the potentially historic storm headed toward the u.s. are you there ? a storm poised to dump up to 3 feet of snow feared along the densely populated interstate 95 corridor from the new york city to boston and beyond . airlines began falling on friday morning , local authorities from new york city to maine were making preparations for what forecasters said could be the biggest blizzard for some cities in the northeast in a century . but please stay safe new york ( cnn ) -- stores across the northeast were packed with shoppers as people prepared for what could be a historic blizzard set to arrive on friday . you have reached the monthly limit for free articles — to continue reading , get unlimited access to bostonglobe.com now for just 99¢ by : shaun tanner , 10:57 pm gmt on february 04 , 2015 i live in california . kelly pomerleau of andover small engine service repairs a snow blower for a customer in andover , mass. a worker walks up towards a plow smoothing a large salt pile at eastern salt company in chelsea , mass. amtrak announced that it would suspend a powerful blizzard is pummeling massachusetts tonight with heavy snow and howling winds as residents hunker down in their homes .