Lot of snow well. The has startd and overnight will come the heavy winds. The front end of an epic blizzard swept into the frigid Nations Capital this afternoon as hundreds of washington, d. C. Snow ploaz hit the street, trying to stay aheadave forecast calling for two feet of snow, or more, complicated by wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour. Daniel curnage is treating the roads in a city snow plow. How important is it for people to get off the roads tonight . Very. I just dont want people to be in the street, me, personally, because once we get behind the snow, its going to be a hard time fighting to get back on top. Reporter but theres great concern after about an inch of snow wednesday gridlocked the city for hours, and now the snow is coming fast, falling at up to three inches an hour, until early sunday morning. Chris geldart is running the district storm response. Yes, sir. Our first concerns really are the residents. One of the major successes is to make sure we dont lose anyplace