▁course . ▁By ▁February   1 3 , ▁the ▁storm ▁system ▁had ▁track ed ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁I cel and , ▁bringing ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁warm ▁front ▁into ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁The ▁system ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁curve ▁north ward ▁through ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Sea ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁days , ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁a ▁larger ▁system ▁on ▁February   1 8 . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁Environment ▁Canada ▁issued ▁winter ▁storm ▁warnings ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁while ▁Toronto ▁issued ▁an ▁extreme ▁weather ▁alert ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁storm . ▁Several ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁closed ▁throughout ▁Southern ▁Ontario . ▁Many ▁fl ights ▁were ▁can ce led ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁Grey h ound ▁can ce led ▁bus ▁service ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁the ▁Mar it imes , ▁bl izz ard ▁warnings ▁were ▁in ▁effect ▁for ▁parts ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁possible . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁By ▁late ▁on ▁February   7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁winter ▁storm ▁warnings ▁and ▁winter ▁weather ▁advis ories ▁were ▁issued ▁for ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁United ▁States , ▁from ▁the ▁Upper ▁Mid west ▁to ▁New ▁England . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁bl izz ard ▁warning ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁all ▁of ▁Connecticut , ▁all ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁eastern ▁Massachusetts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sout heast ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁coast al