williamsport, lock haven, places like that. we have snow falling where you see blue. along the great lakes we will see snow falling heavy as we go throughout the day. 32 million people impacted today where you see all the alerts in place, white is winter weather advisory, winter storm watch in blue. an ice stormwarning in purple. that could bring down power lines. we could see outages there. that s a lot of ice. slick travel today. tricky travel. be careful. if you can hold off until this afternoon, that would be better. dangerously cold air in the northern plains. this will make its way to the northeast tomorrow. we are waking up to temperatures 45 degrees below zero. that s the windchill. that s what it feels like. dress for those temperatures. we will see winds gusting at 45 miles per hour. on the warm side of the storm system, we are looking at thunderstorms early this morning. the dynamics are there for the threat for severe weather.
saying snow accumulations greater than a foot are possible downwind of the great lakes. we turn to michelle grossman. what can we expect in the coming days? good morning. so good to see you. we are looking very active. we are looking at ice, severe storms, or a threat for severe weather later today. it s all about the cold. that s the big weather story this week. let s take a look at radar. it shows you what is happening right now. this is the big weather story. a front from new england down through the south central states. you can see lightning strikes on the warm end of the front through louisiana, into arkansas and tennessee. on the cold side, see pink and purple. that s where the freezing rain is falling. that s our immediate concern as you are out and about. we urge you to stay home in these spots if you can. it s difficult to travel with freezing rain falling. hazleton, state college,