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The nation’s capital and surrounding areas are experiencing the effects of severe winter weather as a storm has moved from parts of the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic.

The storm is producing moderate to heavy snow and icing that will continue into late Monday night over the Mid-Atlantic. The National Weather Service is also warning residents to expect “numerous severe thunderstorms, a significant threat for damaging and locally destructive hurricane-force winds, along with the potential for large hail and tornadoes, even strong tornadoes.”

The system will produce 6-12 inches of snow across the Mid-Atlantic, including the greater Baltimore/Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia metro area.

On Sunday, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Bowser declared a weather emergency through at least Tuesday as did Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Maryland Governor Wes Moore also declared states of emergency and some state offices in these states and Delaware are closed today or will have essential employees only reporting to work.

All in D.C., and in multiple counties in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware are closed. Federal offices are closed, although Congress will still meet to certify the results of the presidential election.

Travelers should anticipate significant disruptions. According to the Weather Prediction Center, drivers in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and Delaware can expect “dangerous or impossible” driving conditions.

In addition, on Monday, light lake-effect snow will be ongoing downwind from the Great Lakes and upslope snow over parts of the Northeast. In the wake of the storm, on Tuesday, light to moderate lake-effect snow will continue downwind from the Great Lakes and into upslope regions of Northern New England, according to the weather service.

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