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While Boston College students rejoiced at having a rare snow day on Friday, Feb. 8, Boston was hit by a super blizzard named Nemo, which dropped more than 20 inches in the Boston area, and has crippled transportation in the region.
(14 eerie and gorgeous Instagrams of Boston's road closure.)
The blizzard, which was the 6th worse storm to ever hit Boston, dropped 21.8 inches according to the most recent measurement. Winds topped 70 m.p.h. in some places. MBTA service was suspended on Friday, and is still shut down through Saturday.
(Photos from across the region.)
In order to make plowing and snow clearing easier for work crews, Governor Deval Patrick took the unusual step of banning all travel on roads on Friday, saying that people caught could incur a heavy fine or up to a year in jail. The ban is being lifted at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The last time Massachusetts saw a ban like this was during the blizzard of '78.
(What blizzard looks like inside an MBTA train)
Travel was disrupted starting Friday, with thousands of flights cancelled in the Northeast. Logan airport are expected to be reopened Saturday night. Over 600,000 people are still without power, including more than 400,000 in Massachusetts.
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The fact that this storm was given the name of a popular movie was not lost in social media.
Boston Mayor Menino gets excited about Nemo. Photo courtesy of Bostinno.com
Courtesy of Maine Memes
Photo courtesy of ibtimes.com
Courtesy of tumblr.
Meghan is a member of the class of 2013 from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She is a Political Science major and Faith Peace and Justice minor. She joined the Gavel her sophomore year and has been an editorial assistant, News Editor, and Managing Editor. She spent her junior spring semester studying abroad in Granada, Spain. She enjoys writing political stories and covering campus events for the Gavel.
