BOSTON (WHDH) - The first major storm of the season dumped more than a foot of snow in many Massachusetts communities.
Cold air took hold of New England early Wednesday, setting the stage for snow as moisture from the south moved north.
Flakes began to fall Wednesday evening with a heavy snow band moving in around midnight, dropping 4 inches of snow an hour.
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Snow will continue to fall throughout Thursday and the storm is expected to wrap up sometime this evening.
A winter storm warning was in effect until 1 p.m. for all of Massachusetts, excluding Dukes County, which is under a winter weather advisory.
Parts of Worcester, Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and Essex counties got up to 15 inches of snow, along with Pittsfield and other areas in northwestern Massachusetts.
The majority of the Bay State is expected to get between 8 and 12 inches, with parts of the South Coast getting between 4 and 8 inches.
Two to 4 inches is projected for part of Cape Cod and Nantucket, while Martha’s Vineyard is only slated to get 1 to 2 inches.
Along with the impact of snow, the eastern coastline, Cape Cod, and the Islands may see coastal flooding.
A coastal flooding advisory has been issued for the area from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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