Winter Storm Mars was a quick-hitting winter storm that mainly affected New England on Monday, Feb. 8. Extreme southeast Massachusetts saw the worst conditions from Mars, with blizzard conditions and coastal flooding both observed.

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The snow and strong winds that moved through New England were from a strong area of low pressure passing well off the East Coast. That area of low pressure underwent what meteorologists call.This is a term generally applied to a storm whose minimum pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, indicating a strong and rapidly intensifying storm system. In the case of Mars, the pressure dropped from 1004 millibars at 7 a.m. EST Sunday to 979 millibars by 1 a.m. EST Monday, or 25 millibars in 18 hours.

Despite the far offshore track of the strong low, Mars still had a major impact on eastern New England due its very large area of precipitation and strong winds. Below is a recap showing some of the snow and storm reports from Mars.

Blizzard conditions were officially verified in Massachusetts on Monday in Chatham, Hyannis, Falmouth, Nantucket, Plymouth and on Martha's Vineyard. Wind gusts peaked at 65 mph on Nantucket Island Monday.Coastal flooding was reported in several locations along the Massachusetts coast and even as far south as the Jersey Shore.

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Snowfall Reports

Orleans, Massachusetts: 10 inchesOak Bluffs, Massachusetts: 9.8 inchesCoventry, Rhode Island: 8.5 inchesEast Machias, Maine: 8 inchesYaphank, New York: 6.4 inchesProvidence, Rhode Island: 6.2 inchesSouthhampton, New York: 6 inchesNear Stratham, New Hampshire: 6 inchesNew Haven, Connecticut: 6 inchesBoston (Logan Airport): 6.4 inchesPortland, Maine: 5.8 inches

Mars snowfall history.

Southeast Coastal Impacts:

Prior to hitting New England, Mars impacted parts of the Southeast coast on Sunday.

Mars brought some light sleet and snow accumulations to parts of eastern North Carolina Sunday. Traffic accidents were reported due to light sleet accumulations in Wilson County, North Carolina, Sunday morning.Strong winds from the low pressure system associated with Mars brought a wind gust of 70 mph to Cedar Island, North Carolina. Trees and power lines were downed in Manteo.Flooding was also reported in eastern North Carolina, including from Surf City to Topsail where a few roads were reported to be impassable. Water across highway 12, just south of Cedar Island, was also reported Sunday evening.

PHOTOS: Winter Storm Mars

Jason Souza sweeps the snow from a driveway in New Bedford, Mass., during a snowstorm on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. The second winter storm in four days to hit the Northeast is expected to bring blizzard conditions to Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts and leave behind as much as 18 inches of snow. (Peter Pereira/Standard Times via AP)