1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: This is WBZ Boston's news radio, we defining local news. 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 2: Good Morning hit us six o'clock live on the radio 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 2: or on the go with the iHeartRadio app on this 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 2: Monday morning, during yet another winter storm, in a winter 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: that simply will not quit here in Greater Boston. The 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: News at six is brought to us by your New 7 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks 8 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: for being here today, I'm Jeff Brown. Incoming major in 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: o'reaster with blizzard conditions to continue through much of today, 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: leading to dangerous travel. That is WBZ ACI Weather Meteorologist 11 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: Carl Ericson. In fact, don't travel if you can help it. 12 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: That's according to the Governor. WBZ ACI Weather's Aciweather Meteorologist 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 2: Carl Erikson is on the job all day long. As 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 2: snow tapers off this afternoon, but it's gonna be a 15 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: long day ahead. Your most reliable news source for severe 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: weather coverage is the WBZ Storm CENTERIC sponsored by Commonwealth Motors, 17 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: McFarland Energy, Mario's Roofi, and Pellow windows and doors of 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: New England. Thousands are without power this morning as the 19 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: storm ramps up. More than forty five thousand at this 20 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 2: moment without electricity in all of Massachusetts. Yes, you are 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: waking up to a mess. 22 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: No, fall rates are going to be high. 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: We're going to see it up to seventy five mile 24 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 2: per hour gus on the coasts. Okay, some might say no, 25 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: not Okay. Governor Mara Healy has deployed the National Guard. 26 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 2: Several hundred troops are here to assist today. We have 27 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 2: team coverage all day long here on WBZ, Boston's news radio, 28 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 2: and we'd be in with wbz's Drew moholland, who is 29 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: braving the elements in Medford well on the. 30 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 4: Train tracks here outside Wellington Station. It is coming down hard. 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 4: The visibility is really the toughest thing here, and the 32 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 4: other thing is the wind. If you are walking into 33 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 4: the snow here with the wind blowing at you, you 34 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 4: almost need like ski goggles or something just to make 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 4: your way because the wind is blowing ferociously. And that 36 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 4: is a big part of this storm right now. The 37 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 4: plaza getting after it, trying to keep the streets clear. 38 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: If you're on foot like I am right now with 39 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 3: a wind blowing at you, it'll wake you up. Needless 40 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 3: to say, from Medford outside Wellington Station Drew Bahall and 41 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: WBZ Boston's News Radio. Let's check out things over at 42 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 3: Logan Airport with James Rojas. 43 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Drew, it is an incredible place to be right now. 44 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: A normally hustling and bustling Logan Airport completely empty, nearly 45 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: one thousand canceled flights read all across the status board here. 46 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: Now there are Massport employees I've seen walking through the 47 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: terminal here at Terminal A, and a couple of Delta employees, 48 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: but no one is really manning anything, including the bag 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: check in area. The TSA line completely closed, so there 50 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: are no agents anywhere in sight. I did speak to 51 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: a couple of Massupport employees walking by. They say this 52 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: is going to be a very interesting day for them. 53 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: Reporting from a quiet Logan Airport at James Rojas, WBZ 54 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: Boston's News Radio. 55 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: So this is what a bomb cyclone looks like. But 56 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 2: what is it? 57 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 5: So we've heard the term many times in recent years, 58 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 5: and simply put, the bomb cyclone is a strong phrase 59 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 5: refer to a significant drop in pressure over a twenty 60 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 5: four hour period. Meteorologists say storm intensity is measured by 61 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 5: central pressure, and the lower the pressure, the stronger the storm. 62 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 5: These bomb syd clones can happen anytime a year, and 63 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 5: when they do, blizzard conditions or heavy rain or signatures, 64 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 5: not to mention intense wind, down trees and power outages. 65 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,279 Speaker 5: Matt Phipps WBZ, Boston's news radio. 66 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: A blizzard Morning remains in effect all day today and 67 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: will continue until seven o'clock tomorrow morning. The heavy snow 68 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: will be with us for the next several hours. The 69 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: heaviest of this storm is coming up in the next 70 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: three or four hours, and we can expect anywhere between 71 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: two to four inches of accumulation every single hour. In fact, 72 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: right now, we've seen New Bedford very close to a 73 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: foot total right now, and this storm is just getting started. 74 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: We're expected to see a widespread eighteen inches of snow, 75 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: but an area south of Boston, including the South coast 76 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: which encompasses New Bedford, this could be an area where 77 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: we could see at least two feet of snow and 78 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: up to thirty inches of snow, some of the biggest 79 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: snowstorms this area has ever seen. Tomorrow at seven o'clock, 80 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: just as the blizzard warning expires, there's a very decent 81 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: chance we're going to see some bright sunshine tomorrow. All 82 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: day long, highs will be just above freezing, and then 83 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 2: we're closer to forty later on this week. Right now 84 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: in Boston, thirty three blowing snow here in the city, 85 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: six oh six on this Monday morning. As we watch 86 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: this storm, pickup WBZ TV's Penny Commit, CBS News Boston 87 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: is checking on things right along comm AV. 88 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 6: I've been better the snow U A snowflake just went 89 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 6: into my eye. The snow is blowing sideways, definitely earning 90 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 6: the term blizzard here in downtown Boston. We're right along 91 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 6: commad Cruise here working diligently through the night. The road's 92 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 6: not as bad as expected, but certainly still want to 93 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 6: stay off of them. This is just one of about 94 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 6: nine hundred pieces of equipment the Boston meror Michelle who says, 95 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 6: will be out throughout the day. 96 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: This is the first day of February school vacation for 97 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: kids in New Hampshire, and this was the day that 98 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 2: kids in Massachusetts were supposed to be going back to 99 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 2: school from their own February vacation, but not to be. 100 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 2: And it's obvious. Let's check on things south of Boston now, 101 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: WBC's Jim McKay joins us. 102 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 7: Morning Jim, and good morning there at Jeffy. I'm kind 103 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 7: of hiding behind my car as a bear here as 104 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 7: you can hear that wind whipping around. It is just 105 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 7: absolutely brutal. I've met a couple of farms here off 106 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 7: of Samisset Street in Samoset Road rather in Ploymouth the 107 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 7: main drag where the plows are out, and about all 108 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 7: I'm seeing right now is basically plows out here. I 109 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 7: just talked to a local plow Employmouth who told me 110 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 7: that's about as bad as he's seen. And this guy 111 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 7: was from Vermont. He was also on the roads in 112 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 7: twenty twenty two. You're gonna hear some of that sound 113 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 7: here in a little while on WVZ News Radio. But 114 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 7: Jeff I got to say, you and Laurie were just 115 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 7: hitting it right on the head. Unless you absolutely must 116 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 7: be on the roads for work or for whatever reason, 117 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 7: the visibility is just brutal. There are blanket power outages. 118 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 7: I was just on Route three, the little short five 119 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 7: mile drive between Plymouth and Kingston was a good like 120 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 7: thirty minutes just getting around because I'm going about five 121 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 7: miles an hour with my emergencies on. So it is 122 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 7: just absolutely brutal out here, but we're in it, reporting 123 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 7: live in Plymouth. Jim McKay, WBZ Boston's News Radio. 124 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 2: I My Jim, about sixty thousand customers without electricity here 125 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 2: in Massachusetts so far this morning. You are now in 126 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 2: the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to 127 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:35,799 Speaker 2: WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown, WBZ, 128 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 2: Boston's News Radio.