The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for parts of West Virginia, the first warning issued in advance of Winter Storm Jonas. The warning, issued by the NWS office in Charleston, West Virginia, includes nine counties in the higher elevations of the state east of Charleston. Elkins and Snowshoe are among the locations in the winter storm warning, which goes into effect at 7 p.m. Friday and continues through 1 a.m. Sunday. The Weather Channel forecast calls...

Winter Storm Ilias developed over the mid-Missouri Valley on Jan. 19, 2016, causing a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the central Plains, Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley. As Ilias moved east, it also dropped snow over the central to southern Appalachians and parts of the Middle Atlantic region on Jan. 20, 2016. (MORE: ) Freezing rain resulted in slippery roads with numerous accidents from eastern Kansas into southern Missouri, northern Arkansas and Tennessee Tuesday into Wednesday.Some...

will impact a large swath of the country from the mid-South and Ohio Valley to the East Coast starting Thursday. Here are six things you need to know about the storm today. 1.) Hardest Hit Areas May See Up to 2 Feet of Snow, But Northern Extent of Heaviest Snow Uncertain Snowfall Forecast (Forecast snowfall accumulations for Jonas.) We are confident that parts of the East will see more than a foot of snow from Winter Storm Jonas, particularly in...

NOTE: This article is no longer being updated. For the latest, see our . Winter Storm Jonas is kicking off Thursday with an initial round of snow and ice, and will turn into a major snowstorm Friday into the weekend over a large swath of the East Coast. Heavy snow is expected to fall across parts of at least 15 states, with blizzard conditions possible over parts of the Washington D.C., Baltimore and New York City metro areas. Winter Storm...

The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for Washington D.C. and Baltimore, marking the first blizzard warnings issued in advance of Winter Storm Jonas, a system now developing over the Plains states and expected to turn into a powerhouse winter storm by the time it reaches the East Coast Friday and Saturday. The blizzard warning goes into effect at 3 p.m. Friday in the nation's capital and 6 p.m. Friday in Baltimore. The warnings also include the surrounding suburbs...

Some aerial footage of a snowy Knoxville, Tennessee surrounding area from January 20, 2016. ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. issued an apology today for her cities inadequate response to the snow fall yesterday in the city. Alex Wilson is here with the details. ...

A blockbuster snowmaker is making its way towards the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and bringing with it not just big snow, but as well. In the face of a blizzard warning in D.C. and Baltimore and a blizzard watch in New York City, residents are preparing for what could be a havoc-filled few days ahead. Multiple states have issued states of emergency in preparation for the wintry conditions and the storm is already affecting travel. (Cities Prepare for Winter Storm:...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf declared a state of emergency Thursday in preparation for Winter Storm Jonas, which could bring as much as 18 inches of snow to the state. A blizzard warninghas been issued for the Philadelphia region, effective from Friday night through Sunday morning and a coastal flood warning is also be in effect at the Jersey Shore and along the Delaware Bay. The region can expect the following impacts for the region: Snow is expected to begin falling...

As Winter Storm Jonas makes its approach towards the East Coast, it brings the threat of ice, high winds, flooding and more than 1 foot of snow. A state of emergency has been issued in North Carolina and in Tennessee in preparation for the storm. Winter storm warnings are in effect from the Carolinas to the Appalachians and into the Tennessee Valley and lower Mississippi Valley. In extreme northwest North Carolina, residents can expect at least 1 foot of snow,...

As Winter Storm Jonas prepares to unleash its fury on the East Coast, several mid-Atlantic officials have activated emergency operations to prepare for the system's snow, ice and wind. Washington D.C. and Baltimore are now under blizzard warnings, and the region can expect the following impacts from Jonas: At least 1 foot of snow across much of West Virginia and Virginia, except along the coast, starting Thursday night.Upwards of 2 feet of snow in Washington D.C. and western Maryland starting...

Mark Jones, from Kentucky, shows the amount of ice that accumulated onto his car as a warning to others thinking about getting on the roads. ...

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