Slippery Conditions

Though most of the sleet turned to rain as temperatures increased Tuesday morning, roads were still slick and a couple of thousand people in Massachusetts were left without power. More than 2,000 people were without power after 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. That number was reduced to more than 1,000 by 7:30 a.m. National Grid…

Messy weather conditions Tuesday morning prompted delays at a new vaccination site in Worcester.

Though most of the sleet turns to rain as temperatures rise, roads are still slick and a couple of thousand people are without power Tuesday morning.

A major winter storm dropped heavy snow on New England Monday while whipping it with strong winds and heavy surf. The weather closed or moved online hundreds of schools while making roads treacherous. Snow emergencies took effect in several communities, including Boston, in anticipation that the storm could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas by Tuesday,...

A nor’easter dropped significant amounts of snow throughout the region Monday.

An intense winter storm is dropping heavy snow on the Greater Boston area and much of New England. We have full team coverage.

A snow emergency has been declared in Boston, which has also affected scheduled vaccinations at Fenway Park.

With a snow emergency effective at noon Monday, Boston Public School buildings are also shut down. Instead, students who participate in in-person learning will attend classes online Monday and Tuesday with early dismissals. In person learning will resume Thursday.

One unique aspect of this storm is that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation wasn’t able to pretreat the roads with liquid de-icer because it was so cold it would have just made the roads slippery.

Light, but steady snowfall may have contributed to a number of car accidents in Massachusetts Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. One driver is in the hospital with serious injuries after getting in a car crash on Route 93 southbound at Exit 37A in Reading around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Massachusetts State Police found one car with heavy rear end damage and...

Light, but steady snow fall may have contributed to a number of car accidents in Massachusetts Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain caused dangerous conditions on roads across New England all day Monday, bringing reports of multiple crashes in Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police were urging drives to be cautious in the evening, with “Numerous crashes reported” on Interstate 90 in and around Framingham, according to a tweet from the agency. It continued: “Work crews are treating roadways….

The roads were slippery in Worcester as sleet, rain and snow flurries moved through Monday.

Another messy storm brought snow, rain and sleet to parts of Massachusetts making roads slick Monday morning.

It’s a soggy start for drivers across New England as a widespread storm delivers snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain to the region.