▁and ▁ ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁( And ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ). ▁Power ▁was ▁dis rupted ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁customers ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁Canada , ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁fl ights ▁were ▁can ce led ▁at ▁Hal if ax ▁Stan field ▁International ▁Airport ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 . ▁All ▁Marine ▁Atlantic ▁fer ries ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 ▁were ▁can ce led . ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁was ▁hit ▁with ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁up ▁to ▁, ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Power ▁customers ▁were ▁without ▁electric ity ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁February ▁ 9 . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁N ortheast ▁Snow ▁and ▁ra inf all ▁began ▁at ▁ 9 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁February   8 ▁across ▁New ▁England ; ▁by ▁late ▁that ▁day , ▁tot als ▁reached ▁ ▁near ▁Mil ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁Later ▁that ▁evening , ▁snow ▁was ▁falling ▁at ▁ ▁per ▁hour ▁in ▁coast al ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁at ▁an ▁significant ▁rate ▁of ▁over ▁ ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Connecticut . ▁Th under ▁and ▁light ning ▁along ▁with ▁small ▁ha il ▁were ▁reported ▁within ▁the ▁heavy ▁band ▁of ▁snow ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁In ▁Massachusetts , ▁two ▁neighborhood s ▁in ▁Qu in cy ▁and ▁about ▁a ▁dozen ▁homes ▁in ▁Sal is bury ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁due ▁to ▁coast al ▁flo oding . ▁Vol unt ary ▁ev acu ation ▁orders ▁were ▁issued ▁for ▁ocean front ▁residents ▁in ▁Re vere , ▁Marsh field , ▁and