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 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.

"The water that we're operating in is about 8-feet deep. There is wind. There is pieces of ice out there," he said.

Less than 30 seconds before the crash, an air traffic controller asked the helicopter if it had the arriving plane in sight. The controller made another radio call to the helicopter moments later: “PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ.” Seconds after that, the two aircraft collided.

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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.

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Since the start of the water year on Oct. 1, the southern Utah county has received .34 inches of rain, making this water year the third-driest on record thus far, according to Hayden Mahan, meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Salt Lake Office.

Washington County commissioners are asking residents to fast and pray for rain to ease the severe drought gripping the area.

The nation's capital is expected to see mostly sunny skies with increasing winds over the next few days; gusts may hit 47 mph on January 29.