Monster blizzard starts dumping snow on eastern, southern US
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A massive blizzard began dumping snow on the southern and eastern United States on Friday, with mass flight cancelations, five states declaring states of emergency and more than two feet (60 centimeters) predicted for Washington alone.
The National Weather Service said the winter storm could rank near the top 10 to ever hit the region.
A state of emergency was declared in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and parts of other states. Blizzard warnings or watches were in effect along the storm's path, from Arkansas through Tennessee and Kentucky to the mid-Atlantic states and as far north as New York.
Schools and government offices were closed, thousands of flights were canceled and millions of people stocked up on supplies. College basketball games and concerts in the region were postponed.
