A person shovels houses and cars near the Bunker Hill Memorial in Boston, Mas., on January 30. Heavy snowfall caused by strong winds that hit the eastern United States in the early morning hours of January 30, is a One of the strongest winter storms in years caused traffic chaos and power outages in an area of about 70 million people.
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A person shovels houses and cars near the Bunker Hill Memorial in Boston, Mas., on January 30. Heavy snowfall caused by strong winds that hit the eastern United States in the early morning hours of January 30, is a One of the strongest winter storms in years caused traffic chaos and power outages in an area of about 70 million people.
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Utilities said all residents would have power back by the end of Monday.
More than 100,000 customers lost power over the weekend as snow and high winds slowed the recovery process.
Eversource Energy Co speak In a press release, 1,700 teams are working to restore power in Massachusetts, after relief supplies were sent from Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Schools will open Monday in Boston, where the National Weather Service reported a record single day of 23.6 inches of snow on Saturday. Mayor Michelle Wu said the city snow emergency will end on Monday morning.
The ‘bomb cyclone’ that brought icy and snowy weather over the weekend affected the states along the Atlantic coastwith the National Weather Service reporting 9.5 inches of snow in Wallops Island, Va.
