Northeast Blizzard Update
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In Providence, Tom Green Airport report 6" accumulated with gusts to 63 mph during the past hour. At 6pm, 1,000 homes and businesses were without power. By 8pm, the number was up to 41,000.
Mystic, CT has 8" of snow and gale-force winds driving the snow sideways.
Boston is reporting 98,000 homes and businesses without power and coastal areas now evacuating due to the storm surge. The winds at Logan have gusted to 59 mph during the past hour.
No, this storm was not "hyped." (see below)
63mph Chatham
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71mph Barnstable (buoy?)
rain mixing in is helping with the power situation far SE. Toward Plymouth, no such luck.
http://outage.nstar.com/outage/outagemap.aspx
Thanks, Steve.
ReplyDeleteWareham, Mattapoisett virtually 100% without power
ReplyDeletePlymouth, Duxbury, Sandwich, Westport (RI) over 50% without power.
Still early, SE Mass, RI going to be virtually powerless
Just heard 190,000 homes and businesses without power. It is going to take days or weeks to get the power back on.
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