Updated at 11:28 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.
The National Weather Service reports Worcester, Mass., saw between two and three feet of snow, but totals were far less in the western parts of the state and western Connecticut.
At 2 p.m. Tuesday, a statewide travel ban in Connecticut was lifted.
In Massachusetts, the ban was lifted for the state’s four western counties around noon, except for the Mass Turnpike, which remained closed to non-essential traffic. Statewide, the restrictions ended at midnight.
FOR ASSISTANCE
For emergency services, call 9-1-1.
Massachusetts’ 2-1-1 system is billed as the “primary telephone call center during times of emergency and is able to provide information on emergency resources such as shelter locations.”
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) offers tips on how to stay safe during a storm, including remembering to dig out your flashlights (with extra batteries), to fill up your gas tank and to keep your exhaust pipe clear when cleaning off your car.
FORECASTS
CLOSINGS
Some schools in the region planned to either remain closed Wednesday or have a delayed start.
WWLP in Chicopee keeps up a comprehensive list of weather-related closings in western Mass., including community centers, government offices and schools.
Vermont Public Radio has a list of closings. WMUR offers the same for New Hampshire and NBC Connecticut lists school closings in the Nutmeg state.
PLANES, TRAINS AND BUSES
Boston’s Logan Airport reopens at 6 a.m. Wednesday. NBC Connecticut reports flights will also slowly return to Bradley Airport between Hartford and Springfield.
Amtrak trains will run again starting Wednesday in New England, although some routes — including the Springfield Shuttle — will operate “with some reduced frequencies.”
Springfield-based Peter Pan bus lines returns to regular service Wednesday, as does the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority.
In eastern Massachusetts, the MBTA resumes service Wednesday.
UTILITIES
- National Grid outage map
- CL&P outage map
- WMECo outage map
Western Massachusetts’ largest utility says it reported no power outages during this latest snowstorm. WMECO spokesperson Priscilla Ress said as a result, about 50 workers were sent to eastern Massachusetts Tuesday morning to assist their sister company NSTAR in restoring electricity to thousands of customers who lost power during the storm.
“As soon as we got the all clear here in western Massachusetts, that’s when we decided to send our crews,” Ress said. “They’re going to the coastal part, they’re going to around Marshfield and Scituate.”
In Connecticut, United Illuminating reports no outages among its customers, while Connecticut Light & Power says 3500 customers lost power due to high winds.
“Some customers lost power early on and they were restored,” CL&P spokesperson Frank Poirot said. “And then new outages kept coming up as the storm continued to move through Connecticut.”
Poirot said the outages were concentrated around Middletown and Greenwich. CL&P’s website showed only a handful of remaining outages as of Tuesday evening.
State House News Service and the Associated Press contributed to this report.