Winter Storm Slams Midwest, Takes Aim at Washington

Snowstorms are heading to the US East Coast after paralyzing travel in parts of the Midwest.

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3 months ago

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United States of America, Washington, Minnesota, Chicago, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C.

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A strong winter storm that has already hit the upper midwestern U.S states moved towards the East Coast Tuesday blanketing Chicago in heavy snow. A bitter March wind whipped fiercely as pedestrians made their way through a white haze of thick wet flakes, while more than one-thousand flights were cancelled at Chicago-area airports. The weather also forced school closings and flight cancellations in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the late-season storm moves east, it's expected to merge with another system and hit mid-Atlantic states Wednesday. The National Weather Servic predicts Washington, DC, will see its largest snowfall in two years.