The precip hasn't been the issue here, plenty of that in the form of rain. It's been the temps.
I can just imagine the 33 and rain all night here in Boston proper which obviously includes KBOS. There's no waaaay we'll see the 6"-8" NWS forecast, no way. BTW no scientific reasoning behind that statement, just frustration from the last 24 hrs. Immediate coast has done horribly so far this storm