Updated at 6:25 p.m.
The first snowstorm of the season hit much of New England at the height of the morning commute Tuesday and continued to hang around for most of the day, snarling travel and closing schools.
Boston and other coastal communities in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut saw less than 6 inches of snow.
Though the state had over 2,000 plows on the road, the morning commute was messy and state officials urged people to stay home if possible. Schools were canceled in districts around the state, including Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Framingham and Worcester.
There were several accidents on I-95 and I-93 along the North Shore Tuesday morning, and traffic on the highways south of the city inched along through the afternoon.
The Boston region’s much-maligned transit system also lived up to its reputation, with mechanical problems, power outages, and other equipment failures causing delays on multiple lines and frustrating commuters.
The storm has also caused headaches at Logan airport, where more than 100 flights were delayed and more than 80 were canceled as of 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Tuesday for coastal areas of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine and a winter weather advisory for southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The wintry weather that moved into New England on Sunday night has already dropped more than two feet of snow in some areas of central Massachusetts, and 16 inches in Somers, Connecticut.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
