Major snowstorm heads for Mid-Atlantic, including Washington DC
A winter storm is expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C.. In Southeast heavy rain started on Thursday.
Heavy, wet snow with gusting winds is going to make it a very tough storm.
The Coast Guard warned mariners from Virginia to New York that the storm could produce gale-force winds and high seas, Washington Post reports.
Flood watches were posted from southern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle and much of Georgia into Friday evening.
The National Weather Service said the rain would turn to snow as the storm moves up the Atlantic seaboard. It issued a warning stretching from Baltimore to northern Virginia and parts of West Virginia. Total accumulations of 16 inches to 24 inches are expected.
The weather service warns that the mix of heavy snow and strong winds would make travel Friday night "very hazardous or nearly impossible."
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