BOSTON — The calendar may say spring, but winter struck the Northeast hard on Monday, delivering a snowstorm that could end up dropping as much as 10 inches of snow in some places.
In Maine, snow showers were reported. The Maine Turnpike reduced speed limits to 45 MPH from the New Hampshire border to Exit 53 in Falmouth. No accumulation was forecast.
Winter weather advisories were issued from the Buffalo area to Albany in New York, where forecasters are calling for up to 10 inches snow and wind gusts up to 30 mph.
Southern New England was also getting hit hard by the slow-moving storm, with up to 6 inches of snow forecast for central and western Massachusetts, where dozens of school districts canceled classes for the day.
“Just depressing and disgusting, I think is probably the best way to describe it,” commuter Mike Blum told WFXT-TV as he gassed up his vehicle in Natick.
Three to 4 inches was expected around Boston and an inch or 2 on Cape Cod and the South Shore. Most of Rhode Island and Connecticut is expected to get in the 3 to 4 inch range, with less in coastal areas.
The maximum speed along the entire length of the Massachusetts Turnpike was reduced to 40 mph, and state and local police responded to dozens of fender benders.
The snow was expected to come down in bands and last into the evening, when temperatures will plummet, and some streets may freeze over.
Low-temperature records that have stood for more than a century could fall in some spots, according to the National Weather Service.
Monday’s storm came a day after several inches of snow fell in some areas and high winds toppled hundreds of trees across New York City. High winds brought down a rotted tree in Abington about 20 miles south of Boston on Sunday, killing a married couple in their car.
Although northern New England was not expected to see much snow Monday, the cleanup continued the day after winds that gusted up to 50 mph knocked out power to tens of thousands in Maine. Sunday’s high winds also knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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