A potential blizzard could dump 6 inches of snow or more starting Friday, much of it heavy and wet, similar to the “heart attack snowstorm” of 1987 when two dozen people died mostly from the stress of shoveling.
Unlike with the tepid snowfall earlier this week that mostly melted, colder temperatures will keep the snow sticking, and gusts up to 50 mph may turn the storm into a blizzard Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. A brutal, lengthy cold snap is expected afterward.
