--- description: Winter storm warnings in effect in 22 states title: Winter Storm Warning, Snow Forecast for 2,000-Mile Corridor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e9fb2d4341e2a0/69877852e53abafb2b4d6da7/snow-winter-weather.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Winter Storm to Bring 2,000 Miles of Snow to Eastern U.S. by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 12:19 PM CUT  Cars drive through falling snow on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 6, 2015. Cars drive through falling snow on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 6, 2015.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 12:19 PM CUT A winter weather system that was on pace to dump snow along a 2,000-mile corridor was set to snarl the morning commute for millions as it moved east on Tuesday morning, forecasters warned. A plethora of winter watches, warnings and advisories were in effect for [22 states](http://www.weather.gov/ "undefined") from Washington to New Jersey. The storm caused transport chaos in the Midwest on Monday, hitting [Chicago with five inches of snow](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/brutal-cold-freezes-chicago-leaving-winter-scenes-n280331 "undefined") and canceling and delaying hundreds of flights. The snow has been making its way from the Northwest since the weekend and promised a messy Tuesday morning for motorists in Philadelphia, Washington… [Read more from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/winter-weather-threatens-east-coast-commute-icy-spell-looms-n280396?cid=par-time-article%5F20150106 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3655466/winter-storm-snow-commute-ice-travel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3655466/winter-storm-snow-commute-ice-travel/"},"headline":"Winter Storm to Bring 2,000 Miles of Snow to Eastern U.S.","datePublished":"2015-01-06T12:19:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:18:56.283Z","description":"Winter storm warnings in effect in 22 states","url":"https://time.com/3655466/winter-storm-snow-commute-ice-travel/","keywords":["weather"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e9fb2d4341e2a0/69877852e53abafb2b4d6da7/snow-winter-weather.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e9fb2d4341e2a0/69877852e53abafb2b4d6da7/snow-winter-weather.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lawmakers Convene For Opening Of The 114th Congress","caption":"Lawmakers Convene For Opening Of The 114th Congress","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3655466/winter-storm-snow-commute-ice-travel/","name":"Winter Storm to Bring 2,000 Miles of Snow to Eastern U.S."}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Winter Weather Pileup on Ontario Interstate","description":"Winter Weather Pileup on Ontario Interstate","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/B7ZlnxPT/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-01T18:12:28.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/B7ZlnxPT.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3655466/winter-storm-snow-commute-ice-travel/","duration":"PT13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3655466/winter-storm-snow-commute-ice-travel/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```