Weather & Science
Snow Grounds US Flights and Shuts Washington Federal Offices
- More snow is expected to fall in Washington through the day
- Congress set to certify US Presidential election later Monday
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A winter storm has grounded flights across the eastern and central US, shut federal offices in Washington and knocked out power across six states.
Washington, where Congress will meet to certify the presidential election later Monday, had received as much as 5 inches (13 centimeters) of snow through the morning, according to the National Weather Service. As much as 12 inches may fall in some areas before the system finally exits around midnight, said Frank Pereira, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center.