all right, here is a look at your weather. rain, snow and high wind in the pacific northwest. to the east, a blizzard hits the upper midwest from iowa to wisconsin and expect violent storms from chicago, all the way down to the gulf coast. the high in seattle and portland will be around 48 degrees. mid-40s in salt lake city. denver and kansas city. 76 in new orleans and atlanta. mid-40s in new york and boston. folks in michigan have found a unique way to prevent flooding. they are using dynamite. yeah, and it looks pretty cool. the explosives break up ice jams making gaps that allow the water to pass into the bay and not toward the homes. this is the first time in 13 years that explosives have been used. but this year, the ice is up to two feet thick. homeowners are relieved but ice fisherman, not so much. yeah. not so much the fish down there that the ice fisherman want to catch. they are like, what s with all the racket up there? this used to be common in the 60s and