Blizzard dumps 2 feet of snow over Greater Boston
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The blizzard is over, and now comes the hard part: digging out, getting power back and resuming the work week.
Why it matters: Flight cancellations, power outages and other storm-related disruptions may take several days to fully resolve, state officials say.
Catch up quick: The blizzard dumped more than 2 feet across eastern Massachusetts and the Cape, including 14 inches in East Boston.
- The storm battered the Cape so severely that Gov. Maura Healey imposed a travel ban in southeastern Massachusetts.
- More than 236,000 Eversource customers in eastern Massachusetts lost power at the height of the storm, with most of those outages affecting Cape residents.
State of play: Several school districts will remain closed Tuesday, including Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton and Somerville.
- Logan Airport might not fully resume flights until Wednesday, per CBS Boston.
What they're saying: "We're going to have to be patient," Healey said yesterday.
By the numbers: Somerset got 30 inches of snow, the highest snowfall total in Massachusetts.
Despite the state of emergency, hundreds of cars got on the roads Monday, only to get stuck in the snow.
- Public safety officials counted 350-plus stranded cars as of 2pm, including 119 in Greater Boston.
What's next: Boston-area officials plan to lift parking bans as soon as Tuesday.