Afterwards , the hurricane Catastrophe began Process_start to accelerate Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale northeastwards and weaken Cause_change_of_strength .

It gradually weakened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion eastwards towards the Atlantic Ocean , however , a new dominant low formed Coming_to_be off the East Coast of the United States late on January 26 , and rapidly deepened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion northeastwards towards southeastern New England , producing Causation pronounced blizzard Catastrophe conditions .