▁storm ▁at ▁, ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁total ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Mil ford ▁at ▁. ▁Many ▁surrounding ▁cities ▁picked ▁up ▁at ▁least ▁. ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁significant ▁snow fall ▁tot als , ▁h urr icane - force ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁were ▁recorded , ▁reaching ▁ ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁ ▁at ▁Mount ▁Des ert ▁Rock , ▁Maine , ▁and ▁ ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁C ut ty h unk , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Boston ▁experienced ▁a ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁of ▁, ▁its ▁fourth - high est . ▁The ▁storm ▁affected ▁Atlantic ▁Canada ▁after ▁hitting ▁the ▁N ort he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Watch es ▁and ▁warnings ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁storm , ▁and ▁state ▁govern ors ▁declared ▁states ▁of ▁emer gency ▁in ▁all ▁states ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁and ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Fl ights ▁at ▁many ▁major ▁air ports ▁across ▁the ▁region ▁were ▁can ce led , ▁and ▁travel ▁b ans ▁were ▁put ▁into ▁place ▁on ▁February   8 ▁in ▁several ▁states . ▁H undred s ▁ended ▁up ▁str and ed ▁on ▁Long ▁Island ▁late ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁rapidly ▁accum ulating ▁snow fall . ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁strong ▁wind s ▁and ▁heavy , ▁wet ▁snow ▁left ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁customers ▁without ▁electric ity ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁storm . ▁At ▁least ▁eigh teen ▁death s ▁were ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁storm . ▁ ▁Meteor ological ▁history ▁ ▁At mos pher ic ▁conditions ▁leading ▁up ▁to