Winter Storm That Hit Boston Gets Official Blizzard Designation
The large Nor'easter that hit Massachusetts with up to 18 inches of snow officially became a blizzard as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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The large Nor'easter that hit Massachusetts with up to 18 inches of snow officially became a blizzard as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Boston-area transit system reported some delays but no major problems during the powerful storm that hit the region.
A tree was struck by lightning, fell on power lines, and caused a small fire as the Nor'easter pounded Massachusetts Thursday afternoon, East Bridgewater Fire Department said.
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In an address from the MEMA bunker in Framingham, Gov. Charlie Baker asked the public to avoid all travel if at all possible during the massive Nor'easter Thursday.
The snow will arrive between 5 and 8 a.m. on Thursday. First flakes falling in southwestern-most New England and then filling in to the north and east.
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This one is truly all about location, location, location.
Rain, snow, sleet, wind, flooding rain, & coastal flooding are all threats with this one.
There's a storm on the West Coast that will impact the forecast here at home in a big way for the start of next week.
The forecast doesn't get much easier from here. New England will be on the edge of a very sharp temperature boundary for most of the week.
There still exists a significant threat of a wide swath of 6 inches of snow or more somewhere in southern New England, that location still to be determined.
There is likely to be some heavy, wet snowfall somewhere in New England from this storm Sunday night and Monday.
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There is a chance we could be in for an historic, epic, blockbuster nor'easter Monday into Tuesday.
It won't be a blockbuster storm by New England standards, but it WILL be the biggest event of the season thus far for many folks, especially north and west of Boston.
The storm that brought several inches of rain to some portions of Massachusetts is winding down, but its punch is still being felt by some commuters.
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