Nor’easter Snow Totals From Massachusetts and East Coast
Some are calling this Nor'easter 'Winter Storm Athena', while others are just calling it ugly. Many areas were hit with record snow fall for this time of year.
Some are calling this Nor'easter 'Winter Storm Athena', while others are just calling it ugly. Many areas were hit with record snow fall for this time of year.
Did you notice this as well? During the past several elections there were no more than a handful of other voters at the polling place at the times I voted.
Just when everyone thought that we were out of the woods, another big storm is set to slam the North East, and we could some snow and cold weather coming with it.
It was starting to happen. Gas Prices were starting to drop and at least there was a little relief. While it seems possible for prices to go up seeing as how any other event causes them to rise, experts say that its more likely that it will go DOWN because demand will drop considerably.
When I arrived home late Monday during what was the peak of Hurricane Sandy's effect on this area, my wife was listening to the scanner app she had downloaded to her iPhone. After a few minutes of hearing calls from dispatchers to police cruisers and fire departments, I realized that these men and woman are out there risking their lives.
Low lying areas of New Bedford, including East and West Rodney French Boulevard, along with Padanaram Village, West island in Fairhaven, and parts of Westport could take the brunt of a predicted 3 to 6 foot surge as Sandy drives the water from tonight's tide into the shore.
The pictures continue to roll in from Fun 107 fans. We are updating our gallery continuously over the next few days, so email your pics of any storm damage to rock@fun107.com. Be sure to include the exact location of the picture.
Sure, the weather is wild this week as we feel the affects of Hurricane Sandy, but as a whole, we are VERY lucky living here on the Southcoast.
Here's a great link from NSTAR to track any power outages as a result of the effects from Hurricane Sandy. There were already 2500 power outages as of mid morning, with most of those in Freetown and Acushnet.
As predicted, hurricane Sandy has started to pound the Soutchoast. She has reached New Bedford, and now they say it will be hit the hardest in terms of wind and rain.