Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor'easter Wednesday that caused tens of thousands of power outages, numerous school cancellations and whiteout conditions on the roads.
Central Maine Power Co. lineman John Baril works to restore electricity, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. A late-winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow on parts of the Northeast, causing tens of thousands of power outages. – Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor'easter Wednesday that caused tens of thousands of power outages, numerous school cancellations and whiteout conditions on the roads., dumping as much as 3 feet of snow and gusty winds.
“It just snowed, and snowed, and snowed,” said Geoff Settles, a supervisor at a manufacturer who lives in Peterborough. “My wife and I were helping some of the neighbors dig out. Literally, we had to shovel five and six different times just to keep it from being basically up to our chest.” “I've lived here my whole life and I've seen some snowstorms in April, so it doesn't surprise me at all,” the 71-year-old retired Berkshire County Sheriff's Office worker said."We got teased a couple of weeks ago when the temperature was in the 50’s, but back to winter.”
There were concerns about roofs weighed down by the snow. An inflatable sports arena dome collapsed in Goffstown, New Hampshire, which received about 15 inches of snow. It wasn't immediately known whether anyone was inside at the time or if there were any injuries.
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