5:00 p.m. update: BLIZZARD! D.C. has officially met the criteria for a blizzard: Three straight hours with winds gusting over 35 mph, visibility of 0.25 miles or less and snow and blowing snow. At 5 p.m., National Airport, D.C.'s reporting station A monstrous winter storm affecting more than 80 million Americans along the East Coast … Read more
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a travel ban for New York City due to the blizzard that is slamming the Tri-State area Saturday, and it will stay in place until further notice. Mayor Bill de Blasio said late Saturday that the Last update: 5:20 p.m. ET. Next update: By 10 p.m. … Read more
A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm's path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions. So Slate's meteorologist, Eric Holthaus, started a new poll to “find a better name for … Read more
So Slate's meteorologist, Eric Holthaus, started a new poll to “find a better name for this blizzard than #Snowzilla.” The options: Snowball Warning, Tsnownami, Blizzard of the Century, and David Snowie. (Unfortunately, not among the contenders: Ziggy A massive snowstorm that has already turned deadly churned up the East Coast on Friday, forecast to transform … Read more
What is the criteria for a blizzard? Friday night into Saturday morning, we expect wind gusts of 35 miles an hour or more and visibility reduced to a quarter-mile or less because of blowing and drifting snow, FOX 29 Weather Authority's Sue Serio explained. The blizzard expected to wallop the mid-Atlantic this weekend killed at … Read more
Larry Hogan has issued a state of emergency in Maryland as a possible blizzard heads towards the East Coast. A Blizzard Warning is in effect until Sunday, as a major winter storm eyes up the Mid-Atlantic. RELATED: What is a State of Emergency? The Large swaths of the tri-state will be under blizzard watches this … Read more
Weather.com warns that more than 14 states will be impacted, with blizzards possible in Baltimore and D.C. States are already declaring emergencies ahead of the storm and some areas have been upgraded to blizzard warnings. The storm's track could still Large swaths of the tri-state will be under blizzard watches this weekend as a powerful … Read more
Weather.com warns that more than 14 states will be impacted, with blizzards possible in Baltimore and D.C. States are already declaring emergencies ahead of the storm and some areas have been upgraded to blizzard warnings. The storm's track could still Large swaths of the tri-state will be under blizzard watches this weekend as a powerful … Read more