BOSTON — Mother Nature is proving to be coldhearted to New England for Valentine’s Day.
A blizzard warning was in effect for coastal areas from Connecticut to Maine on Saturday for a fourth major storm in less than a month, promising heavy snow and powerful winds to heap more misery on a region that has seen more than 6 feet of snow in some areas.
The storm is expected to continue into Sunday and bring bone-chilling cold behind it. Snow amounts ranging from 8 to 14 inches in southern New England and up to 2 feet in Maine were forecast, followed by temperatures expected to dip below zero.
“On Sunday, the best thing people can do is stay home, stay indoors,” said National Weather Service meteorologist William Babcock.
Babcock said the dry snow will be blown and drifted by steady, widespread winds of more than 20 mph and gusts that could max out at 75 mph — hurricane territory — on Cape Cod.
Winter storm warnings extended into Michigan and Ohio, where whiteout conditions led to a pileup on the Ohio Turnpike that killed at least one person. A crash involving tractor-trailers was reported on Interstate 70 west of Columbus.
