Felled branches lay on Brattle Street in Worcester yesterday after the ice storm. Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts.
(JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF)
Ice storm paralyzes parts of New England
Close to a million without power
Felled branches lay on Brattle Street in Worcester yesterday after the ice storm. Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts.
(JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF)
Nearly a million homes and businesses in New England are facing a weekend without electricity after a rare combination of low pressure, moist air, and cold, powerful winds produced a punishing ice storm that swept through the region yesterday, felling countless power lines and trees and closing hundreds of roads. (Full article: 1410 words)
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