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Blizzard Warning (10-14 Inches) Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14 & 15; MBTA Closed Sunday

The US National Weather Service has officially declared a Blizzard Warning for Saturday night into Sunday. Travel will become dangerous Saturday night into Sunday across much of the region, but especially in eastern Massachusetts where whiteout conditions will combine with bitterly cold wind chills at times. Boston is looking at another 10 to 14 inches of Read More…

Snow Emergency & Parking Ban Declared by City of Boston

The City of Boston has declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban starting February 4th at 11:00 pm. Boston Public Schools and most area schools will be closed on Wednesday, February 5th. Parking will be prohibited from snow emergency streets. In the North End, snow emergency streets are Hanover St., Cross St., Commercial St. and N.Washington Read More…

Another Close Call as Blizzard Juno’s Storm Surge Peaks at Low Tide

If Blizzard Juno’s storm surge of 4.74 feet hit during high tide, it would have been a “100-year” flood event for Boston’s waterfront, reports Julie Wormser of The Boston Harbor Association. We were again very lucky as the surge hit during low-tide just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. (See NOAA’s tide and current data.) Despite the miss, the morning Read More…