Sunny skies over Chicago as New England is hit hard

The sun came out Sunday, pushing highs into the upper 50s over much of the Chicago area for the first time in a couple weeks.
However, the eastern third of the nation remained under the influence of the monster nor’easter hammering the East Coast. High wind warnings were out Sunday for the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. Flood and winter storm warnings were widespread from West Virginia throughout New England. Tornado, hail and damaging winds were reported in Florida and the Carolinas. Flooding occurred over eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where over 4 inches of rain had fallen—and more was on the way. Heavy snows exceeding 10 inches were reported in Vermont and inland New York with the coldest air and strongest part of the storm poised to hit Monday.
Later this week, the nor’easter will retreat into the northern Atlantic, and warm south winds will flow into northeast Illinois.
--By Paul Dailey, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist