Severe Weather Alerts - Washington, DC Blizzard Watch Blizzard Watch in effect from Friday, 12:00 PM EST until Sunday, 6:00 AM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARD TYPES...A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW
AND WIND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING EAST OF INTERSTATE 95...BEFORE CHANGING
BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS EVENING. 12 TO 24 INCHES
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING...THEN HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DETERIORATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW... STRONGEST
WINDS...AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS THIS EVENING WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY...AND THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. FOR FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...PEAK WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. USE THIS ADVANCE NOTICE TO PLAN AHEAD!
ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS...AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES. STOCK UP ON
NECESSITIES. MAKE PLANS FOR ELDERLY FAMILY AND THOSE MOST AT RISK.
PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES DURING SNOWY AND COLD
CONDITIONS. USE THIS TIME TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON YOU...YOUR
FAMILY...AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

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• Winter Weather Advisory

  Winter Weather Advisory in effect until Thursday, 12:00 AM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
  

Colossal storm to unload a foot of snow from DC to Philadelphia, NYC

January 20, 2016; 8:08 PM ET

A major winter storm will hit the eastern United States with the potential for heavy snow to impact more than 50 million people at the end of the week.