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A snow storm of "historic proportions" will cover 3/4 of the United States this week, with snowfall hitting from New Mexico to New England, according to CNN.The snow, expected to start falling on Tuesday, will drop as much as a foot of snow in Missouri and Illinois.

Airlines ground hundreds of flights along the Northeast corridor. New York's forecast calls for 11 to 16 inches of snow and strong winds.A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states to the South made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads.

A major nor'easter is expected to bring blizzard conditions to interior New England and heavy rain and near-hurricane-force wind gusts to Northeastern coastal areas Wednesday through Friday.

A snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said today.

The entire state of Vermont is under a winter storm warning, with more than a foot of snow forecast to fall in northern and central ...