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‘Snowquester’ snowstorm

People walk as snow falls during a late-winter storm in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Federal offices and many schools have closed in preparation for a mix of snow, sleet and rain that could account for the area's largest winter storm in two years.

People walk as snow falls during a late-winter storm in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Federal offices and many schools have closed in preparation for a mix of snow, sleet and rain that could account for the area’s largest winter storm in two years.  (Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images)

A winter storm that roiled the Midwest prepared to turn its might toward the mid-Atlantic area, including the nation’s capital, where power outages were a threat in a region that takes power very seriously.

Washington, D.C.

A morning commuter, bundled against the cold, watches the snow begin to fall in Washington, D.C., early Wednesday.  (J. David Ake / Associated Press)

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