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The latest storm was tracking east across the Great Lakes and
was expected to gather strength as it approaches the Atlantic
coast, spreading a blast of arctic air and snow from Virginia to
southern Canada, the National Weather Service said.
The most severe weather was poised for the New England coast
from Saturday into Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
Boston, which has received about 6 feet (1.8 meters) of snow in
a trio of record-setting storms over the past three weeks, is
bracing for as much as 14 inches (36 cm) of new accumulation,
forecasts indicate.
Blizzard conditions are also expected in Rhode Island, eastern
Connecticut, New Hampshire and coastal Maine, AccuWeather
predicted.
Farther south, snow accumulation up to three inches (7.6 cm)was
expected from Washington D.C. to New York City.
The system will also bring bitter cold temperatures and wind
gusts up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour),
meteorologists said.
With the newest band of winter weather, the town of Alton, New
Hampshire called off its annual ice carnival set for the weekend
due to concerns over massive snow squalls and freezing wind.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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