Here’s what we know about the East Coast storm so far — PHOTOS
Weather.com stirnger gives a noon update as Winter Storm Jonas contiues dropping snow on New York City. (Weather Channel/Inform)
Snow has been falling at a pace of about 3 inches per hour in New York, testing the limits of city plows and their drivers. (WPIX/Inform)
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser says up to 13 inches of snow have fallen in Washington and officials are asking residents to stay off the streets as the second half of the storm comes through on Saturday. (AP/Inform)
The mammoth winter storm pounding the East Coast isn't just bringing snow and blizzard conditions with it: Coastal flooding is affecting states from Virginia up to New England, with near-record surges seen Saturday morning. (Inform)
Dozens of drivers were stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike overnight on Friday into Saturday morning after getting caught in a potentially historic snow storm blanketing the East Coast from Washington to New York. (Inform)
Hundreds of motorists were stuck for as many as 19 hours along a hilly 35-mile stretch of I-75 in central Kentucky. (Inform)
New York City came to a standstill on Saturday afternoon, after a snowstorm walloping the East Coast dumped more than 16 inches of snow on the city, with at least another foot expected to come before the storm is over. (Inform)
A Capitol Hill employee uses a heavy earth moving machine to clear snow during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
A lone jogger on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (CNN)
A man walks up 14th Street during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
Sunny Obama (the second of the Obamas‘ Portuguese Water Dogs) in the snow. (CNN)
Our fellow Old Guard Soldiers continue to stand watch at the Tomb of the Unknowns as Winter Storm Jonas enters the Washington DC area. (CNN)
Louisville Zoo. Snow days mean fun days for polar bears. (CNN)
Corporal Brian Milore with the Pennsylvania State Police estimates about five miles of backlog of disabled motorists along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A stretch of westbound highway from the Breezewood Interchange to New Stanton, more than 90 miles, has been closed down and a detour set in order to keep more vehicles from piling in, according to Milore.
The Pennsylvania National Guard was notified and are mobilizing as of earlier this morning and
Corporal Brian Milore with the Pennsylvania State Police estimates about five miles of backlog of disabled motorists along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (CNN)
The White House in the blizzard. (CNN)
Ione Molinares posted these on Twitter that shows the progression of the snow in DC. (CNN)
Montgomery County Police Department "Thank You to the Maryland National Guard for loaning us these LMTVs (Light Medium Tactical Vehicle) that will assist first responders in safely arriving and serving the public during the blizzard. (CNN)
Corporal Brian Milore with the Pennsylvania State Police estimates about five miles of backlog of disabled motorists along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A stretch of westbound highway from the Breezewood Interchange to New Stanton, more than 90 miles, has been closed down and a detour set in order to keep more vehicles from piling in, according to Milore. (CNN)
Snow falling around the spot lights that surround the Washington Monument. (CNN)
The Old Post Office building (now being turned into a Trump Hotel) covered in snow. (CNN)
Virginia Trooper M.D. Jester is currently being treated at VCU Medical Center in Richmond for minor injuries after his vehicle was struck on Interstate 64 at the 212 mile marker in New Kent County. The trooper was stopped out with a disabled vehicle in the westbound lanes when another vehicle ran into the back of the patrol car. (CNN)
A heavy earth moving machine is used to clear snow on Capitol Hill during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
Anthony Williams shovels his walk during a winter storm in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington January 23, 2016. A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
People walk down 15th Street snow during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
A traffic sign is seen covered by frost during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the U.S. East Coast. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A jeep makes its way north though heavy snow on the FDR Drive with the Brooklyn Bridge in background during a snowstorm in the Manhattan borough of New York, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Plow teams clear I-295 during a winter storm in Trenton, New Jersey, January 23, 2016. More than two feet (60 cm) of snow is expected to fall in the first major storm of the season. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter
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The death toll from the huge snowstorm moving up the Eastern Seaboard is now 13, according to state and municipal officials. New reports of two deaths from hypothermia in Virginia and three linked to snow shoveling in New York increased the toll from eight.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
