Winter storm could dump over a foot of snow on Cape Cod

A woman clears off her snow-covered car after work in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Monday. The second winter storm in four days to hit the Northeast centered on New England, bringing howling winds and coastal flooding.
A woman clears off her snow-covered car after work in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Monday. The second winter storm in four days to hit the Northeast centered on New England, bringing howling winds and coastal flooding.

BOSTON (AP) - A wind-driven winter storm brought blizzard conditions to Cape Cod and threatened to drop more than a foot of snow on southeastern Massachusetts on Monday. Motorists in New England were warned to be vigilant after a charter bus heading to a casino skidded off a Connecticut highway, injuring at least 30 people.

In New Hampshire, the storm could last into early Tuesday, when the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary is held.

Police in Hampstead on Monday turned away people from a full coffee shop where Republican candidate Chris Christie was making a campaign stop.

One woman lamented that she couldn't stand out in the cold because she has asthma, but authorities were adamant that no one else would be allowed in because doing so would violate fire codes.

Driving on treacherous roads caused accidents across the region.

In Connecticut, a bus carrying about 70 passengers from New York City to the Mohegan Sun casino crashed on a snowy Interstate 95 and fell on its side in Madison. At least 30 people were injured, and the northbound side of I-95 there shut down.

Some areas of the Cape and Martha's Vineyard had about 9 inches of snow Monday evening. The National Weather Service said the islands appeared to have met the conditions for a blizzard.

Boston could see 6 to 10 inches, and areas south of Boston were getting moderate coastal flooding.

In Rhode Island, crowds of mourners lined the streets amid bitter temperatures and falling snow to bid farewell to former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci, whose casket was carried by horse-drawn carriage from City Hall to the city's Roman Catholic cathedral.

Other parts of the Northeast, including Northern New England and the New York City area, were expected to get much less snow. New York City, Philadelphia and northern New Jersey could get 2 to 3 inches from Monday into Tuesday night, the weather service said.