'Blizzard' criteria reached in several communities, more snow possible

Thursday's storm was declared a blizzard in Boston and several other communities, and there may be some more snow on the way. Boston, Marshfield, Hyannis, Providence, New Bedford, Block Island and Westerly all officially achieved blizzard criteria Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. It was the first official blizzard since Jan. 27, 2015. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said city schools would stay closed on Friday, but stated the snow emergency and parking ban will be lifted at 8 a.m. Closings & Cancellations "The reason we are canceling schools (Friday) is the safety of the kids," Walsh said. "By not having the school buses out there, it will probably help the commute." Dozens of other school systems also announced on Thursday that school was canceled for Friday. The storm was dumping a widespread 12-18 inches of snow, and some areas could ultimately see more than 20 inches of snow because of the "fluff factor." The storm should move out for the entire region by midnight, StormTeam 5 meteorologist Harvey Leonard. The bad news? StormTeam 5 said there is more snow coming late Friday into Saturday morning. StormTeam 5 meteorologist

Thursday's storm was declared a blizzard in Boston and several other communities, and there may be some more snow on the way.

Boston, Marshfield, Hyannis, Providence, New Bedford, Block Island and Westerly all officially achieved blizzard criteria Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. It was the first official blizzard since Jan. 27, 2015.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said city schools would stay closed on Friday, but stated the snow emergency and parking ban will be lifted at 8 a.m.

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"The reason we are canceling schools (Friday) is the safety of the kids," Walsh said. "By not having the school buses out there, it will probably help the commute."

Dozens of other school systems also announced on Thursday that school was canceled for Friday.

The storm was dumping a widespread 12-18 inches of snow, and some areas could ultimately see more than 20 inches of snow because of the "fluff factor."

The storm should move out for the entire region by midnight, StormTeam 5 meteorologist Harvey Leonard. The bad news? StormTeam 5 said there is more snow coming late Friday into Saturday morning.

StormTeam 5 meteorologist Bad news? More snow late Friday into Saturday morning. Here's the map at 6am Sat. Another 1-3" possible. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/EPupHdL2dn — Mike Wankum (@MetMikeWCVB) February 10, 2017