Many schools are closed in anticipation. Crews are getting ready to take on whatever comes our way. We have a team of reporters and meteorologist tracking this storm every step of the way this morning. As it moves into our area. Look at the wind there. Look here in sandwich. You can see that sideways blowing snow the storm is still moving in. But its going to stick around all throughout the day. We have team 7 coverage and Jeremy Reiner back with us. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Blizzard warning in effect. South shore plymouth as well as the cape and island. Winter storm warning boston, worcester, gloucester. The storm is beginning to intensify as we move forward. Steady snow now until 4 00 p. M. But its heading your way. Its working north. Lighter snow this evening and overnight tonight its completely done though before the morning commute tomorrow. And coastal winds and flooding. You saw the pictures there. But it does begin to go down quickly as we work through the Morning Hours and more so this afternoon as well as the evening commute here is the snow right now. Leading edge to the mass pike. Deeper shades of blue near the canal. That is a band of heavier snow. This will work its way into the city of boston. Within a few hours and then as it continues northwest from there probably weaken a little bit. Because its getting further from the storm. The stormcenter way down here offshore. Because its such a massive storm and has incredible reach in new england. Even though the stormcenter the far away. We anticipate snow through the day. Heaviest through the afternoon. Then you notice here heres an example the dry air punch right into boston. At that time it becomes patchy light snow. Persistent for several hours thissening and overnight tonight. Then by tomorrow morning the snow is out of here. Especially the folk in the worcester hills. Its a slow process to get 5 to inches of snow. Inches. West of route 24 but route 24 east right to water will be about 9 to 12 inches of snow and cape. Thats just the snow. The wind, the coastal flooding the next concern for more on that heres meteorologist chris lambert. We have had plenty of wind. A few inches checking from falmouth to centerville here and vineyard checking in with inch and a half of snow. The band has worked through and try to push into southern Plymouth County. Heres the winds gusty. Certainly thats the case. Providence, rhode island at 48. We will continue to see gust this morning through the midafternoon hourings of 40 to you get the coastal Plymouth County down the cape and island we will continue to see wind gusting 50 to 60. Occasionally approaching sky. Bigger concern immediately here coming over the next several hour the coastal flood threat down through the south shore and the cape and nantucket from about now right through 1 00 in afternoon. Coastal Flood Warning in place. Essentially were watching 11 00 high tide couple of hours going into and couple of hours going out. S expecting minor pocket to hot Democrat Coastal flooding especially nantucket up into providence town. The most susceptible location pocket of moderate coastal flooding. Thanks to the strong northnortheasterly wind pushing the ocean water close to the coastline. Minor flooding in boston. You work your way into the north shore. We have Coastal Flood Advisory here. Flooding and splash over at high tide running around 11 00. Well talk more on the storm details in a little bit. You have a lot on your plate today. Lets head out for check of the roads. Theres snow covered roadways in plymouth. Heres marshall hook. Marshall . We are here weve made to the sidest of side roads. We will now make our way back out to route 3. The snow is falling in earnest at this point. We made our way out to the beach. Whitehorse beach high winds. High waves that point. This is the storm that will be hitting you in a couple of different waves. The one good piece of news is if you are heading the road waist. Weve seen its very light volume out there. Theres not a lot of traffic. It picks up in intensity well get harder to drive and getting volume. To take a look at the traffic picture, danielle gursh. Good morning, everyone. Lets head outside and take a look. This is expressway. Its hard to see. Visibility is getting worse out there. Lets head to the maps from braintree into boston. Most viewer stay home today. That drive is only ten minutes. Lets take a look at the pike back to frame ingham eastbound into boston. No delays there. 93 southbound looking good as is route one. Many of you are staying off the roads this morning. Lets look at the drive times as you get ready to head tout door. No delays. If you take the t we have delays on the lowell line. Obviously the snow is something to keep an eye out for. The strong wind i could fill that this morning coming in. Coastal flooding big concern as this storm makes its way in. Sandwich. Nicole the winds are really strong where you are are. They are sarah. I know jeremy and chris have been talking about gust this is consistent persistent intense wind blowing off of the water here in sand wish sandwich. As we get closer to high tide. The ocean creeping closer to where we are. The winds are what we are talking about that are going to be the problem. You can see the snow being whipped sideways here in the air. Its starting to stick here on the ground. Really that accumulation isnt going to see full force until possibly tomorrow morning. The winds are what we are concerned with. Especially when we talk about Power Outages the wind being able to take down the tree limbs and the power lines and thats the reason a lot of people need to stay indoors all day. All of the cape under the blizzard warning for the next several hours. Its okay to be on the roads. The roads arent too bad yet. The wind and possible damage it could bring is the danger with the storm. For now thats the latest live in sandwich. Nicole oliverio, 7news today in new england. Heading north to scituate where victoria warren has been in the elements all morning long. How is it shaping up where you are . We have a storm on our