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Highways. with more than 20 inches of snow in massachusetts and up to a foot in parts of new york, theres no question this is a memorable storm. >> our coverage continues live at accu-weather with meteorologist jim dickey. whats the latest? >> were in the meat of the storm, the heart of the storm. boston to new york city, snow coming down heavily. the area at the east coast is moving east. many spots have improved. certainly across central and western p.a., back toward pittsburgh, the snow com...

Telling you in northeast for people who are already here, people planning to come here, about the storm? >> reporter: yeah, theyre being very aggressive about warning people about this cold. folks dont realize just how cold it is and how they can get frostbite being out here. theyre saying that just emergency crews should be out here. the plows, and people dumping snow, maybe tv reporters doing live shots. theyre also warning people at their homes to be careful about space heaters and electric b...

Joining us live from accu-weather. in new york city, were watching the snow pile up outside. you can see it live. look at the upper west side. folks are still getting around on. long island, residents are dealing with an added problem. a main thoroughfare, the long island expressway is shutting down. wabc has more from long island as they started shutting down this very busy thoroughfare. >> reporter: at times the mighty long island expressway looked like a back road in fargo, north dakota. th...

Bill deblahs yo in office for just his second day. >> it would have been nice to have a nice, calm first day, but we have snow on our mind. we are focused like a laser. >> reporter: also on the mind of new york officials, avoiding a repeat of last years stheerm left motorists stranded on the highways. with more than 20 inches of snow in massachusetts and up to a foot in parts of new york, theres no question this is a memorable storm. >> our coverage continues live at accu-weather with meteorol...

Blues, thats the heaviest of the snow about to move out of philadelphia. more or less done for you with the significant snow. new york city, boston, through the morning, going to be coming down heavily. with this storm, it is downright cold out there. rare to see temperatures this low when its snowing this heavily. its minus 9 in burlington. only 1 this hour in boston. snow coming down heavily this hour. were in the worst of it. we improve as we head through the morning. the storm moving its way...

-- until the storm thats along the california coast, they are seeing some of the heaviest tides of the year. the king tides, as they are called, arent expected to cause significant flooding but are expected to continue through tomorrow at least. king tides. of course a big section of the midwest and the east coast longs for some of that california warmth this morning. >> please bring it this way. an arctic weather system is moving in and not out. accu-weathers jim dickey has the latest. >> r...

Bundled up. >> what does it do to your body to be outside? >> makes you shake. >> reporter: this family out with their 3-month-old daughter. >> reporter: the baby carrier completely sealed. you wont believe this popular waterfall in minneapolis turned into a crystal palace of ice. it is completely frozen over. in manitou, wisconsin, 14 below zero. so cold this shelter quickly filling every available bed. >> frankly, on nights like tonight we just make room. we just make room. >> reporter: here i...

Arrived and it will not melt any time soon. temperatures will be frigid until the storm thats expected on thursday. along the california coast, they are seeing some of the heaviest tides of the year. the king tides, as they are called, arent expected to cause significant flooding but are expected to continue through tomorrow at least. king tides. of course a big section of the midwest and the east coast longs for some of that california warmth this morning. >> please bring it this way. an ar...

Diana and muhammad, back to you. >> jim dickey with accu-weather, thank you. heres a look at the rest of your weather. light snow in parts of the northeast, mostly dry in the south. although rain showers in the gulf coast. rain and snow showers in the northwest and dry in the drought-stricken southern california region. >> 50s for much of the south. 60s and 70s in in the northwest. 50 in the pacific northwest and 30 in anchorage. thats warmer than in the upper midwest and thats in alaska. th...

Another blast of snow across the upper great plains, the great lakes and the northeast. >> jennifer correa has the latest from accu-weather. good morning, jennifer. >> thank you. once again we are dealing with the bitter cold across the center of the united states, especially the upper midwest. minneapolis minus 13. early this morning zero in chicago. northeast not too bad. looking at the 30s across much of the i-95 corridor. at least through the end of 2013. we are kicking off 2014 with very co...