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WORCESTER, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — (UPDATED 3/14/23 5:55 p.m.) The first Nor'easter of the year is dumping heavy snow on much of Massachusetts, mostly in the central and western parts of the state.
Most of the snowfall so far is concentrated in Franklin, Worcester, Hampden, and Hampshire counties, with parts of Middlesex also seeing snow. Here are the top 10 snow totals in cities and towns around Massachusetts, according to the National Weather Service.
- Hawley 33 inches
- Rowe - 32 inches
- Ashby 27.3 inches
- Chesterfield 26.5 inches
- Plainfield, Princeton - 26 inches
- Ashburnham, Gardner - 24.3 inches
- Heath, Goshen - 22 inches
- Fitchburg - 20 inches
- Templeton - 21 inches
- Buckland, Sterling - 18 inches
WBZ's James Rojas went to Worcester to see how residents were handling the snow, he spoke with one college student who was taking his classes from home, while also heading out to shovel the sidewalk.
"I was just kind of shocked when I woke up and I looked out the window and it was already like an inch," he said. "I'm from Chicago where it snows a lot so it's not too bad."
One person was sitting on their porch watching the snow fall because he was prepared, has nowhere to go, and wanted to wait the storm out.
"I stocked up yesterday," he said. "I got food, beer, and smokes."
WBZ's James Rojas (@JamesRojasNews) reports.
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