Thunder, Lightning, Blizzard Hits Southern New England, Massachusetts

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Blizzard Hits Southern New England

By Terry Eliasen, Meteorologist, WBZ-TV Executive Weather Producer

January 12, 2011

Heavy, wet, pasty snow poured over eastern Massachusetts, stuck to everything and caused thousands of power outages.
Several reports of thunder and lightning came into the weather office before sunrise, as intense bands of snowfall rotated onshore.
The snow was a bit lighter and fluffier well inland, so it was a bit easier to move and shovel out in Worcester County.

SNOWFALL TOTALS
Nearly 30 inches fell in parts of western Massachusetts as of 3 p.m.   26 inches was reported in North Adams.
Most of the central and eastern part of the state was hit with 12-to-18 inches.  17.5 fell in Roslindale
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WBZ-TV’s Jonathan Elias reports from one of the jackpot towns in Northeast Mass.
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