As winter weather is expected to hit the DMV Sunday, officials announced that the northern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway will close Sunday morning. The closure, which will take effect at 6 a.

Authorities say they fear there are no survivors after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided midair near Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members and the Black Hawk helicopter collided while landing at the airport Wednesday night.

However, weather complicated the initial rescue efforts and will continue to do so. -​ Gusty winds were present in the hours following the crash, which may have complicated initial search and rescue efforts.

Authorities say everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., is feared dead.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

Areas well to the west and northwest of D.C. — including Winchester in Virginia, Martinsburg in West Virginia and Hagerstown in Maryland — are under a more severe high wind warning from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today due to the potential for damaging wind gusts near 60 mph.

Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists … Happening now: Winds of the day die off after sunset. Tranquil and mainly clear tonight with lows mainly 30 to 35.

The skies around Washington are often crowded with commercial flights, military planes, helicopters and other aircraft.

Forecasts indicate that an atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and snowfall to much of the Pacific Northwest starting late this week and lasting through the weekend. With persistent heavy rainfall, flash flooding could become a concern for residents across the region.

Authorities are investigating a midair collision an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.