The last in a long train of storms will bring snow and ice to the Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas on Wednesday. While Washington will be near the northern edge of the storm starting late in the morning — with a dusting to a half-inch of snow possible in the District and areas to the south by the evening — impacts will be moderate to major farther south.

At least nine states from Georgia to Delaware are under snow and ice alerts as a winter storm moves east -- with brutal, record-breaking cold temperatures in the Midwest and Central U.S. in the wake of the storm.

While Virginia and North Carolina were grappling with a snowstorm, an Arctic blast brought dangerously low temperatures to a vast swath of the U.S.

The latest in a long line of winter storms is taking aim at the East Coast, threatening to dump heavy snow and some ice in several states. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site,

AccuWeather's Ali Reid reports from Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the morning of Feb. 20, where the shores have been blanketed under snow with bitter cold lingering. Roads were slick with snow and ice.