Windsor Johnston

Mark Chouinard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says strong winds could combine with heavy snowfall to create dangerous travel conditions along the coast.

Emergency officials from Washington, D.C.

to Boston are preparing for the possibility of more than a foot of snow in some areas.

I'm Windsor Johnston and PR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

Forecasters say a powerful winter storm is making its way toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Mark Chouinard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says strong winds could combine with heavy snowfall to create dangerous travel conditions along the coast.

Emergency officials from Washington, D.C.

to Boston are preparing for the possibility of more than a foot of snow in some areas.

The storm is expected to develop overnight, with snow picking up through the day on Sunday into Monday morning.

Officials are also warning of power outages in some regions.

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But as NPR's Maria Godoy reports, officials say the rise in new cases has slowed in the biggest outbreak the U.S.

has seen in decades.

This is NPR News in Washington.

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