9 , ▁the ▁two ▁systems ▁began ▁an ▁extensive ▁mer ging ▁process , ▁with ▁the ▁strength ening ▁cy clone ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁subt rop ics ▁absor bing ▁energy ▁from ▁the ▁cy clone ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁polar ▁jet ▁stream . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁cy clone ▁off ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁East ▁Coast ▁to ▁continue ▁intens ifying ▁while ▁the ▁initial ▁system ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁gradually ▁diff used ▁over ▁the ▁Mid - At l antic ▁states . ▁Through out ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁resulting ▁system ▁continued ▁to ▁track ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁bringing ▁along ▁with ▁it ▁a ▁large ▁sw ath ▁of ▁snow fall ▁that ▁track ed ▁across ▁New ▁England ▁and ▁into ▁Canada . ▁By ▁ 1 2 0 0   UTC , ▁the ▁extr at rop ical ▁cy clone ▁had ▁strength ened ▁enough ▁to ▁class ify ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁bomb . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 1 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁February   9 , ▁the ▁extr at rop ical ▁cy clone ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁bar ometric ▁pressure ▁of ▁ ▁while ▁located ▁roughly ▁ ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁After ▁reaching ▁peak ▁intensity ▁the ▁system ▁began ▁to ▁stead ily ▁weak en ▁and ▁depart ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁England , ▁tracking ▁near ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁early ▁on ▁February   1 0 , ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁H PC ▁issued ▁their ▁final ▁storm ▁summary ▁bullet in . ▁Despite ▁the ▁dis continu ance ▁of ▁bullet ins , ▁the ▁extr at rop ical ▁cy clone ▁continued ▁to ▁persist ▁and ▁assumed ▁an ▁e aster ly