brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. eastern part of the country is locked in a deep freeze with windchills plunging below zero. winter weather advisories have been posted from the ohio valley to new england. lows of just 15 in washington, d.c. 9 in new york and a bone-chilling minus four in boston. even the southeast is getting off to a chilly start after the cold front fuelled a tornado in boca raton. the west is getting off to a up to a foot of rain could fall. it's not enough for the drought stricken -- accu-weather's stephanie olmo has the latest. good morning to you, steph. >> good morning reena and t.j. >> a storm system continues to make an impact across the u.s. one to two inches is expected seattle to portland. expect delays if you are doing traveling on i-5. even some air delays are expected there, as well.