Blizzard conditions were confirmed in Lawrence, Massachusetts
By Jaqueline Bennett, Aaron Perry and Tim Jones and Marc Fortier ••
Snow departs but lingers on roads. Lows in the 20s.
What to Know
Boston is expected to get between 8 to 14 inches of snow, with precipitation turning into windswept rains by evening.
Snow will intensify by late morning and fall heavily into the afternoon, with snowfall rates in the range of 2 to 4 inches per hour.
Warmer air into the Southeast, which will push the rain-snow line north through the late morning into the early afternoon.
A massive winter storm moved through New England Tuesday, dumping a foot and a half of snow in some places and causing blizzard conditions in at least one Massachusetts town.
School districts across the region canceled classes, malls and all 79 New Hampshire state liquor stores closed early, cities issued parking bans, and people were urged to stay off the roads.
The storm included wind gusts up to 72 mph in Wellfleet, coastal flooding, and power outages. More than 54,000 Massachusetts customers and nearly 52,000 New Hampshire customers were without power as of 8 p.m.
Boston had only received about a half a foot of snow as of Tuesday night, while other parts of Massachusetts saw as much as 18 inches.
Blizzard conditions were confirmed for Lawrence, Massachusetts, for about four hours during the late-winter storm.
Blizzard conditions made for tough travel throughout Massachusetts on Tuesday.
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Heavy snow and high winds created reduced visibilities and blizzard conditions across interior southern New England. Snowfall rates approached 2 to 4 inches per hour at times on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s storm brought strong winds and heavy snow to most of New England, especially on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said all Boston Public Schools will be closed again on Wednesday, though city offices will be open. A snow emergency and parking ban remains in effect.
"It's still dangerous out there," Walsh said. "This is gonna freeze up now."
Meteorologist Chris Gloninger has been monitoring the storm in West Roxbury in the NBC Storm Ranger.
The mayor said Boston's snow emergency will be lifted at 7 a.m. on Wednesday and the city will start to shift its attention on cleaning up.
"The focus right now for all of us is clearing the main arteries, responding to public safety requests, and plowing and salting all of the streets in the city of Boston," Walsh said.
While people mostly heeded dire warnings to stay home and off the roads, police said a 16-year-old girl was killed when she lost control of her car on a snowy road and hit a tree in Gilford, New Hampshire. Several dozen other accidents were reported across the region, mostly minor.
MassDOT had thousands of pieces of equipment on the roads. The MBTA operated on a normal weekday schedule despite the storm.
Local trains leaving Boston's South Station seemed to be running smoothly Tuesday morning, but there were some issues for people leaving or coming to the city.
"I was supposed to go to an interview in New York, but my train to New York got cancelled," Graham Shaw said.
According to the airline-tracking website FlightAware, more than 5,400 Tuesday flights were canceled, including hundreds at Boston's Logan International Airport. Amtrak also canceled and modified service up and down the Northeast Corridor.
Many people appeared to be enjoying the day off on Tuesday.
In Leominster, Massachusetts, Bob Penning and Donna Salvi took advantage of light snowfall Tuesday morning to venture outside with their dog.
"I love the snow and I get a day off, so I get to go outside and play with the dog and make something yummy in the kitchen," Salvi said.
Kelly Erskine, a 28-year-old coffee shop manager from Whitman, Massachusetts, about 25 miles south of Boston, made it almost all the way through the winter without a shovel. She went to Walmart on Tuesday morning to get one.
"I live in an apartment complex and they usually take care of the shoveling, but they sent a letter to us and said, 'Expect a lot of snow.' I knew from the letter that I'd have to go out and buy a shovel," she said.
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Jeremy braved the snow in Boston for a selfie.
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Dawn created a swan sculpture out of the snow in Middleborough, Mass.
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Betty shared this photo of the ducks enjoying the snow on the Exeter River.
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Levi the cat wanted to go outside in the snow.
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Asta enjoying the snow in Exeter, New Hampshire.
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Here's the snowman Amy Ryan made.
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Snow in Roxbury.
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Snow in Feeding Hills, Mass.
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Irene says she won't be enjoying the pool in her backyard in South Deerfield, Mass.
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Rory enjoying the snow.
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Penelope enjoying her snowday in Wakefield, Mass.
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Snow in North Billerica, Mass.
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Kat shared this photo from the Charles/MGH MBTA station.
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Here's Boston the cat enjoying the snowday in Wakefield, Mass.
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Investigative reporter Ally Donnelly shared this photo of the sleds at her home ready to go.
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Snow in Leominster, Mass.
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Snow falling in Worcester, Mass.
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Comet from Rainbow, Connecticut, is enjoying the snow.
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Jeffrey shared this photo of Oliver enjoying the snow in Southern Vermont.
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Snow at Hanover High School.
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Maui the cat was watching the turkeys in Middleborough, Mass.
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Snow in Dighton, Mass.
Tucker enjoyed the snow in Boston!
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Harriett is enjoying the snow with her dog Lucy in Northampton, Mass.
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Snow in Whately, Mass.
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Snow in Erving, Mass.
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Ella and Sandra braved the storm in South Boston.
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Jack shared this photo of woman's clever way to brave the snow in Vermont.
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Here's Brady in the snow in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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Mowgli the Golden Doodle loves the snow.
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Snow in Wells, Maine.
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Shamus and Carlie enjoying the snow.
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Two women work to build a snowman on the Boston Common walk through the Boston Common as Winter Storm Stella bears down on March 14, 2017 in Boston, Massachussets.
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Dogs play in the snow on the Boston Common as Winter Storm Stella bears down on March 14, 2017 in Boston, Massachussets.
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The Boston Public Garden during white out conditions and high winds as Winter Storm Stella bears down on March 14, 2017 in Boston, Massachussets.
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Frank is keeping count of the snow accumulation in Fitchburg, Mass.
Christine's dog is enjoying the snow in Saugus, Mass.
Snow covered woods in Hingham, Mass.
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Snow in Upton, Mass.
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Snow in Melrose, Mass.
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American snowman in Westford, Mass.
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Snow in Dover, New Hampshire.
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Sophie was enjoying the snow in Boylston, Mass.
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Heather says the pool is somewhere under the snow in Westminster, Mass.
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Luke wanted to help out with the shoveling in Reading, Mass.
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Colleen's guinea pigs couldn't go out in the snow but they watched from the window.
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Donna shared this photo of the snow on Shore Road in Gloucester, Mass.
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Emily shared this photo of Albert and Scout.
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Snow in Salem, Mass.
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Salem, Massachusetts, is blanketed with snow.
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Snow in Boston.
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Snow in Plymouth, Connecticut.
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Snow at Sankaty Head on Nantucket.
The winter storm lifts north across central and northern New England into the evening, bringing an end to the precipitation and dangerous travel conditions across southern New England. Heavy snow and gusty winds continue into the evening and night across the North Country.
