the eastern third of the country facing severe weather while ice falls on the northeast tornados hit the gulf coast leaving a trail of destruction and welcome to your world this morning i m stephanie sy. i m del walters and millions waking up to the storms on mondays to slick commutes in new york to even tornados. snow, sleet, strong winds and heavy rain and al jazeera s john henry smith has more. reporter: 1200 mile long winter storm stretching from the south to the northeast will head off shore today. right on the heels of a storm that brought record cold to the east coast over the weekend, the winter storm began the workweek with enough snow and wind to cause virginia and north carolina to declare states of emergency. some parts of virginia got nearly a foot of snow and the traffic problems that go with it, hundreds of accidents. i hit the inside rail of the bridge and spun around. the posted speed limit through her was 60 and i was doing 55. the roads look good