Craig Allen

Snow will begin tonight in D.C.

and Baltimore and move on up past Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, Bridgeport, Providence, reaching Boston during Sunday afternoon.

And all travel will become very challenging and hazardous.

Thousands of flight cancellations, too.

The general consensus is 6 to 12 inches for the majority of the area.

Some places may reach upwards of 18 inches.

But a switch to sleet and freezing rain would lower those totals, especially south and east of 95 near the coast.

Here in the northeast, the hazards from this storm are going to be mounting.

Most maps are showing a solid 6 to 12 inch snowfall from D.C.

to New York City and on up to Boston.

And there will definitely be cities and towns, especially west of 95, that will get more, perhaps a foot and a half.

On the other side of 95, closer to the coast, some locations may stop at 6 or so, and then followed by a sleet and ice storm.

And as for the timing, the snow will likely start around midnight Saturday night in the D.C.-Baltimore area, give or take, and it will likely be snowing in New York City and suburbs by the time you get up on Sunday and reach up to Boston towards lunchtime on Sunday.

Now, the snow will fall heavily.

It will accumulate rapidly.

If there is to be any sleet or freezing rain mixing in, it will most likely be south of I-78 in New Jersey Sunday night.

Otherwise, this storm won't start winding down until sunup Monday in D.C., but linger even later in New York City and most of the day for Boston.

Here in the Northeast, the hazards from this storm are going to be mounting.

Most maps are showing a solid 6 to 12 inch snowfall from D.C.

to New York City and on up to Boston.