Big snow storm approached the east coast of the United States and is expected to hit Washington and the mid-Atlantic region.
More than 50 million people received warning of impending "blizzard that crippled" their city, on Friday (01/22).
The storm that is expected to bring 60cm of snow per hour it can cause blackouts and interruption of road and air transport.
Record the worst snow storm in Washington is 71cm per hour for two days, which occurred in 1922.
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In Washington DC, snowfall could reach 60cm per hour, approaching the 1922 record.
In the supermarket, a long queue of people who buy the basic necessities for a possible paralysis of the city.
Adverse weather conditions have been killed, two drivers were killed in North Carolina, one in Tennessee, and also killed a pedestrian in Maryland.
Strong winds with a speed of about 50km per hour is expected to hit Manhattan on Saturday (23/01), and the wind faster again will hit Washington and Baltimore.
Director of the National Weather Service said Louis Uccellini weather conditions is "potentially a very dangerous storm that could threaten more than 50 million people."
Some states of the snowstorm
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Supermarkets have been raided and empty shelves for storing the material needs of the population.
A state of emergency was announced in the State of Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Blizzard will occur in Arkansas through Tennessee and Kentucky, until he came to New York on the east coast.
It snowed 60cm per hour is estimated to take place in Washington DC.
Capitol transporasi network, which is the second busiest in the US, will be closed all weekend.
Singer Garth Brooks cancel two concerts in Baltimore, when all tickets have been sold.
Schools shut since Friday (01/22).
