From Washington DC to southern New England people were warned to stay home and ride out the storm.
Early Saturday morning, the blizzard moved into some of the nations largest cities, with gale-force winds spewing snow into Washington DC, Philadelphia, .
US east coast braces for worst snowstorm in generations Federal government to close at noon Friday as blizzard nears Son of Snowmageddon - Biggest .

A powerful blizzard is dumping historic amounts of snow on the Eastern Seaboard and has shut down the countrys most populous city. Eleven states and .