Those of you dreaming of a White Christmas just like the ones you used to know are in for a special treat... if you can get past the hazardous travel conditions. Winter Storm Dion has descended upon the Northeast, and it's caused untold travel havoc for thousands of people.

According to Al-Jazeera America, an additional 3-5 inches of snow have pelted the I95 corridor across the Northeast, particularly from Washington DC to New England. The storm, which began its descent late Monday night, caused dozens of car crashes and injuries, delayed air travel, and dumped freezing rain and sleet across various cities. Philadelphia, for example, got more than 8 inches of snow!

According to Weather.com, this is being matched by unbearably cold weather as well. The temperature in Washington, DC, dropped to a bone-chilling freezing point. Public schools were closed in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and parts of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Some schools in Connecticut were closed, while a few districts in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts canceled afternoon activities.

Flights were also delayed in Philadelphia and New York City airports. In Washington, snow was falling at daybreak, but traffic problems failed to materialize as many workers stayed home. Non-emergency federal employees were granted excused absences, and others were told to telecommute, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said.

Experts predict that more snow will continue to fall this weekend, and will continue well into the next few weeks, suggesting that a White Christmas could be in store for many regions of the Northeast and along the I95 corridor. However, these same experts are also saying that Dion wasn't as bad as was originally predicted.

"In a nutshell, Dion underachieved," said Tom Niziol, winter weather expert at The Weather Channel. "It's important to remember that a degree or two difference in temperature separates a rain and snow event from a heavier snow event, and that's what we saw happen in cities like Washington and Baltimore. Further west, where the air was colder, we saw more travel impacts from Dion."