Spring has sprung, but don't tell Northeasterners

BOSTON -- New Englanders were facing a messy morning commute as a very early spring storm kicked off the work week, while others in the Northeast appeared to be having an easier time.

Forecasters were predicting 4 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Monday. Southeastern Massachusetts could get 8 to 10 inches, which could cause scattered power outages.

"It won't be a blockbuster storm, but it will be a solid thump of heavy, wet, plowable snow for most of Southern New England," said CBS Boston meteorologist and Executive Weather Producer Terry Eliasen, adding that, "his will undoubtedly make for ... numerous school delays and closures."

Portions of Connecticut could receive anywhere from a couple of inches of snow to about 6 inches.

Northern New England's outlook was similar. The exception was Maine's Penobscot Bay area, where there could be up to 12 inches from Bar Harbor north.

In New Hampshire, the Concord area likely will get 2 to 3 inches of snow; Manchester will see a bit less than that. There could be 4 to 6 inches along the seacoast.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly said Philadelphia could get as little as an inch of snow while portions of New Jersey will see 1 to 2 inches.

New York City residents can expect 1 to 3 inches, with about double that on Long Island.

Linda Carlson, of Farmingdale, in central Long Island, had to get snow shovels her family had just put away, back out.

"We jinxed ourselves!" she told CBS New York. "It's disappointing, but it will be the last one, hopefully," Carlson said.