Another snowstorm is paralyzing most of Massachusetts Monday morning, forcing the shutdown of some services on the Orange and Red lines, the cancellation of most flights at Boston’s Logan Airport, and the closure of most area schools and colleges.
The storm, which is expected to generate up to two feet in Boston and parts of Eastern Massachusetts before it ends, prompted Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh to close both state offices and Boston City Hall.
“The storm is as bad as we expected,’’ Baker said Monday.
“The storm is as bad as we expected,’’ Baker said Monday.
Boston has now seen its highest 30-day total in recorded history, according to the National Weather Service. By 7 a.m., 61.6 inches had fallen in the city, surpassing the total of 58.8 inches set in 1978.
Since the storm began Saturday, Norwell had recorded 21.3 inches of snow as of 11 a.m. Monday, 20 inches had fallen in Rockland, and North Weymouth had received 19.8 inches. Much of the state haa more than 6 inches on the ground, and 12.1 inches were measured at Logan Airport in Boston at 7 a.m.
As of noon, more nearly 4,000 customers were without power in the state, most of those coming in Randolph.
Forecasters said the greatest accumulations will be in Eastern Massachusetts, although Western Massachusetts could still see up to 18 inches. The Cape is expected to receive 4 to 6 inches.
Wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour will fan the snow, reducing visibility to a quarter mile at times, forecasters said.
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