but just about every single one of those strikes now moving away from the coastal united states. you work your way toward the northern tier of this front, of course we talk about the clash of air masses, right? the cold air, the warm air, put it together you have severe weather. all of that cold air is bottled up toward the north and that's where we have winter weather advisories and significant snow coming down across the northeastern united states. in fact upwards of a foot in the forecast, which is about as much as they've seen all season coming down here in the latter portion of the winter season across places such as boston this morning and the winds howling across this region. certainly going to see some whoit jute conditions, major travel disruptions as well for portions of the northeast and back toward the midwest among the coldest temperatures we've seen in quite some time, 20 to 30 below zero what it feels like into the afternoon hours even across parts of the midwest here with the wind chills and certainly the heart of winter at least it feels like it across parts of the country where you have of course severe weather well down toward the south as well, john. >> pedram, we appreciate that. pedram javaheri from the cnn international weather center.