Northeast Braces for Up to a Foot of Snow as New System Targets Millions | 31 Jan 2015 | A winter storm will wallop a swath from the Midwest to the Northeast starting Saturday, and could drop up to a foot of snow on Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Boston to make for a messy Monday morning commute. Meanwhile, another winter storm was still lingering Saturday over New England and dropping additional snow on the region -- parts of which were already slammed with up to 3 feet earlier in the week. In total, parts of at least 15 states -- spanning from Nebraska and eastward to Massachusetts -- are under either winter storm watches, warnings and advisories.