▁wind s . ▁The ▁storm ▁crossed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁affect ing ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁nor ' e aster ' s ▁effects ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁received ▁a ▁Category   3 ▁rank ▁on ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Snow fall ▁Imp act ▁Sc ale , ▁class ifying ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" M aj or " ▁Winter ▁Storm . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁low - press ure ▁system , ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pla ins ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁produced ▁moder ate ▁amounts ▁of ▁snow ▁across ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada . ▁The ▁second ▁low , ▁origin ating ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas , ▁produced ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁and ▁flo oding ▁across ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁S out heast ▁and ▁Mid - At l antic ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁As ▁the ▁two ▁systems ▁merged ▁off ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁coast ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁they ▁produced ▁heavy ▁snow fall ▁over ▁a ▁large ▁region ▁from ▁North ▁Jersey ▁and ▁in land ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁through ▁eastern ▁New ▁England ▁up ▁to ▁coast al ▁Maine ▁and ▁in land ▁to ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁Total ▁snow fall ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁reached ▁, ▁the ▁fifth - high est ▁total ▁ever ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁officially ▁recorded ▁ ▁of ▁snow ▁at ▁Central ▁Park , ▁and ▁Port land , ▁Maine , ▁set ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁. ▁Ham den , ▁Connecticut ▁recorded ▁the ▁highest ▁snow fall ▁of ▁the