U.S. Mid-Atlantic braces for storm that may dump two feet of snow
- 8 years ago
A powerful storm barreled toward Washington, D.C., and much of the East Coast on Friday, threatening to bury the region under as much to 30 inches (76 cm) of snow after blasting Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky with a wintry mix.
The National Weather Service said the storm had the potential to cripple a broad swath of the Northeast, with about 2 feet (61 cm) of snow due to hit the Baltimore and Washington metro areas starting on Friday afternoon.
Western suburbs could get even more snow.
"I want to be very clear with everybody.
This is a major storm," Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said as the nation's capital braced for what could turn out to be one of the worst storms in its history.
"This has life-and-death implications and all the residents of the District of Columbia should treat it that way."
The National Weather Service said the storm had the potential to cripple a broad swath of the Northeast, with about 2 feet (61 cm) of snow due to hit the Baltimore and Washington metro areas starting on Friday afternoon.
Western suburbs could get even more snow.
"I want to be very clear with everybody.
This is a major storm," Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said as the nation's capital braced for what could turn out to be one of the worst storms in its history.
"This has life-and-death implications and all the residents of the District of Columbia should treat it that way."