Boats put up for the winter are seen against a snowy Boston skyline on the Charles River February 8, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A coming blizzard is expected to bring heavy snow, high winds and coastal flooding, bringing a halt to public transportation, and airport traffic, beginning this afternoon, and into tomorrow.

People walk down Winthrop Shore Drive through flood waters February 9, 2013 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. An overnight blizzard dropped two to three feet of snow, with coastal flooding expected as the storm lingers into the day.

People engage in a snowball fight as a blizzard arrives in the Back Bay neighborhood on February 8, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts as well as other states from New York to Maine are preparing for a major blizzard with possible record amounts of snowfall in some areas.

A woman walks a dog in the snow in the Public Garden on February 8, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts and other states from New York to Maine are preparing for a major blizzard with possible record amounts of snowfall in some areas.

A pedestrian makes his way through driving snow with a broken umbrella in the Back Bay neighborhood on February 8, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts as well as other states from New York to Maine are preparing for a major blizzard with possible record amounts of snowfall in some areas.

A woman walks through the snow as a worker clears snow from a sidewalk in the Back Bay neighborhood during a lingering blizzard on February 9, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The powerful storm has knocked out power to 650,000 and dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of New England.