Depending on the place you reside, the snow storm impacting Massachusetts by the weekend both left you buried and dealing to take away greater than a foot of snow or completely unscathed and maybe wishing for a extra wintery expertise.
According to the National Weather Service, components of the Bay State noticed greater than a foot of snow within the 24 hours that handed because the storm entered the area Saturday night
By midday on Sunday, components of the Bay State’s Merrimack Valley and the Worcester area recorded greater than a foot of snow and confirmed dozens of main energy outages as winds gusted over 50 mph.
“Snow intensity has increased this afternoon across much of the region, including Boston! The rain/snow line will steadily collapse SE this evening,” NWS Boston said by way of the social media platform previously referred to as Twitter.
Snow totals as of 1:30 PM. Snow depth has elevated this afternoon throughout a lot of the area, together with Boston! The rain/snow line will steadily collapse SE this night
*This map is simply nearly as good as observations we obtain from YOU! Please preserve sending experiences alongside!* pic.twitter.com/7T1jfuwT1O
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 7, 2024
According to data supplied by electrical energy provider National Grid, there have been lots of of particular person station and line outages inflicting greater than 25,000 prospects to lose energy by components of Sunday.
“As of 9:45 a.m., approximately 12,584 customers are without power, with the Merrimack Valley region seeing the most outages. Since the start of the event last night, more than 12,800 customers have had their power restored. Field personnel are first responding to emergency 911 and wires down calls and prioritizing critical care facilities. Crews will then assess damage, clear trees and debris, and make repairs to electrical infrastructure wherever conditions are safe to do so,” the corporate said by way of social media.
As of 9:45 a.m., roughly 12,584 prospects are with out energy, with the Merrimack Valley area seeing probably the most outages. Since the beginning of the occasion final evening, greater than 12,800 prospects have had their energy restored. Field personnel are first responding to emergency 911… pic.twitter.com/2zDAiT2JQU
— National Grid MA (@nationalgridMA) January 7, 2024
More than 3,000 prospects in Tyngsboro alone noticed their energy go down for hours within the morning, earlier than it was briefly restored solely to exit once more round 1 p.m. A repair would take many of the day, based on National Grid’s outage map.
A National Grid worker instructed the Herald heavy snow clinging to energy strains coupled with gusting winds was in charge for the outages.
By mid-afternoon, Eversource was displaying greater than 2,000 prospects with out energy of their japanese Massachusetts community.
Snow continued to fall by the day and into the night, with many of the climate system forecasted to maneuver out over the Atlantic as Sunday evening.
“Additional snowfall of 4-8 inches are expected for much of the aforementioned areas through tonight when the storm is expected to pull away into the Atlantic. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect. Conditions should improve on Monday,” NWS wrote.
By night, components of Haverhill, Groveland, Dunstable, and Lunenburg had been displaying greater than 17 inches of collected snowfall. Andover, Methuen, Newbury, Pepperell, Townsend and Tyngsboro every recorded greater than 15 inches.
Boston noticed simply two inches of accumulation, based on the climate service, and Roxbury recorded simply 0.1 of an inch.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”