church are gone. >> reporter: storms also swept through parts of florida and georgia, where tornado watches were still in effect today. in atlanta's grove park neighborhood, first responders say a man was sleeping in his bed when a tree crashed through his roof, killing him. >> it was an extremely large tree that came down, and it caught the corner of the structure. b

cbs' skyler henry has more. >> reporter: ice cold floodwaters rose quickly across the south. >> i got you. i got you. >> reporter: rescue workers in kentucky have performed more than 1,000 water rescues. at least eight people died in the state including a mother and her 7-year-old child trapped by flash flooding. >> this is one of the most serious weather events we'll dealt with in at least a decade. >> reporter: the overnight storm delivered some of the most severe weather the south has seen all season. in alabama, sunday services were canceled after winds tore the steeple off this church. >> the power is out. there's power lines down. all the trees behind the church are gone. >> reporter: storms also swept through parts of florida and georgia where tornado watches were still in effect today. in atlanta's grove park neighborhood, first responders said a man was sleeping in his bed when a tree crashed through his roof killing him. >> it was an extremely large tree and caught the corner of the structure. because of the large weight and size of the tree, it -- it made itan extended oper