missouri, we find cnn's nick valencia this morning. how's it going, nick? >> good morning, victor. don't adjust your tv screens at home. they're not shaking. the first day of winter, surely lived up to it. it's really cold here. it feels like single digit temperatures, more towards in the 20s here in kansas city right now. we woke up and saw about three to five inches of snow. and that really sort of is resonating throughout the midwest and south. a possible tornado in arkansas. a lot of severe weather in oklahoma and here in missouri there were problems as well. joining us is chris redline. he is with the department of transportation. he is telling us about road conditions. what are people waking up to this morning? >> the streets are covered and slick. highways are starting to get better. expect bad conditions across the board. >> what are the most difficult issues you're dealing with statewide? you're talking about flooding and fatal accident. >> southeast missouri, we have over 50 roads closed right now due to flooding.