What is January 2016 United States blizzard?
[[File:2016 Blizzard - DC Van Ness 3.jpg|thumb|After blizzard 'Snowzilla':<br />Two completely buried cars under a huge cover of snow.]] [[File:Washington Monument and flag as seen from near the National WW II Memorial during January 2016 blizzard.jpg|thumb|Washington Monument and flag on 22&nbsp;January&nbsp;2016]] The '''January 2016 United States blizzard''' was a severe [[winter weather]] event. The weather caused multiple states in the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic]] to declare a [[state of emergency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Potentially Historic Blizzard|publisher=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-east-coast-snowstorm-20160121-story.html|access-date=Jan 24, 2016|archive-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121220003/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-east-coast-snowstorm-20160121-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[blizzard]] happened between January 20 and 25, 2016. On January 20–22 the [[governor]]s of eleven states, plus the [[mayor]] of [[Washington, D.C.]], declared a state of emergency in expectation of significant [[snowfall]] and blizzard conditions. Approximately 85 [[million]] people were estimated to be in the storm's path. More than 33 million were under blizzard warnings. Over 10,000 flights were canceled because of the storm. [[New York City]] was put under a [[travel ban]] on January 23. A snow emergency was declared for Washington, D.C. just before that. Two to three feet of snow fell from [[Virginia]] to [[New England]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eastern Seaboard Winter Storm|publisher=NBC New York|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/After-Blizzard-Snowed-in-East-Coast-Prepared-to-Dig-Out-366338781.html|access-date=Jan 24, 2016}}</ref> Snow also fell in [[Arkansas]], [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]]. The storm also caused [[tornado]]es and [[hail]] from [[Louisiana]] to [[Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Severe Weather Report|publisher=NOAA|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/repor