Had enough? Snow totals for Central Massachusetts
While backbreaking, it wasn t record-setting.
According to the National Weather Service, the record snowfall for any Feb. 1 remains the 14 inches that hit the city in 1898. The 13.8 inches on Monday remains the second highest count, ahead of the 7.6 inches recorded in 2011.
(The total snowfall for the latest storm is 15.6 inches, covering Monday into Tuesday, according to the weather service. Snowfall counts are for until midnight Feb. 1.)
Other snowfall totals from the weather service: Bolton 19; Ashburnham and Westboro 18.4; Sterling 18.3; Lunenburg 18.2; Fitchburg 18.1; Shrewsbury 18; Leominster 17.9; Holden and Clinton 17.2; North Grafton 17; Hubbardston 16.5; Northboro 15.5; Auburn 15.2; Boylston 14.7; Winchendon 14; Milford 13.5; Northbridge 13; and Southbridge 11.2.
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Two women jump off a seawall as they photograph rough surf along Lynn Shore Reservation in the aftermath of a snowstorm, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Lynn, Mass. A sprawling, lumbering winter storm has walloped the Eastern U.S., shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
3:05 p.m.
In its second day in the Northeast, a snow storm left nearly 15 inches (38 centimeters) of snow piled up in parts of New Hampshire. The snow changed over to sleet in areas of Maine and New Hampshire, adding to the misery of removal.
12:15 p.m.
HARTFORD, Conn. Some COVID-19 vaccination sites in Connecticut remained closed or delayed their openings Tuesday as cleanup from the winter storm continued.
The Yale New Haven Health system, which runs several hospitals in southern Connecticut, said its vaccination sites were closed Tuesday and staff were contacting people to reschedule appointments. The system s COVID-19 testing sites were set to reopen at noon.
The state’s largest vaccination site near the University of Connecticut football stadium in East Hartford also delayed its reopening to noon Tuesday. Hartford HealthCare kept its vaccination and testing sites open as scheduled Monday and Tuesday.
3:05 p.m.
In its second day in the Northeast, a snow storm left nearly 15 inches (38 centimeters) of snow piled up in parts of New Hampshire. The snow changed over to sleet in areas of Maine and New Hampshire, adding to the misery of removal.
Snow is expected to continue in Vermont and Maine until Wednesday morning.
Skiers rejoiced as heavy snow fell in the region s mountains. Off the Maine coast, the storm whipped up waves that approached 30 feet (9 meters), and a 73-mph (117-kph) gust was recorded at an offshore buoy.
12:15 p.m.
HARTFORD, Conn. Some COVID-19 vaccination sites in Connecticut remained closed or delayed their openings Tuesday as cleanup from the winter storm continued.