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Worst snows in modern history hit DC

A blizzard battered the Mid-Atlantic region yesterday, with emergency crews struggling to keep pace with the heavy, wet snow that has piled up on roadways, toppled trees and left thousands without electricity.

Officials urged people to stay at home for the weekend, out of the way of crews trying to keep up with a storm that forecasters said could be the biggest in Washington DC in modern history.