Millions braced for massive blizzard in Eastern US

A massive blizzard is swirling towards the eastern United States, with fears of snowfall as heavy as 1in to 3in an hour for 24 hours or more.

The National Weather Service said the storm could rank near the top 10 to hit the region, with meteorologist Paul Kocin comparing it “Snowmageddon”, the first of two storms that “wiped out” Washington DC in 2010 and dumped up to 30in of snow.