Let it Snow....

WOW, what a snow storm that hit us in New England. Southie is under the ice/snow mix...time to get your chairs out!!!



Storm brought more than a foot of snow to some areas
December 22, 2008 08:06 AM
By Globe Staff

With the sun shining brightly but a bitterly cold wind blowing, the scrape of shovels and the roar of snowblowers is reverberating around the state this morning as Bay State residents dig out from Sunday's storm.

Areas north of Boston appeared to be hardest hit, with Lowell getting 13 inches, and Methuen, Winchester, and Billerica getting 12 or more, according to reports collected by the National Weather Service. In Boston, 3.2 inches were reported by 7 p.m. Sunday.
Numerous school cancellations and delays are being reported. In Boston, school has been canceled until the end of the holiday vacation.

Despite the bright sun, the weather service warned that, in most of the state, except for southeastern Masssachusetts and the Cape and islands, strong winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph could create local whiteout conditions, making travel and snow removal more difficult. It said wind chills could plummet to between zero and minus 10 degrees this morning.
Because of the winds, ferries to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard were cancelled this morning. Service to Martha's Vineyard has since resumed.

The weather service also warned of slippery, untreated roads and said that some areas where the snow changed to rain before the temperature dropped again will be suscepitble to scattered power outages as tree limbs bring down power lines.

Numerous delays were reported on public transit, particularly on commuter rail, according to the MBTA website.

The storm yesterday walloped the state with powerful winds and freezing temperatures, trying the patience of shoppers, drivers, and holiday travelers, the Globe reports this morning.