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Latest Snow Totals In Worcester County Amid Massive Nor'easter

Snow accumulation is up to more than 17 inches in some parts of the county.

WORCESTER COUNTY — A major blizzard hit Massachusetts, and some cities and towns in Central Massachusetts saw more than 10 inches of snow.

Snow began falling in the Bay State late Sunday night, and the storm ramped up in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, continuing throughout the day. Wind gusts in Worcester County also soared to 40 mph.

A state of emergency was in effect across the state, and many municipalities in Massachusetts took precautions ahead of the storm. Worcester declared a Winter Weather Emergency that began on Saturday, and neighboring cities and towns announced parking bans and school closures ahead of the storm.

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Here's how much snow fell in parts of Worcester County as of Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service:

  • Harvard: 22.5 inches
  • Milford: 18.5 inches
  • Whitinsville: 14 inches
  • Worcester: 13.7 inches
  • Westborough: 13.5 inches
  • Auburn: 13 inches
  • Boylston: 13 inches
  • Barre: 13 inches
  • East Douglas: 12.7 inches
  • Northborough: 12.6 inches
  • Rutland: 12.5 inches
  • Leominster: 12 inches
  • Sutton: 11.5 inches
  • East Fiskdale: 11.4 inches
  • North Rutland: 11 inches
  • Sturbridge: 10.5 inches
  • Lunenburg: 10.1 inches
  • Warren: 7 inches
  • Charlton: 6.8 inches

Meanwhile, more than 285,000 Massachusetts customers were without power at the height of the storm on Monday morning. While most of those outages were located in cities and towns in southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands, customers in Worcester County were affected as well.

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National Grid said 1,990 of its more than 300,000 customers in Worcester County were affected as of around 10 a.m. Monday.

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