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  • Forecasters say a powerful winter storm is making its way toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

  • Mark Chenard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service,

  • says strong winds could combine with heavy snowfall to create dangerous travel conditions along the coast.

  • 50 to 70 miles an hour in spots,

  • especially from like portions of Long Island into southern New England.

  • Kind of combine that winds with the heavy snow that's falling and you're going to have really low visibility.

  • We're looking at lizard conditions along the coastal areas.

  • Emergency officials from Washington D.C.

  • to Boston are preparing for the possibility of more than a foot of snow in some areas.

  • The storm is expected to develop overnight,

  • with snow picking up through the day on Sunday into Monday morning.

  • Officials are also warning of power outages in some regions.

  • More than 30 states have implemented some type of cell phone ban in public schools,