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Millions face blizzard warnings as storm kicks into gear

Another major snowstorm blasts the upper Midwest and Northeast this Valentine’s Day weekend
Massive winter storm kicks into gear 02:29

Another major snowstorm is blasting the upper Midwest and Northeast this Valentine's Day weekend.

Boston's already received almost 80 inches of snow this winter. That is more than 6-and-a-half feet.

Other parts of New England and the Northeast are still digging out from piles of snow from previous storms as this next round heads their way.

Between Saturday and Monday, those areas will get a lot more snow and frigid temperatures.

CBS News' Jericka Duncan reports from Boston that the entire city is working to move as much snow out of the way as possible, and people are getting ready for their daily lives and routines to be interrupted once again by another storm expected to dump a foot of snow on top of what's already there.

Four States brace for snow amid blizzard warning 01:42

With a wind chill at minus-13 degrees, city workers and the National Guard were digging out neighborhoods before the next major snowstorm.

Boston has already received more than 74 inches of snow over the last 30 days.

"We're preparing for this weekend's snowstorm, so snow removal is our top priority in the city of Boston right now," Mayor Marty Walsh said.

Crews are hauling away 1,500 truck loads of snow per day. Four snow-melters are working around the clock melting nearly 1,000 tons of snow an hour.

The arctic blast is affecting an estimated 127 million people across 27 states and the District of Columbia. On Friday, the wind chill in Berlin, New Hampshire, was minus-28 degrees, minus-45 in Langdon, North Dakota, and it was one degree warmer in Allagash, Maine.

Chris Muhammad and his team with Community Servings deliver meals to more than 900 people per week. In 20 years, he's never missed a delivery no matter the weather.

"There's challenges all the way around," he said. "I've never seen this much snow on the ground. A route that would ordinarily take five to six hours will probably take eight to nine hours today."

Boston was just one inch away from breaking the record for the snowiest February since records were kept.

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