warm, springlike weather on the east coast. a gorgeous shot of the washington monument in washington, d.c. lots of cherry blossoms in washington right now. nothing pretty about what's happening out west. take a look at this. hail, pelting parts of kansas. and more wild weather has mem r minnesota to utah bracing for snow. >> tornadoes in colorado. we have the storm covered from all sides. jennifer delaware gaddo in the severe weather center. jim, let's start with you, how much snow are we talking about out there today? >> could be a foot of snow here in the denver area. been coming down maybe 2 1/2 hours, you can see the streets are coated. plows have been by three times, as soon as they go by, covered again in snow. i would say we have about 2 1/2, three inches at this point. yesterday in the evening when this storm system came through, the temperature dropped 30, 35