UPDATE 9-Blizzard slams Boston area, spares New York despite predictions
January 27, 2015 at 19:05 PM EST
BOSTON/NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding, but sparing New York City residents who had braced for a significant blast.