Newswise — As the Mid-Atlantic prepares for a blizzard with up to two feet of snow possible, Cornell climatologist Jessica Spaccio has compiled a list of the top five storms recorded at Washington D.C. since 1885.

Click here to find her list of the top five storms.

Spaccio is a climatologist at the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC), a NOAA-funded institute that works cooperatively with the National Climatic Data Center, the National Weather Service, state climate offices, and other interested scientists in the Northeast to acquire and disseminate accurate, up-to-date climate data and information.