Blizzard Conditions Confirmed as Nor'easter Hammers Region
By Aaron Perry ••
What to Know
Mixed snow and rain arrived around midnight and is falling heavily across Massachusetts. Some areas could see more than 20 inches of snow.
Snow may fall at rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour at times, making driving all but impossible. Travel is not recommended until Tuesday night.
Strong winds have brought down snow-covered trees and power lines, leaving many in the area without electricity.
Yet another nor’easter is slamming a storm-weary New England, the third in two weeks, with heavy snow, gusty winds and the possibility of coastal flooding and power outages.
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the entire coast of Maine, New Hampshire and most of Massachusetts. Blizzard conditions have been confirmed for Boston, as well as parts of Cape Cod and the South Shore.
Mixed snow and rain arrived around midnight and is now falling heavily across Massachusetts. The winter storm is rapidly strengthening southeast of Nantucket Island, while white-out conditions and snow-covered roadways are leading to near-impossible travel conditions across southern New England.
Two main snowfall bands of 1 to 3 inches per hour have set up across western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into southern Vermont. The other snowfall band is set up from Cape Ann down to Buzzards Bay and Martha’s Vineyard.
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A beautiful scene in Andover, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, March 13.
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Just about a foot of new snow along the Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts, on March 13, 2018
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Folks taking the plunge in a pool near the Fresh Pond Golf Course in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 13, 2018
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Mookie the goldendoodle enjoying the snow in Quincy.
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Roxy the dog playing in more than a foot of snow in Newton, Massachusetts
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A snowy scene in New Hampshire
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An overlook deep in the woods on a snowy March day
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A dog playing in about a foot of snow along the Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts
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Finley the corgi playing in the snow in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
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Harvard freshmen Ralph Estanboulieh and Robert Malate are building a familiar figure on Harvard Yard. They're calling it "Seasonal John Harvard," at the recommendation of a passerby. The real John Harvard statue is on the right.
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View from a flight landing at Logan International Airport Tuesday night.
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Near Scituate Lighthouse on March 13, 2018
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Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the March 13, 2018 snowstorm
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Millie the dog enjoying the snow in Marblehead, Massachusetts
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A beautiful scene in Andover, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, March 13.
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Shoveling the sidewalks in Boston's Allston neighborhood
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Benjamin C. enjoying his snow day in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on March 13, 2018
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Asta the German Shepherd enjoying the snow in Exeter, New Hampshire
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Bunker Hill Monument in the snowy distance up Monument Street in Charlestown
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A snowy morning in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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A snowy scene in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, March 13
Foxboro, Massachusetts around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13
Foxboro, Massachusetts around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13
Foxboro, Massachusetts around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13
A look at Sherborn, Massachusetts, around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 13
A look at the roads in Braintree, Massachusetts around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13
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The storm as it begins to hit Ogunquit, Maine, on Tuesday, March 13
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Finn is a rescue from Georgia enjoying the snow in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
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This dog in Scarborough, Maine really wants to go outside.
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This Labradoodle from Wilmington got a face-full of snow.
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Another dog looking at the snow through a window in Southern Maine.
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This Boston dog loves the snow!
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This dog in Jamaica Plain is afraid of the wind, according to her owner.
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Natty enjoying the weather in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
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Snow-covered trees in Newton, Massachusetts.
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So far, 6 to 8 inches have fallen from Worcester down into New Bedford. Elsewhere, 1 to 3 inches have fallen across the North Shore out to western and central Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Visibility across the region has ranged from less than a mile to below a quarter of a mile, where a blizzard warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Strong winds have brought down snow-covered trees and power lines, causing tens of thousands of outages.
In Braintree, a tree fell across Abbott Street, blocking the road. On Cape Cod, powerful winds brought down wires on Main Street in Osterville. Downed wires caught fire in Sandwich.
Downed wires on Boardley Road in Sandwich, Massachusetts, caught fire Tuesday morning by the winter storm raging through the region.
As the day progresses, these snow bands will continue to dump snow across the area throughout the day.
Travel is not recommended until later Tuesday night. Right now, we’re expecting to see the snow begin to wind down around 6 to 7 p.m. as the powerful coastal low pivots east towards the Gulf of Maine and Nova Scotia.
Stay tuned to NBC10 Boston and necn throughout the day for the latest updates on this winter storm.
