Boston and other areas of the Northeast, already buried under about a yard (91 cm) of snow, braced for up to two more feet (60 cm) the the next couple of days, while more rain and high winds were in store for parts of the Pacific coast, forecasters said on Sunday (February 8).
The National Weather Service predicted a “long duration snow event” in Boston and surrounding areas of New England and issued a winter storm warning through 1 a.m. on Tuesday (February 10). The snowstorm is the third to hit the region in less than three weeks.
Boston local Art Vento said he gave up on digging out of the snow, and instead went with his son sledding.
“We took the car into a parking garage so that we didn’t have to dig it out even more than we already just did,” said Vento.
Snowy conditions contributed to nearly 200 flight cancellations in and out of Boston’s Logan International Airport on Sunday, according to the FlightStats website that tracks air traffic nationwide.
Boston public schools announced classes are canceled for Monday (February 9) and Tuesday (February 10). Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ordered state offices closed and that non-emergency state employees stay home on Monday.
While kids loved the snow and hit the slopes, parents were ready for it to be gone.
“It’s like never ending. At first I was excited and now I’m looking forward to a break from the snow,” resident Casey Coy said.
The forecast led comedian Bill Cosby to cancel a Sunday evening performance in Boston. Activists had planned to picket, angry over allegations that he sexually assaulted more than a dozen women years ago – accusations he denies.
(Reuters)
