Winter weather alerts are in effect for portions of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C., as a powerful winter storm sweeps into the region, bringing heavy snow and ice that could lead to power outages and travel delays.

Commuters from the Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic will face a snowy, icy mess from the first of multiple winter storms that will hit the country into the weekend. This storm has been named Harlow by The Weather Channel.