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The Cape and Islands are among the hardest-hit regions as the storm brings up to 25 inches of snow and 75 mph wind gusts.
A major blizzard is pounding the Northeast with heavy snow, damaging winds, and blizzard conditions on Monday, Feb. 23.
New York is lending a helping hand to neighboring Massachusetts after the Blizzard of 2026.
Bristol County has seen the most accumulation, with the highest snowfall total at 33 inches in Dartmouth as of 4:30 p.m. and 31 inches in Somerset and Berkly as of 3 p.m. On the other hand, western Massachusetts has received the least amount of snow, with only 5 inches recorded in Southampton, Baldwinville and Pepperell.
Massachusetts was among the states hit the hardest by power outages, according to USA TODAY's outage tracker.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is sending help to Rhode Island and Massachusetts for those states’ responses to the winter storm that impacted the region over the last several days, according to the office of Gov. Ned Lamont.
Fall River officials are asking the public to be patient with them as the city begins the process of cleaning up 41 inches of snow from the blizzard.
Some Massachusetts school districts have canceled school on Thursday or announced delayed openings as their communities continue to clean up after a blizzard that hit the state on Monday. The storm left more than 30 inches of snow and caused massive power outages throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.