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Winter Weather Advisory

Thursday, February 7, 2013

MBTA: How to Know What's Running During a Snowstorm

During severe winter weather, the MBTA may reduce its scheduling of trains, buses and other modes of transportation.

Update: The MBTA has suspended all service as of 3:30 p.m. on Friday.  The MBTA adjusts the scheduling of all of its modes of transportation in real time during severe snow events, and the service provides several frequently-updated resources to check while the snow is coming down. With a potential blizzard on the way Friday into Saturday, the MBTA may put into effect its severe weather service plan, which includes a reduction of service on the subways, commuter rails, buses, boats and the RIDE. On the web: The MBTA provides a winter weather website which is active during major snow events. This site will provide detail of a reduction in service in real-time: MBTA.com/winter. MBTA.com is the homepage, which also displays updates. A way to …

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Storm Alert Upgraded to Blizzard Watch (in Jamaica Plain Patch) and South End Storm Center: Parking Ban Remains in Effect

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Weekend Storm Alert Upgraded to Blizzard Watch

The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.

The National Weather Service’s winter storm alert issued earlier today has been replaced with a “Blizzard Watch,” in effect starting Friday morning. “A potential historic winter storm and blizzard is expected to drop one to two feet of snow across much of the region Friday into Saturday,” the National Weather Service alert states. The watch affects much of eastern Massachusetts, including the Boston area, as well as northern and central Rhode Island, and runs Friday morning into Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will be in the mid 20s. The National Weather Service is forecasting “heavy snow with the potential for blizzard conditions and accumulations of 12 to 24 inches.” Light snow is expected to develop by Friday morning, increasing in …

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Storm Could Drop up to 18 Inches of Snow in Boston

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