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A historic Northeast blizzard dumped up to three feet of snow, with Warwick, Rhode Island reporting 36.2 inches, prompting emergency declarations in seven states and causing thousands of flight cancellations, road closures, and widespread transit disruptions for more than 40 million residents.
A major East Coast winter storm blankets the DC region with heavy, wet snow that falls unevenly—heaviest north and west of the Beltway and into Southern Maryland—knocking out power and gusting winds; the Capital Weather Gang explains how forecasters crafted the forecast, where predictions missed, and where they were on target.
A powerful nor'easter will hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, bringing more than a foot of snow, blizzard conditions, and coastal flooding Sunday into Monday, threatening travel, road closures, and flight and school disruptions for about 80 million people from Delaware to Massachusetts.
Forecasters expect a coastal storm forming off the Mid-Atlantic coast Sunday to bring 1–3 inches of snow to the D.C. area, with the potential for higher amounts in localized bands. The forecast is tentative and could change as the system develops Sunday into Monday.
Forecasters are monitoring the potential formation of a bomb cyclone near the Delmarva Peninsula between Sunday and Monday. If it develops, a broad swath of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, from Washington, D.C. to Boston, could see accumulating snow and strong winds, leading to slippery roads and travel disruptions.
A rapidly intensifying nor’easter offshore of North Carolina evolved into a bomb cyclone, dumping historic snowfall in parts of the Southeast, bringing blizzard conditions and strong winds that snarled traffic on I-85 north of Charlotte, and even producing flurries as far south as Florida as the system pulled away.
An intense nor’enaster is rapidly intensifying into a bomb cyclone off the Carolinas, bringing blizzard conditions, coastal flooding and a deep cold snap to about 35 million people along the Southeast and Eastern Seaboard, with the worst impacts expected in the Carolinas and southern Mid-Atlantic as frigid air spreads across a wide region and travel disruptions and power outages loom.
A weekend winter storm dumped record snowfall across the U.S., with 19 states recording more than 15 inches in 72 hours; the heaviest totals included 31 inches at Bonito Lake, NM, according to the National Weather Service, triggering widespread power outages and travel disruptions.
Between models and recent trends, another potentially plowable snowstorm could threaten parts of the East Coast this weekend, with New England most likely to see accumulating snow. The exact impact hinges on the storm’s track: some forecasts project a farther offshore path limiting snow, while others bring more inland snow to coastal areas. Washington Post meteorologists Matthew Cappucci and Ben Noll compare recent model runs and illustrate how proximity to the coast will determine how widespread the snow ends up.
As the massive winter storm moves on, dangerous, record-setting cold could persist for days across the northern U.S., with forecasts showing a week or more of freezing temperatures, travel hazards from ice, and potential power outages; cold alerts cover about 210 million people as forecasters warn of continued severe conditions and a new storm system potentially forming.
An Arctic air outbreak will bring a dangerous, cement-like mix of snow and ice to the D.C. region tonight through Sunday, followed by a historically long cold spell that could extend beyond Groundhog Day, likely causing travel disruptions and potential power issues as the cold snap sets in.
A sprawling winter storm is set to intensify this Friday across the Midwest to the Northeast, potentially becoming the season’s biggest snow-and-cold event in years or decades and affecting about half the U.S. population with heavy snow, ice and frigid temperatures.
The Washington, D.C. area is bracing for a major winter punch this weekend, with an expected 5 to 10 inches of snow and sleet and a prolonged, dangerous cold spell that could bring disruptive ice and travel challenges as the system moves in from Friday into the weekend.
A major national winter storm is forecast to lash the United States starting Friday, with about 205 million people under winter-weather alerts from the Southwest to New England. The system is expected to impact the Midwest and Northeast the most, with twelve cities identified as hardest hit and broad travel disruptions and potential power outages ahead, according to NOAA forecasts.
A major winter storm will spread heavy snow and ice across a 2,000-mile swath from the Southwest to the East Coast Friday through Monday, bringing dangerous travel conditions, downed trees and power outages, and life-threatening cold across more than 200 million people.