A winter storm heading for the Northeast could bring major snowfall to upstate New York and New England on Friday and into the weekend, according to Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth.

However, there is uncertainty as to exactly where the snow will fall.

The whole region could see significant snow with up to 2 feet dumped on Massachusetts – including Boston – and southern Maine overnight Friday.

That level of snow is “potentially life-threatening,” the Weather Channel’s Chris Warren warned.

The last time Boston had one foot of snow was in January 2011.

Other forecasts call for the snow to fall further east, meaning that northern New England could see heavy snow, but cities such as Boston could receive as little as 2 inches.

Meanwhile, another clipper will bring more snow from the northern plains into the Great Lakes Wednesday night into Thursday. Forecasts call for 1 to 4 inches of snow from northeast North Dakota to northern Wisconsin.

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