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Cape Cod Gets Brunt Of Season's First Significant Snow Storm

BOSTON (AP) — The season's first significant snowstorm is rolling through Massachusetts, with southeastern communities, including Cape Cod, expected to see the worst of it.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service now say that southeastern area could get up to 10 inches of snow before things wind down in the early evening. They've issued a winter storm warning for communities in that region.

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In Boston, up to six inches of snow is predicted. Most flights were on as scheduled at Logan International Airport on Saturday, though the airport warned that increased cancellations were possible.

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Slow traffic and spinouts were reported around eastern Massachusetts, and the speed limit was reduced on the Massachusetts Turnpike.

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The western part of the state was expected to see the least snow, with one to three inches predicted.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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