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The Never-Ending Storm Will Get Worse For New Bedford Area

JR — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:31:14 +0000

When we woke-up this morning, we may have thought we dodged a bullet with this nor’easter. Sure it was windy with a mix of rain, snow and sleet, but overall it was manageable. Then we spoke to Fred Campagna at Rightweather.net Fred told us the mixture of rain and snow will continue throughout the day [...]

Giant Ice Balls Float Ashore in Michigan

Billy Teed — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:08:35 +0000

Yeah, when I first read the title, I also didn’t really know what to think. In fact, this phenomenon in actually happening. Massive ice balls are washing ashore. They are created when pieces of ice break away from ice in the lake and are rounded off by the waves.Thousands of them have piled up near Good Harbor [...]

New Bedford Area Can Expect More Rain Than Snow

JR — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:39:05 +0000

Fred Campagna is the head-honcho at Right Weather, and this morning he told us the storm we coming for this weekend will be a wet one. Along the Southcoast we can expect to see snow on Saturday afternoon. Fred says we may even see up to three inches before it changes over to rain on [...]

Another Winter Storm On The Way To Massachusetts and the New Bedford Area

JR — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:14:44 +0000

Here comes the weekend, and in February that seems to mean a winter storm. Fred Campagna at rightweather.net says that this weekend’s storm has the potential to do some damage. High winds, heavy wet snow and yes, potential power outages. We will begin seeing the snow late Saturday. Here on the Southcoast, we could see [...]

New Bedford Parking Ban Will Be Lifted as of 6pm Monday [UPDATE]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:17:21 +0000

The Blizzard of 2013 has proven to be a bit of a problem when it comes to cleanup. While City crews are working to get the snow and ice cleaned up, the Citywide parking ban is still in effect. New Bedford residents are asked to not park on the streets until 6pm on Monday night. [...]

More Snow Coming to the New Bedford Area With A Potential Of Several Inches – Again

Scott Reiniche — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:35:07 +0000

Don’t put those shovels away yet! The threat of TWO more storms is on the horizon with the possibility of 4-8 inches Wednesday into Thursday, and late Saturday night into Sunday with a possibility of huge amounts again. Man, where will all this snow go? Hopefully the temps warm up a bit, and instead we [...]

Tempers Run High In Aftermath Of The Blizzard of 2013

Scott Reiniche — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:54:00 +0000

I don’t remember what it was like in the days after the Blizzard of 1978. I do know it took the area a week to recover, and when I watch footage of it, its mostly filled with people helping people. One of the things I have noticed in the 48 hours since this storm started, [...]

Facts About The Blizzard Of 2013

JR — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:41:51 +0000

The skies are clear, the main highways are in good shape, but for many here on the Southcoast the “Blizzard of ’13′ is not yet over. As of Sunday morning, thousands are still without power. Dartmouth still has about 39 percent of it’s residents without electricity, but it’s the communities east of New Bedford that [...]

Blizzard of 2013: Emergency Contact Numbers for the Southcoast and New Bedford

BJ Ragone — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:36:14 +0000

Winter Storm Nemo, or the Blizzard of 2013, has hit Massachusetts pretty hard. If you find yourself in need of help, here are some emergency contact numbers for you. Police (non-emergency): 508-991-6350 Down Tree Limb: 508-991-6133 Fire Department (New Bedford): 508-991-6105 Fire Department (Fairhaven): 508-994-1428 Fire Department (Dartmouth): 508-994-6761 Fire Department (Fall River): 508-324-2743 Fire [...]

The Blizzard of 2013 Time Lapse Photography

BJ Ragone — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:34:17 +0000

A Fun 107 listener shot this video, and it is pretty sweet. The filming of this began at around 8:45am on Friday and ended at 4:45pm. When things began it was barely a dusting, and as you can see from the footage, it got messy.