A snowstorm in Massachusetts rips through the East coast and leaves more than 88,000 customers in Massachusetts were without power as of 8:36 p.m. Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us.
In some parts of the East coast, the blizzard caused power outages and dangerous driving conditions as the snowstorm breaks new records for snowfall.
With winds pushing seawater ashore, some streets flooded in Massachusetts’ Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday morning.
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On Nantucket, floodwater covered Easy Street and lapped up against some homes Saturday morning.
East Coast covered in snow – Snowstorm in Massachusetts rips through the northern tip
Much of the East Coast was covered with a thick blanket of snow Saturday night, with several areas reporting record snowfall totals, and officials across the region urged residents to stay put as the fierce blizzards made its way through the country’s northeastern tip.
Across the Northeast, roughly 16 million people were under some type of winter weather alert Saturday night. Of those, seven million were under blizzard warnings.
Blizzard warnings are expected to remain in effect through Sunday morning for eastern Massachusetts and most of Maine.