Massive snowstorm continues Monday across Massachusetts

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald on Jan 26, 2026

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BOSTON — Across Massachusetts, snow accumulation reached over 20 inches in some areas as the massive storm set in to drop even more snow at a slower pace through Monday night.

“In terms of snowball totals, the general theme has been 12 to 17 inches throughout most, if not all, of southern New England,” said NWS meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz as of Monday afternoon. “We do have a couple of 20 inch reports, mainly the Worcester area, and then parts of northeast Massachusetts, inside of 495 as well as north central Connecticut.”

Boston received a total of 18.9 inches of snow with more on the way as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to National Weather Service data. Moving forward, Tarasiewicz said, the storm was forecast to continue through about 10 p.m. or so and could drop another two to four inches in the area.

Even as the snow continued to fall, Boston residents peppered the city’s 311 public service request board with reports of snowbound city streets.

“There has been no snow removal in front of one Lewis Wharf or the city’s property between one Lewis wharf and the Sale Loft on Atlantic Avenue. Nothing has been plowed. There’s no walkway and it’s incredibly dangerous,” a resident reported.

“Plow needed urgently on the hill of Wilmington Ave.,” a Dorchester resident reported. “Cars are getting stuck and being forced to drive back down the one way.”

Gov. Maura Healey urged residents to remain cautious in a storm update Monday afternoon.

“It’s not over yet,” Healey said. “We expect between one and five inches to fall throughout this day. Travel conditions remain challenging, so please be careful out there as cleanup continues. And again, if you can stay off the roads, we really appreciate it, because the crews need time to clean up.”

State workers had over 3,000 pieces of equipment over Sunday night, Healey said, and most highways and major state roads were clear as of mid-day Monday. The state will continue to get “all the roads down to bare pavement during the week,” she said.

As the week goes on, state officials urged drivers to remain careful and look out for icy conditions, especially around areas like intersections and entrance ramps to highways.

“Some of the snow that’s out there right now is going to melt from from what we’re putting on it, with the salt and the treatment,” said State Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver. “Some of that will refreeze. So we will have crews out periodically over the coming week to make sure that we’re putting treatment down, to try to reduce that black ice that you’re likely to see first thing in the morning. But I do expect that you will see some slippery conditions, especially this afternoon.”

Residents were also urged to take safety precautions like cleaning all snow off cars before driving, clearing off fire hydrants for emergency responders to access, dress warmly to be outside, pace yourself shoveling, follow local parking guidance, and check on neighbors, especially the elderly.

The MBTA has made “a lot of progress” in resuming operations, with ferry service for Hingham, Hull, Logan Airport and Boston cancelled Monday, state officials said.

“For (Tuesday), we expect normal service across all subway lines, bus routes, as well as the commuter rail and paratransit,” said MBTA Chief Operating Officer Ryan Coholan. “Our crews will continue to work overnight, right through the wee hours and into (Tuesday’s) service day to make sure that those snow drifts and those big snow piles are addressed, along with the freeze thaw cycle. With that being said, I ask any passenger or anyone on MBTA property using our stations facilities or services, please take your time. Please allow some extra travel time, and we appreciate all your patience.”

The state was “very fortunate” with power outages due to the dry snow, Healey said, and only had a “normal for any day” about 300 outages at homes Monday.

“In terms of like impacts to like society, things like power outages, coastal flooding, anything like that, thankfully was handled,” said Tarasiewicz. “And I think the timing of it worked in our favor. Didn’t really take place on a work day or anything like that. So, yeah, from our end, we haven’t really heard much in the way of damage or destruction of property, thing like that associated with the storm.

State employees will also return to in-person work on Tuesday after a remote day Monday, Healey said.

Some school districts in the Greater Boston region made early announcements they would be closed Tuesday, including Quincy Public Schools, Revere Public Schools, Chelsea Public Schools, and Brockton Public Schools among others.

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