This latest system will hit us with 1-3 inches of snow before a switchover to sleet and rain across parts of Mass., Rhode Island.

BOSTON - A train of storms looks to be headed to the Boston area, with the first set to bring rain, snow and ice to Massachusetts on Thursday. The month of February is going to be very different than the prior two winter months.

A man was killed by Maine State Police after he shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy and a police dog at the end of an hourslong standoff in the northern town of Portage, officials said. Steven Righini,

In the Boston area and Southern New England, the snow is expected to start around sunrise before a changeover to sleet and freezing rain, and possibly all rain along the coast. Areas west of I-495 to Pittsfield will see more snow than any other precipitation type. New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine will welcome all snow with this system.