Naht again! Another massive blizzard buries Boston
In what's becoming a weekly, expletive-inducing experience for millions of New Englanders, a blizzard buried parts of the northeast Sunday, with high wind gusts and heavy snow blanketing the region from Connecticut to Maine.
There was even some thundersnow.
"A little bit of deja vu all over again," Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said.
You can say that again. In Boston, close to a foot of snow fell on top of the 7-plus feet that's fallen so far this winter — making February the snowiest month in the city since record-keeping started in 1872.
"It's official," the National Weather Service tweeted early Sunday. "Boston has reached its snowiest month on record with 58.5 total inches. The old record was 43.3 in January 2005."
Snowiest month on record in Boston! Thru 1 PM, Feb 2015 snow is 58.5 inches, previous record is 43.3 inches (Jan 2005). Only 2+ wks in!
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 15, 2015
And that was before Sunday's snowfall totals.
Oh man RT @CBSNews: Today, Boston could record in ONE month more snow than Chicago's ever had in a winter pic.twitter.com/fQjtkG8IPk
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) February 15, 2015
The city hit another milestone Sunday, too: third snowiest winter on record, with 95.7 inches so far, according to the National Weather Service.
Third snowiest winter in Boston! Total seasonal snow is 95.7 inches, record is 107.6 inches in 1995-96. Will we set a new record?
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 15, 2015
Third. Snowiest. Winter. EVAH. #BOSnow https://t.co/8I1sTemR61 pic.twitter.com/mSb8VYYpt2
— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) February 15, 2015
That was evident walking around downtown Boston Sunday.
Near whiteout conditions in #CopleySquare. #Nofilter #Boston #BOSnow #wbz pic.twitter.com/FbcTN3iF8g
— Julie Loncich (@JulieLoncich) February 15, 2015
BRRRRRR RT @BostonGlobe: PHOTO: Snow covered a street in Charlestown this morning. https://t.co/F97iMMqpdb pic.twitter.com/mBkjQG3hiO
— Sara Hussein (@sarahussein) February 15, 2015
"It's biblical," Frank Libby, a Boston attorney, told the Associated Press. "I think we're in uncharted territory. People just don't know how to deal with the logistics of it."
And once again, the snowplows were out in full force.
Plows were a welcomed sight on I-84W. We can see the lanes! Visibility still poor. @NBCConnecticut #FirstAlertCT pic.twitter.com/XL0b4uHRhX
— Kristen Johnson (@KristenNBCCT) February 15, 2015
Either side of 30" in newburyport. This is what it looked like at 4am Tue morning from my loader. @Ants_SNEweather pic.twitter.com/sVAeuHkYbk
— Matthew St.Pierre (@calmseas83) January 28, 2015
Per Commish Evans: "Pedestrians need to be extra careful. Conditions are near white out. Plows are out. Best to stay off roads."
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) February 15, 2015
There's a State Police patrol car somewhere in this picture. Visibility poor as we head back on I-84W near Union. pic.twitter.com/IA0hUnkH34
— Kristen Johnson (@KristenNBCCT) February 15, 2015
Even the National Weather Service's Massachusetts headquarters is getting buried.
[715 am] Snow depth nearing 34 inches at the office here in Taunton. @NWSBoston @WX1BOX pic.twitter.com/QLIjb4jp6p
— Hayden Frank (@Hayds1221) February 15, 2015
Satellite footage released by NASA Sunday shows just how massive the latest blizzard is.
This blizzard is truly massive. Satellite loop: https://t.co/xNK5XPhREO pic.twitter.com/DObPmb3p3O
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) February 15, 2015
By midafternoon Sunday, York Beach, Maine, recorded the highest snowfall total (24 inches), while Nantucket recorded the heaviest wind gust (62 mph), according to the Weather Channel.
