WORCESTER, Mass. (WHDH) – Central Massachusetts, including Worcester and Fitchburg, are expected to be home to the snow jackpot on Wednesday. The nor’easter could drop more than a foot of snow in the area.
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Sand and salt piles were topped off at the Department of Public Works (DPW) in Worcester, where crews got a head start by pre-treating the roads overnight. The city also declared a parking ban and school in Worcester was canceled Wednesday. School has also been canceled Thursday.
City officials said 350 plows and salt trucks are out to clear the roads but drivers said they are still having trouble. Cars and even city buses could be seen sliding around on roads and down the city’s steep hills.
“I don’t know how I just made it down this hill back here,” said Uber and Lyft driver James Calfa. “With the grace of God, I made it.”
National Grid crews that responded to power outages throughout the Massachusetts during last week’s nor’easter will be on standby during Wednesday’s storm.
In Fitchburg, snow started at around 2 p.m. and picked up in intensity in the evening. All Fitchburg schools will be closed on Thursday.
Central Massachusetts could see anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of snow on Wednesday into early Thursday. The snow picked up Wednesday night, where at least 5 inches accumulated in Fitchburg as of 9 p.m.
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