this thing is tetering on the edge of a cliff right now, underwater. unbelievable. we'll have much more, a live report from the region shortly. >>> well, the northwest, getting hit with extreme weather. one heavy snowfall is rare in seattle but ready or not, there are now two storms bearing down, expected to drop up to 8 inches. that's equal to their annual average. annual average. and across the region, travel will be treacherous. these storms may be among the area's worst since the 1940s. dan springer is live in seattle with more. hi dan. >> reporter: yeah, megyn, to think that people in seattle were complaining about how dry this winter was, about a week ago. well, complainso on complaints answered. we're getting pounded about a storm and it's not just here in seattle, it's all and down the pacific northwest from portland up to the canadian border, talking about six, # inches here in seattle, and 4 feet of snow in the mountains. it's a widespread storm, and we're right in the middle of it. it started snowing here about six hours ago and it's supposed to go all da