hands right now for sure. Weve been monitoring the wind all morning long. Now the snow a live look behind me here is the ocean here. The waves are quite angry and inching closer to the homes over here. And weve got a serious situation where they are worried about moderate flooding. These are the homes where they are most concerned. You can see some of the wind with the power lines. You know weve had power numbers coming through about 2000 customers or so without power. Minutes the numbers have gone up. The wind while steady seems to really intensify. Weve got wind gust of 60 Miles Per Hour. Just like nicole was sustained wind thats going to with a problem in years past. Storm pass voluntary evacuations they have not done anything of the sort yet. But people who live here theyve got home boarded up. They know they have to watch as the high tide approaches and be prepared to lee because once the basement flood and they lose power theres no heat. They cant stay in their homes with weather like this. Victoria warren, 7news today in new england. Lets check in with Kris Anderson. We know crew have been biddy all night and morning. How does the situation look right now . Theyve been here since we right now were actually starting to see our first snowflakes falling here in westin. Were at the Police Barracks where the big salt piles are. The front loaders have been filling up giant salt trucks and filling the back to sand salt mixture so they can get out of the roadways. They are on stand by moat. Take a look right over my shoulder here right in front of me. You will see the salt truck there lined up plow ready to go for what that snow start falling here. Theyve treated the roadway already. Theyve treating them since late last night getting them prepared for the snow. Now were just waiting for the snow and its just now starting to arrive. Very, very light flakes here. The wind picking up here. You see the flags flying here in the wind. Were not seeing the intense wind we see at the cape. Things are picking up in westin little bit harder now. Today in new england. We want you to remember as the storm moves through we have you covered on the air but if were not on the air if you cant be in front of the tv you can get the latest School Closing and mobile or tablet apps. Still ahead on today in new england. The first primary just a day away. The latest numbers in the race from our exclusive tracking poll. And super bowl 50. The talk of the town this morning from the champs who the star studded half time show. 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And then after that theres a continuation of snow but its lighter snow this evening and overnight tonight. The nuisance kind of snow between now and 4 00 p. M. Especially south of the mass pike its going to be challenge to be travelling out there. Its not recommended along the south shore in particular route 6 in the cape. Because of the wind coastal wind and flooding. Travelling now again is fairly good northwest of the city. South of town going downhill and certainly downhill later this morning and through the afternoon. Heres the snow right here. Its now marching across the pike snowing heavily through visibility under one mile. We look at the visibility if not under a half mile thats heavy snow. Theres pockets of reduced visibility further north its snowing but again its not heavy snow yet. Heres the storm system that crissa alluded to. The center of the storm way out here. Usually when its that far away it cant pester it because its so massive reach is well into southern new england. Especially southeast mass. Thats why we have the blizzard warning in effect. Our storm time line against 10 00 this morning. Theres the snow into the metro. Its with us through the afternoon. Notice at 4 00 drier air buzzards bay and back to southern worcester county. Thats drier air kind of punch holes in the snow. And begin to reduce the intensity of the snow as we step through the later half of the afternoon and especially it all winds down after midnight tonight. Certainly by tomorrow morning its gone. Theres snow on the ground. This the how much we think. Between 5 and 9 inch of snow. Higher amount along the south shore. North of town the numbers generally 3 to 5. City of worcester about five. City of boston about 6 to 7. Beverly about 8 or 9. Cape ann close to a foot. Plymouth, carver, middleboro, about 9 to 10 inch. On the cape 5 to 9 inches of snow. Thats the case wind gusty at time near 50 Miles Per Hour. Weve seen gust of 37 in boston. With the strongest wind gust combined with the heyest snow. You will have blizzard conditions at time there. Over to cape and island gusting over 60. With that strong wind coastal flood warn in place south shore of the cape and nantucket minor to mo Democrat Coastal flooding especially watching the high tide coming in at 11 00 this morning. Beginning to see flash over here. They will get moderate pock pockets. This is cold air thats draining and we see the number fall in the city of boston. Were now down to 25 likely closer to 20 by this afternoon. 18 in worcester. I think the lower 20s turn into teens this afternoon. North and west of boston. This is a colder storm were talking about windchill factor with it. And were also talking about drier snow so for the most part away from coastal Plymouth County we are dealing with drier snow verses what we saw in the its easier to push around. 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Take a look behind me with this blowing snow gusty winds gusting between 35 to 45 Miles Per Hour. You are getting reduced visibility. We seen a lot of questions on social media. Even though were not in the blizzard morning will we see blizzard conditions. Just a dusty coated on the ground. The clouds will be necessary as we work into the afternoon and evenings hours around half a foot of snow for the city of boston. Well continue to monitor the continues here. Live in government center. Positive outlook on it all. Much more to come. We are live across the state this morning. Tracking this snow and heavy winds as they make their way onshore. You see the cam