let's show you the map and this is what happened. the storm takes a big step in the southeast off the eastern seaboard off the coast of florida and becomes a coast runner. this is tuesday into wednesday. wednesday it is definitely along the east coast but should clear by thursday. it has a snowy component, up to 18 inches of snow in northwestern pennsylvania and western new york state. most people will see four to seven-inch line in the places that get snow or ice. rain, whole different story. that's the entire east coast, every major city and every major airport will see rain out of this on the east. and in some cases that is three, four, up to five inches of rain. sam champion, abc news, new york. >> thank you, sam. here's a look at the weather for the rest of the nation. clear and dry across most of the western u.s. stagnant conditions bringing increased air pollution to washington, oregon and idaho. light freezing rain in the ohio valley and a few inches of lake effect snow could fall in michigan. >> highs will range from the 60s