we haven t had a storm in a while. i m excited. i m ready to shovel. reporter: new york hasn t seen more than an inch of snow in 691 days. its longest streak on record. philadelphia and d.c. topping 700 days. at this salt yard near boston, trucks lined up with nearly 300,000 tons of road salt on hand. no one likes snow and ice, but we do. reporter: you re in the minority here. we re in the minority here. reporter: tens of millions bracing for a punishing storm that could bring for many, their first snowfall in nearly two years. and that snow is set to arrive this weekend with another storm set to hit early next week alongside warmer temperatures. meaning yet again we won t be talking about the possibility of snow but next week instead rain, even possible flooding. lester. maggie vespa in boston tonight, and dylan dreyer is keeping a close eye on the storm. she s here to tie the knot for us. dylan. we have seen heavy rain down across the gulf coast. this is making its