After a mild start, winter is making itself felt along the eastern United States as a residents prepare for a major winter storm. The storm is expected to affect tens of millions of people from Kentucky through New England late Friday through Sunday.
Epic Snowstorm Heads for US East Coast
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Snow plows and traffic make their way north along Interstate 95 as snow begins to fall in Ashland, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2016. Portions of Virginia are under a blizzard warning.
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A pedestrian walks his dog in the median of Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2016.
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Donna Przychodzki, of Secaucus, N.J., leaves Meadowlands Hardware with two snow shovels purchased in preparation for the weekend's storm, Jan. 22, 2016, in Rutherford, New Jersey.
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NASA and NOAA satellites are tracking the large winter storm that is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the U.S. mid-Atlantic region on Jan. 22-23. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite snapped this image of the approaching blizzard around 2:35 a.m. EST, Jan. 22, 2016.