'Historic Winter Storm' Moving Toward U.S. Northeast

February 7, 2013 by legitgov

'Historic Winter Storm' Moving Toward U.S. Northeast 06 Feb 2013 A "potential historic winter storm" may dump 2 feet of snow on Boston and eastern Massachusetts as it makes its way up the Atlantic coast, leaving 10 inches or more in New York City. Eighteen to 24 inches (46 to 61 centimeters) of snow may fall in Boston, and the city has an 85 percent chance of receiving at least 12 inches from the storm that is expected to arrive in two days, according to the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts. "A potential historic winter storm and blizzard is expected to drop 1 to 2 feet of snow across much of the region Friday into Saturday," the weather service said in a bulletin.