Snowstorm leaves whiteout conditions across Bay State

BOSTON -- A nor’easter pummeled Massachusetts on Sunday morning, dumping a foot snow in some parts of the state.

Areas south of Plymouth could get up to two feet of snow by the time to storm ends, with Greater Boston expected to see between 10-15 inches of snow. The Worcester area will like get between 7-10 inches.

The storm caused at least 9,000 power outages across the state, according to NSTAR. Around 7,500 of these outages occurred on Cape Cod.

Snowfall was most intense south of Brockton, as well as in Middleboro, Taunton, Wareham, Plymouth and surrounding communities.

The blizzard-like condition made travel on roadways difficult, despite the best efforts of snow plow crews.

The Red Cross on Cape Cod has set up four regional shelters: the Oak Ridge School in East Sandwich, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich, and Nauset Regional High School in Eastham. These shelters will open at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Earlier in the weekend, the storm system dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on parts of the mid-Atlantic, resulting in five deaths, extensive travel delays and empty stores on what is normally one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

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