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East And West, Both Coasts Weathering Major Winter Storms

A nor'easter could dump as much as a foot of snow along parts of the East Coast. In California, a storm likely will drop feet of snow in the mountains, but a threat of mudslides seems to have passed.

Update, 11 a.m. ET:

A storm that Southern California had feared would trigger more mudslides in wildfire-stricken areas appears to be passing through the area without incident, the Associated Press reports, before it's expected to drop several feet of snow on the Sierra Nevadas. But a major nor'easter continues to pummel parts of the U.S. East Coast.

The National Weather Service warned that the nor'easter could deliver up Boston is anticipating flooding downtown as the tide peaks around midday, reports Tina Martin of WGBH.

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