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| 'Crippling' snow storm could slam US east coast | 'Crippling' snow storm could slam US east coast |
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| Hundreds of thousands of people along the US mid-Atlantic region should be bracing for "perhaps crippling" snow, the National Weather Service has said. | Hundreds of thousands of people along the US mid-Atlantic region should be bracing for "perhaps crippling" snow, the National Weather Service has said. |
| Forecasters say up to 16in (40.6cm) of snow could fall over the weekend in an area that spans big cities such as Washington and Philadelphia. | Forecasters say up to 16in (40.6cm) of snow could fall over the weekend in an area that spans big cities such as Washington and Philadelphia. |
| Blizzard warnings have been issued in some areas, warning of heavy winds and wet snow could lead to power outages. | Blizzard warnings have been issued in some areas, warning of heavy winds and wet snow could lead to power outages. |
| Earlier storms on Wednesday left drivers in hours-long gridlock. | Earlier storms on Wednesday left drivers in hours-long gridlock. |
| Crews have cleared roads in the Washington, Virginia and Maryland areas after a small storm left roads icy just ahead of rush hour commutes. | Crews have cleared roads in the Washington, Virginia and Maryland areas after a small storm left roads icy just ahead of rush hour commutes. |
| There were reports of otherwise routine short commutes lasting up to three hours, and of some people abandoning their cars. | There were reports of otherwise routine short commutes lasting up to three hours, and of some people abandoning their cars. |
| Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted an apology to her constituents, saying that officials had "failed to deploy the necessary resources in response to the snow - for that I am sorry". | |
| However, National Weather Service forecasters are warning that Wednesday's storms were just a prelude to a powerful storm that will hit the region on Friday and last until Saturday night. | However, National Weather Service forecasters are warning that Wednesday's storms were just a prelude to a powerful storm that will hit the region on Friday and last until Saturday night. |
| The details of the coming storm remain uncertain. | The details of the coming storm remain uncertain. |
| When exactly the storm will begin and predictions of the amount of snow that will fall have varied. | When exactly the storm will begin and predictions of the amount of snow that will fall have varied. |
| "There's a lot of details that are yet to be seen," Rich Otto of the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said. "Subtle changes can make a big difference. We've seen that in storms in the past." | "There's a lot of details that are yet to be seen," Rich Otto of the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said. "Subtle changes can make a big difference. We've seen that in storms in the past." |
| Across the US east coast at a glance: | Across the US east coast at a glance: |