SANDWICH, MASS. (WHDH) - BOSTON (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued some flake news: Parts of southern New England could see up to 10 inches of snow.

Southeastern Massachusetts, most of Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut are under winter storm warnings for much of Friday.

May school districts in the areas expected to get it the hardest canceled classes, as snow started falling in the early morning hours, making for a slippery commute.

The weather service is forecasting 6 to 10 inches of snow on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket; 4 to 8 inches in Rhode Island; and 4 to 7 inches in Connecticut’s New London County. The Boston area is expected to get an inch or so.

The weather service reported that Taunton, Massachusetts and Burrillville, Rhode Island, has three inches of snow by 9 a.m.

 

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