A nor’easter will bring snow, strong wind gusts, and possibly coastal flooding to Massachusetts on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm, high wind, and coastal flood warnings across the Bay State .
More than 300 schools canceled classes and Gov. Maura Healey directed about 22,000 non-essential state employees to stay home .
List of school closings for Tuesday nor’easter
A southward shift in the track of this winter storm resulted in a drop in expected snow totals, but the Boston 25 Weather team is still forecasting a nasty afternoon, especially in southeastern Massachusetts.
“There has been a shift in the last 24 hours and that has lowered totals. We’re expecting a storm, we’re still expecting a period of heavy and steady snow from late morning into the afternoon, which is going to slow down travel, but the greatest impacts are going to be focused across southeastern Massachusetts,” Boston 25 Meteorologist Shiri Spear said in her Tuesday morning forecast.