Source: BBC
A huge blizzard bearing down on the US east coast is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region.
More than 50 million people have been warned of a “potentially paralysing storm” late on Friday that will bring 24in (60cm) of snow within hours.
There are warnings the blizzard could cause power outages and will bring road and air travel to a halt.
A rush for supplies led to long queues and empty shelves at supermarkets.
The weather system has already proved to be deadly, with two drivers killed in North Carolina, one in Tennessee and a pedestrian dead in Maryland.
In Washington, Mayor Muriel Bowser has warned residents of winds up to 50mph (80km/h) with the possibility of thunder snow.
“I want to be very clear with everybody, we see this as a major storm. It has life and death implications,” she said.
A huge blizzard bearing down on the US east coast is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region.
More than 50 million people have been warned of a “potentially paralysing storm” late on Friday that will bring 24in (60cm) of snow within hours.
There are warnings the blizzard could cause power outages and will bring road and air travel to a halt.
A rush for supplies led to long queues and empty shelves at supermarkets.
The weather system has already proved to be deadly, with two drivers killed in North Carolina, one in Tennessee and a pedestrian dead in Maryland.
In Washington, Mayor Muriel Bowser has warned residents of winds up to 50mph (80km/h) with the possibility of thunder snow.
“I want to be very clear with everybody, we see this as a major storm. It has life and death implications,” she said.
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