As we tick towards the end of what will be an all-time, record setting, top-ten snowstorm for Boston, it is awfully hard to ignore what may be coming next for Massachusetts.

Winter Storm Fern brought many of the effects of a blizzard to the East Coast, but didn't quite hit the definition. Here's why.

A major snowstorm is set to hit Connecticut over the weekend, with the National Weather Service warning that more than a foot of snow could blanket parts of the state.

The Blizzard of 1978 dropped 14.7 inches of snow over 18 hours, which is more than the range of 6-12 inches predicted this Jan. 25.

Record snowfall was recorded in Long Island, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts in this category four blizzard. A portion of Rhode Island reported over 50 inches of snow from this storm, which brought hurricane force winds and white out conditions. Many schools and businesses in the northeast were closed for over a week.

A blizzard is a couple of giant steps above a winter storm. According to the National Weather Service, a storm officially qualifies as a blizzard when winds reach or exceed 35 mph and when the visibility drops to only a quarter mile or less. These conditions need to stay active for at least 3 hours.

It’s looking increasingly likely that a coastal storm could bring more snow to the East Coast this weekend—and potentially strengthen into a bomb cyclone.

Significant winter weather for a watch means 5 or more inches of snow and/or sleet within 12 hours, or 7 inches of snow/sleet within 24 hours, or ice accumulation that could cause damage to trees and powerlines, or life-threatening combinations of snow and/or ice with wind.

National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm that contains large amounts of snow or blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours).

Monday marked 59 years since the Blizzard of 1967.

Some parts of the state had already seen more than 10 inches of snow pile up by the early evening on Sunday, with the heaviest snowfall expected to last into the night.