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[h=4]Winter-weary Boston paralyzed after latest storm[/h]Boston residents were wearily digging out again Tuesday after the third major snowstorm in two weeks weeks roared through the region, smashing records, paralyzing transit and shuttering schools and businesses.
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Two of Boston’s 10 biggest snowstorms ever recorded have occurred in the past two weeks and today’s could add to that number. (News, USA TODAY)
A man shovels snow in Boston on Feb. 9.(Photo: Kayana Szymczak, Getty Images)
Boston residents were wearily digging out again Tuesday after the third major winter storm in two weeks roared through the region, smashing snowfall records, paralyzing transit and shuttering schools and businesses.
And two more storms that each could bring several inches of snow were lurking in the forecast.
After setting a seven-day snow record last week, Boston had another 2 feet of fresh snow and a 30-day record of more than 70 inches — breaking the record set in 1978 by more than a foot.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker gave non-emergency workers a second consecutive day off Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, clearing the way for him to request snow-removal help from neighboring states.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which suspended subway, trolley and commuter rail service at 7 p.m. Monday, said they would remain closed Tuesday while crews checked and repaired snow-damaged equipment.
Nearly 50 commuters were evacuated from a disabled Red Line train in Quincy after being stranded for more than two hours.
"We have been frustrated, disappointed with the performance of the 'T'," Baker said, referring to Boston's rapid transit network. He said authority leaders had assured him they were prepared to keep trains running on an abbreviated schedule. Even that proved difficult.
"Once it stops snowing, we plan on having a long conversation" with MBTA officials, he said. "This performance is not acceptable."
Many New Englanders were taking the snow in stride. In Lowell, Mass., Martin Hannon said that for the first time he needed to clean snow away from exterior boiler and cooking vents -- 6 feet off the ground. But he built an igloo next to his firepit and his family was enjoying the weather.
"We are snowed in," acknowledged Hannon, 45. "Best to make the most of the hand (we were) dealt!"
Emergency management officials urged residents and business owners to clear snow from roofs vulnerable to collapse. Several partial roof collapses were reported Monday.
Rockland, Mass., just outside Boston, got the worst of the storm -- 31 inches. More than two feet of snow was recorded in Quincy, Cohasset and Weymouth, Mass., the National Weather Service reported.
The state Department of Environmental Protection was providing waivers allowing snow-engulfed cities and towns to dump the snow into waterways.
Monday's snow depth in Boston was 37 inches, which was the city's largest depth ever recorded since weather records began.
The latest storm's primary targets were Massachusetts, southern Vermont and southern New Hampshire. But once again, eastern Massachusetts bore the brunt of the storm.
Boston was blasted with 16 inches of snow Feb. 2, less than a week after 2 feet of snow paralyzed the city. With a total of 40.5 inches in a week, the city broke its all-time seven-day snowfall record.
It has snowed in Boston on 13 of the last 17 days, the weather service said.
Boston has received 77.3 inches of snow -- more than 6 feet -- already this winter, most of which has fallen in the past 3 weeks, according to the National Weather Service. That's about three times the city's average and is more snow than has fallen in Syracuse, typically one of the USA's snowiest cities.
Worcester, Mass., has seen 91.4 inches of snow, the most of any U.S. city.
Contributing: Doyle Rice and William M. Welch, USA TODAY
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