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(CNN)A massive winter storm clobbered the eastern United States on Saturday and in some places appeared poised to dump more snow than expected -- including up to 30 inches in downstate New York and up to 4 feet in Maryland and West Virginia, officials and forecasters said.

With snow falling as fast as 3 inches an hour, New York officials said road travel in New York City and Long Island would be banned starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. Above-ground train service in the area would stop at 4 p.m.

"This is bad, and it's getting worse rapidly," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Up to 85 million people have been in the path of the storm, which also caused motorists to be stranded on major highways in at least three states overnight from Friday to Saturday.

Here are the latest developments as of 2:30 p.m. ET:

-- "If you are out on the street, get in now," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said ahead of 2:30 p.m. road travel ban.

-- All Broadway performances are canceled for Saturday due to the blizzard, according to the Broadway League.

-- About 50,000 customers are without power in New Jersey as of 2 p.m. ET Saturday.

-- More than 50 people have been forced from their homes around Atlantic City, New Jersey, due to "significant flooding" from winds pushing ocean water into the streets, said Vince Jones, Atlantic City's emergency management director.

-- North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said a combination of more high winds statewide and "potential ice build-up tonight along the power lines" could lead to more power outages in his state. At 10:45 a.m., Duke Energy reported about 140,000 customers without power in the Carolinas.

-- Washington, D.C., had seen up to 13 inches of snow by 10 a.m. Saturday, with another 10 inches possible by the time the storm finally passes, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. Wind gusts of about 50 mph have been reported, and authorities managed to answer all 300 calls to emergency dispatchers since the blizzard hit Friday, she said.

 

By the numbers:

• More than 35 inches of snow reported near Hancock, Maryland, by Saturday afternoon.

• More than 23 inches reported in Dulles, Virginia, Saturday afternoon.

• At least nine people dead nationwide (Six fatalities were in North Carolina, two in Virginia and one in Kentucky.)

• 11 states declared states of emergency. They are: Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. Washington has declared a "snow emergency."

• 18-48 inches of snow possible in some areas, according to meteorologists.

• 55 mph wind gusts are possible in Norfolk, Virginia.

• 989 traffic crashes and 793 disabled vehicles were responded to by Virginia State Police as of late Friday night.

• More than 8,600 flights were canceled from Friday through Sunday, according to FlightAware.com.

• More than 200,000 customers in 13 states were without power Saturday because of the storm, according to various energy companies. Many of them were in the Carolinas and New Jersey.

• 33 million people are under blizzard warnings.