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PeopleacrosstheWashington,arehunkeringdownfor

amassivewinterstormthatixpectedtodumpnearrecordamounts

ofsnowandcreatecripplingblizzardconditionsasitmovesupthe

eastcoast.

linmore

than60centimetersofsnow,whichbeganfallingmiddayFridayand

ouswindsandcoastal

floodingarealsoexpected.

Aheadofthestorm,WashingtonMayorMurielBowrdeclareda

stateofemergencyandclodlocalschoolsFriday.

“Thishaslife-and-deathimplications,andalltheresidents

oftheDistrictofColumbiashouldtreatitthatway,“saidBowr.

Federalgovernmentofficesinthecityhavealsoshutdown.

AuthoritiesareeventakingtherarestepofclosingtheDCMetro

publictransitsystem.

Sofar,morethan4,500flightshavebeencanceledacrossthe

readpoweroutagesarealsoexpected,andauthorities

warnedresidentstostockuponesntialfoodandsupplies.

Emergencystatus

TheAssociatedPressreportsthatatleastfivepeoplehavedied

instorm-relatedcrashesinTennese,KentuckyandNorthCarolina.

Officialsarewarningpeopletostayoffroadsastheblizzardmakes

itswayacrosstheEastCoast.

InadditiontoD.C.,statesofemergencywerealsodeclaredin

MarylandaswellasinVirginia,wherethegovernor,TerryMcAuliffe,

saidpeopleshould“takethethreatofthisstormriously.“The

twostatesareadjacenttoWashington.

Thestormixpectedtoaffecttensofmillionsofpeoplefrom

KentuckythroughNewEngland.

Manymeteorologistssaythevariousforecastmodelsand

readingsthatfrequentlydisagreeonthepathofbigstormsall

concurthatitwillbestrongasitcomesuptheAtlanticcoastand

pullsinmoisture.

Computerforecastmodelsarecallingforawindy,slow-moving

system.

Nor”easterexpected

RichOtto,leadforecasterattheNationalWeatherService”

sWeatherPredictionCenteroutsideWashington,saidTuesdayan

upper-leveldisturbanceintheairwasmovingfromthePacificOcean

redictedtobecome

a“nor”easter“Fridayeveningoverthemid-Atlanticandthenmove

upthecoastonSaturday.

Anor”eastergetsitsnamefromthenortheasterlywindsthat

tormsformalong

astaswarmairfromovertheAtlanticOceanclashes

withArcticcoldtothenorthandwest.