Boston is buried in snow, and might not be able to have the Patriots’ Super Bowl parade
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Version 0 of 1. Boston has received a mind-boggling amount of snow over the past week, meaning the New England Patriots may not get a chance to hold a public celebration of their Super Bowl title, at least not right now. The Capital Weather Gang has the numbers: Since Jan. 24, Boston has logged 47.9 inches of snow. Last Tuesday’s “Blizzard of 2015″ brought an incredible 22.1 inches in one day. After a few more inches fell throughout the next week, Monday’s Groundhog Day storm dropped an additional 16.2 inches on the city, bringing the 7-day total to 40.5 inches. The back-to-back blizzards broke multiple records for snowiest periods in Boston. Monday, Feb. 2, ended the snowiest 5, 7 and 10-day periods for the location since records began there in 1891. As WBZ’s Eric Fisher said on Monday night, Boston “obliterated and buried” the previous 7-day snowfall record by over nine inches. Since Jan. 24, Boston has logged 47.9 inches of snow. Last Tuesday’s “Blizzard of 2015″ brought an incredible 22.1 inches in one day. After a few more inches fell throughout the next week, Monday’s Groundhog Day storm dropped an additional 16.2 inches on the city, bringing the 7-day total to 40.5 inches. The back-to-back blizzards broke multiple records for snowiest periods in Boston. Monday, Feb. 2, ended the snowiest 5, 7 and 10-day periods for the location since records began there in 1891. As WBZ’s Eric Fisher said on Monday night, Boston “obliterated and buried” the previous 7-day snowfall record by over nine inches. The Patriots’ celebration originally was scheduled for Tuesday but was pushed back to Wednesday by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh after the latest blast of snow. According to the Associated Press, Wednesday might be the latest it could be held without postponing it to an indefinite later date. Walsh announced Monday night that the parade would be postponed until Wednesday morning while Boston recovered from its second major winter storm in a week. He said Tuesday that many people have suggested postponing the parade again — this time until Saturday. He says the players will have scattered by then. … The mayor asked fans attending the parade not to perch on snowbanks because of the dangers involved and to dress appropriately for temperatures expected to be below freezing. Walsh announced Monday night that the parade would be postponed until Wednesday morning while Boston recovered from its second major winter storm in a week. He said Tuesday that many people have suggested postponing the parade again — this time until Saturday. He says the players will have scattered by then. … The mayor asked fans attending the parade not to perch on snowbanks because of the dangers involved and to dress appropriately for temperatures expected to be below freezing. |