A potentially significant winter storm is increasingly likely to impact the Mid-Atlantic this weekend, with confidence continuing to grow as the event draws closer.

According to the National Weather Service, a wide-ranging winter storm is expected to produce large swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and dangerous freezing rain beginning Friday across the southern Rockies, Plains, and Mid-South. The storm will then shift eastward, impacting the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast through Sunday. Forecasters stress that with several days remaining, details will continue to evolve.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has elevated the upcoming winter storm to a “Significant Threat Risk,” signaling growing confidence that the entire region (including all of Maryland and Virginia) could see a high-impact winter event combined with dangerously cold temperatures.

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A powerful winter storm is shaping up to impact a large portion of the eastern United States late next week, with forecasters increasingly confident that the event could bring widespread disruptions lasting several days. As it stands on Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS), shows a good chance for moderate impacts in much of Maryland and Virginia.

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