Winter Storm News 2015: Boston, Providence, Rhode Island & New York Expecting More Weather Following Following 'Unprecedented' Amount of Snow
Parts of the Northeast were hit with more snow on Monday as the third major winter storm in less than two weeks dumped a fresh coating of snow in areas across New England. Meanwhile, winter storm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for central New York, the western Catskills and much of New England through early Tuesday.
Residents in regions in Massachusetts woke up to nearly a foot of snow on Monday while snow was expected to fall throughout the day.
"The weather service reported an unofficial measurement of more than 21 inches in Norwell, while other communities south of Boston including Weymouth, Quincy, Milton and Rockland got 18 inches or more," The Associated Press reported. "Fitchburg, Leominster and Ashby in north-central Massachusetts all had about 15 inches. Logan Airport in Boston had a foot, and the city was forecast to get as much as 2 feet."
Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that many areas in the state have received 70 to 80 inches of snow in the last two weeks, reports NBC News.
"I'm frustrated. The last thing I want to be talking about is another 24 inches of snow. I want to move on to something else," Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said on Sunday, according to Fox News Latino. "It's unprecedented. ... Maybe up in Alaska or Buffalo, they have this amount of snow and they're used to it."
In addition, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency warned that residents should brace themselves for record cold temperatures and wind chills later in the week. Areas in Boston area are expected to receive 1 to 2 feet of snow through Tuesday while Providence, Rhode Island could each get up to a foot and much of Connecticut is expected to get 6 to 12 inches.
Also, accumulations of 6 to 8 inches of snow are predicted in northern New York, while 5 to 10 inches in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, and 4 to 8 inches in western New York. In the meantime, Buffalo is expected to get 2 to 6 inches.
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