the rockies with heavy snow, even salt lake city, more than a foot as we go into wednesday night. for the southeast it s been pretty chilly over the past couple of days. fortunately temperatures are warming up and it will be warmer by the afternoon. now back to you, rob and mike. ava, thanks. here s the rest of your wednesday weather. the rainstorm in the west should stretch into the phoenix area where we ll see about 10 inches of snow from that system well into the dakotas and northern minnesota. expect showers and thunderstorms from houston and new orleans north to st. louis. meanwhile, 40 degrees in omaha. 36 in chicago. 28 in fargo. boise 34. portland 42. sacramento 51. 30s meanwhile from boston down to baltimore. 51 in atlanta. and a damp 66 in new orleans. weather or faulty equipment may have led to a ski lift accident in maine. some skiers fell while others were stranded 30 feet in the air when the lift failed. it was a frightening scene as you can imagine at the sugar