“We advise anyone traveling Monday into Wednesday to check weather forecasts to assist in making decisions about their trips, including what time to travel and what route to take,” said MassDOT spokesperson Jacquelyn Goddard. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation on Sunday said the agency is monitoring the forecast and preparing to activate crews on Monday. “If you don’t have to go out Tuesday, that would be a good day to work from home.” “The worst conditions will be during the day on Tuesday,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Alan Dunham, based in NWS’ Boston office. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the high terrain of western and central Massachusetts, and a Winter Storm Watch for much of the state. The heavy snow will also increase the risk for power outages. Up to 60 mph wind gusts will be possible along the coast, which could blow down trees and power lines. Conditions will be rapidly deteriorating throughout the day.” “If you’re in the city, it won’t be all that bad starting out on Tuesday morning, but it could be hard to get home by Tuesday afternoon. “Travel will be very difficult,” Sojda said.
It should start off as a lot of rain in the Boston-area before a changeover to heavy wet snow on Tuesday. The storm will move into the region on Monday night. “This does look like, especially for a lot of southern New England, that it will turn into a pretty impressive snowstorm,” he added, noting that enough cold air appears to be in place for significant snow totals. West Springfield: 2.5 inches as of 2:18 p.m.“It’s certainly one of those classic nor’easters where the rain/snow line will be fun to figure out,” AccuWeather meteorologist Jake Sojda told the Herald on Sunday. View Playlist: Winter Weather tips and tricks from ProblemSolved videos North Attleborough: 20.5 inches as of 7 p.m. Middleborough: 24 inches as of 11:07 p.m. View Gallery: Having fun in the snow during the nor'easter in Hingham on Saturday Have you posted a blizzard meme yet?: Here are some of our favorites so far What's happening out there?: Is this a nor'easter with a bomb cyclone - Here's what all those weather terms mean Record snowfalls: Here are the largest single-day snowstorms in Massachusetts history
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Check back often as we update these totals. Here are reports from the National Weather Service. The lowest amount appears to have fallen in West Springfield, which only had a report of 2.5 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. The jackpot snowfall for Massachusetts seems to be Stoughton which have reports of 30.4 inches as of 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.īlizzard updates from Cape Cod: Thousands on Cape Cod without power Sunday morning from Logan Airport. More than 20 inches were on the ground through a large section of Massachusetts, but the highest reports came from Sharon and Stoughton with over 30 inches, according to National Weather Service spotters. Throughout the storm, snow totals have been reported to the National Weather Service as blizzard-like conditions hammer New England.Īs the storm tapered down on Saturday night, here were the most recent updates, including a 23.8-inch report at 10:43 p.m.
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