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Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands of people in the Commonwealth are waking up the in dark after a wet and windy storm system made its way through the Northeast just before the holiday weekend. The system brought wind gusts nearing 70 mph in some parts of Massachusetts and periods of heavy rain from Thursday night, Dec. 22 to Friday morning, Dec. 23. Towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts and along the coastline were some of the most affected.  Current gusts, peak gusts and total power outages in MA, up about 8,000 just in the last few minutes pic.twitter.com/5f4KnPgigS — Terry Eliasen (@TerryWBZ) December 2…

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by David Cifarelli
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Car Crash Into Utility Poles Prompts Power Outages, Road Closures In Granby Car Crash Into Utility Poles Prompts Power Outages, Road Closures In Granby
Car Crash Into Utility Poles Prompts Power Outages, Road Closures In Granby Multiple customers will be without power after a car crashed into a utility police on a main route in Western Massachusetts, causing the route to be closed for the rest of the night.  The crash happened on East State Street (Route 202) in front of the Public Safety Complex in Granby on the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 19, according to Granby Police on Facebook.  Crash with serious injuries in #Granby on US-202-NB, SB near 259 E State St. The road is currently closed in both directions between North St and Lyman St. due to down telephone poles and wires in the roadway. — Mass. Transportatio…

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by David Cifarelli
Weather
Hottest Day Of The Year On Tap For Massachusetts: Here's What You Should Know Hottest Day Of The Year On Tap For Massachusetts: Here's What You Should Know
Hottest Day Of The Year On Tap For Massachusetts: Here's What You Should Know Massachusetts will feel the burn over the next few days as hot temperatures and high humidity will make for surmountable heat conditions, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.  NWS has issued a heat advisory as heat index values are expected to get up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. If the Commonwealth hits this mark, it will be the hottest weather day of the year, AccuWeather reports.  Latest Max Heat Index Forecast for Thursday and Friday. Heat advisories remain in effect! pic.twitter.com/yVFjsGPKfH — NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) August 3, 2022 The advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. on Thur…

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by David Cifarelli