thunderstorms as well because you re talking about a significant amount of snow on the northern side, but also rain on the southern side, basically for the entire eastern half of the country. that s why we ve also got the potential for excessive rainfall and flooding risk along the gulf coast as we go into the day, the next day, and by the following day on tuesday you re looking at more of that threat for areas on the northeast. also the severe potential here, too. monday the rain concern is going to be along the gulf coast, places like new orleans, houston, even along the panhandle of florida. the main concern will be damaging winds and tornadoes and then that threat shifts a little farther east in the coming days. allison, how many snow flake ensembles do you have? tell us about your earrings, too. i was going to say i m at the point where people keep giving me stuff. this was my christmas present from my son, lego snowflake earrings. that s her second snowflake en sem snoobl
plains. it s really going to spread to about 80% of the population with temperatures at or below freezing at some point this week. here s a look at the high temperature. yes, the high temperature on wednesday in fargo is minus 13. chicago is also going to be cold, but then they get even colder as we go into the weekend with a high of only 10 on saturday. even washington, d.c., boris, dropping down only into the mid 20s on saturday. the mid 20s sounds lovely. the high minus 13 or 13? that was minus 13 for the high temperature. at that point there s no difference. i ve lived in chicago. if it s minus 20 or 20, it feels the same to me to be honest. by the way, alison, you look adorable. i love your festive gear. the snowflake earrings are so cute. thanks, alison. new this morning, south korea officials say the launch