to be held to upstate new york, maybe through pennsylvania and the great lakes. it feels like 1 right now in nashville. give you an idea of how cold, how bitterly cold it is. and that is driving all the way down to the florida panhandle. highs today will be at 43 in new york and then temperatures will begin to drop 37 degrees in d.c. the big story really, guys, continues to be the threat for travel. try to get to cleveland yesterday, couldn t do it, new york metros, philly, d.c., detroit, charlotte, atlanta, and cleveland are going to be under the gun today for major travel headaches. back to you guys in new york. you got lucky, joe, because you flew in from washington, d.c. it was raining like crazy, but we were able to get out. you, of course, weren t even able to fly. so you end up in the studio instead of the cold. it s not so bad. you poor thing. you could have been stuck out in cleveland snow, but instead you re in warm atlanta. at least inside, not outside.
the weather channel s scott williams is live for us in minneapolis. is the worst over now, as far as accumulating all of this snow as fast as they did? reporter: yes, chuck and savannah. the snow has stopped falling, but not before about 17 inches fell here in the twin cities. public schools are closed in the twin cities, and right now we are dealing with the bitter cold. windchill values as i am talking are about 20 degrees below zero when you factor in the wind. highs today will stay in the single digits and folks are continuing to assess the damage, of course, at the metrodome. amazing before and after pictures. of course, typically air pressure keeps that dome inflated. but the heavy snow and wind over the weekend caused the dome to collapse, the fourth time in the stadium history. and repair crews are on their way to assess the damage. no word on how much it will cost or how long it will take to
cold for the next couple of days. we get a break this weekend with a big storm moving across the country. then another huge arctic outbreak next week. we re locked into the heart of winter already. it s early. temperatures this morning, minus two in minneapolis, windchill, two in chicago. atlanta has a windchill of 13. so there s really not many areas of the country that are avoiding this arctic blast. the big cities of the east, it s just like yesterday, it s windchills will be in the teens this morning as you head out the door. there s not as many snow flurries out there. we should have more in the way of sunshine. highs today, only the mid to low 30s. that s all we can do for your wednesday forecast. if you lock at the middle of the country if you look at the mid of the country, kansas city, 38. atlanta, snow flurries. we ve had reports this morning in arkansas and mississippi of all places. by the time we get to thursday, once again, still very cold. and as i mentioned, it looks
30. so it looks like as of now, the strawberries down there and the citrus in florida are doing okay. we re going to avoid a lot of damage to the crops. highs today, a very chilly day. not a lot of bad weather. if you re away from the lakes, it looks very, very cold. cold indeed, bill. kind of like the jets plane ride home. turn out the lights. is that what you re talking about. new york jets last night. not pretty, bill. let s turn to the game. it was one of the most anticipated games of the season. probably the most anticipated. but it turned out to be a dud. afc rivals rex ryan and the jets taking on bill belichick and the pats. up in foxboro. donald trump, hair blowing in the wind. he s a handsome son of a gun. both of the teams playing for the top spot in their division. if this was never close. patriots jump out to an early lead. brady on fourth down finding deon branch.
system through kansas and oklahoma. the white out here is lightning strikes. there s a lot of active lightning heading down through sherman, texas. dallas, only showers for you. oklahoma city, you look okay, also. as far as the temperatures go, it s a warm day. it s going to be very mild this afternoon. highs today, about 85 degrees in d.c., charlotte, raleigh, all the way down to atlanta. chance of a thunderstorm or two and showers in dallas. another mild day. not quite as warm, but mild from minneapolis to chicago. even in new england, we re going to be sunny. it s amazing how warm it s continuing. we keep waiting for once you get to the mid to late fall, you can get frofts and freezes. we start talking about our first snows here, but we re not even close to that. traders await the next step from the fed. the dollar feels the heat and at what age do people get grumpy?