WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful winter storm closed in on the U.S. mid-Atlantic on Friday, threatening record snowfalls and unseasonably cold temperatures in a region heavily dependent on home heating oil and natural gas supplies.
Forecasts calling for around 2 feet (60 cm) of snow and near-blizzard conditions from Virginia to southern New Jersey prompted U.S. government offices in the Washington area to close their doors four hours early.
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