this is how it s going to play out over the next 24 hours. an ice storm. portions of arkansas, southern missouri into southern illinois. a snowstorm, though, from kansas to northern missouri. nebraska, iowa and eventually tonight into illinois. so the worst of it this morning, wichita, kansas. it s just getting nailed. they ve had thundersnow and sleet mixing in for the last two or three hours. i-35 almost impassable now from around the wichita area up to emporia. it is soon going to be snowing in kansas city. the morning rush hour there is going to be very, very troublesome. snowfall totals, again, this pink color is 6 to 12 inches. a very large area. somewhere a little band just north of wichita and kansas city near topeka will end up with a foot of snow. that three to six inches is huge. it goes all the way to green bay to chicago to st. louis. my big-city snowfall totals when it s all said and done, a foot possible in kansas city. omaha, wichita, a little less than that. just a gla
central plains today. jay gray in kansas city, two hours, it s going to be snowing incredibly hard in kansas city. now, as far as the radar goes, the blue is the intense snow. the pic shows you ice. the green is just plain old rain there from oklahoma city southward. if you re in the wichita, kansas, area, go outside, you may see some flashes in the snow, you have thundersnow at the current hour. i-35, quickly becoming impassable throughout much of this region. through the south, a line of thunderstorms will be tracking through ft. worth and dallas. further to the north, just some freezing rain, already coming down throughout the ozarks. watch out on the bridges. the winter storm warnings are in effect here. iowa, nebraska, kansas and missouri. the snowfall forecast, this pink
is 6 to 12 includes wichita and kansas city. omaha and des moines. it looks minneapolis/st. louis, lighter snowfall. but still some impact. when you say thundersnow, that always freaks me out a little bit. coming up the latest on a plane crash out of nashville that killed five. plus, congressman jesse jackson jr. has pleaded guilty, now the fight to limit his jail time begins. and take a look at this. sun spots that the have the ability to swallow six earths. that s the least of our concerns. we ll tell you why when we come back. [ male announcer ] why is kellogg s crunchy nut so delicious?
outside for the latest on the blizzard. up to a foot of snow is on the ground in parts of new york c y city. it is one of five states to declare a state of emergency. in long island a rare sight as heavy snow combined with a thunderstorm to create thundersnow, and more than 650,000 people across the northeast are without power this morning. the heaviest snow falls in are new england with three feet of snow expected in boston. the postal service has suspended mail delivery in six states in massachusetts and rhode island who have imposed statewide bans on road travel. the storm is taking a heavy toll on the air travel with 5,000 flights cancelled, but new york airports are beginning to reopen. stay with us for the latest on storm coverage and for those of us in new orleans the real storm watch is whether it is going to rain or not on tuesday in mardi gras. welcome back. during the presidential election we brought you one of the
the blue is where it s snowing very hard. we re talking 2 to 3 inches an hour. we ve had reports of thundersnow. literally it s lightning and snowing at the same time. connecticut, rhode island, and some spots of massachusetts. now long island is just a mess. i ve heard reports of 6 inches of snow, and an inch of sleet on top of it. and now we have snow and rain and sleet. long island is a miserable place right now, with the high winds and the crazy mixture of winter precipitation. and it s not fun right now in boston either. winds are now up to 50 miles an hour. same with newport. martha s vineyard, vineyard haven, all the same. eastern mass is where most of the power outages in rhode island are going to occur. already a foot of snow on the ground in many locations of rhode island. we re going to add another foot probably in the next six to eight hours. i think the one good thing when most of us wake up tomorrow morning, it will be over with. hopefully the plow crews by about noon can