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Snow is falling in southern New England on Monday morning. Forecasters say most areas could get up to eight inches of snow. (March 21) AP
Snow covers trees along U.S. Route 55 west of Star Tannery, Va., on March 20, 2016, the first day of spring.(Photo: Scott Mason, AP)
If the spring flowers were in bloom, they were buried in Boston. A<span style="color: Red;">*</span>day after the official start of spring, a snowstorm<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Northeast and New England early Monday snarled traffic, canceled<span style="color: Red;">*</span>flights<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and closed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>schools across the region.
Many spots in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts reported<span style="color: Red;">*</span>4-7 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
The highest total as of noon was the 7.5 inches Oakham, Mass., the weather service reported.
The Weather Channel, which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>dubbed the storm Regis, said up to 10 inches could fall<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in portions of eastern and northern New England by the time the storm winds down later Monday.
As of noon, all winter storm warnings had been cancelled, except for those in eastern Maine.
Boston Public Schools closed Monday and suspended bus service. The school district cited the timing of the snowstorm, which delivered several inches of snow during the morning commute.
Other school districts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in western and central Massachusetts, including Worcester and Shrewsbury, also closed for the day. Other schools and universities delayed opening for several hours.
More than 60 flights were canceled at Logan International Airport and more than 40 were delayed, Flightaware.com reported.
The same storm brought snow to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Appalachians over the weekend.
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