April Fool’s: Slushy snow bends trees, downs power lines
April 22, 2022 | By Lisa Scagliotti | Photos by Gordon Miller
It was a little late for April Fool’s, but Tuesday’s wet snowfall took some by surprise and caused a fair amount of havoc in some parts of the region.
Plows and snow shovels reappeared and some lamented having already switched out their snow tires.
Heavy snow took down power lines and/or trees that brought lines down with them.
Green Mountain Power had some 34,000 customers across the region in the dark for a while with most back in service by the end of the day.
Washington Electric Co-Op had approximately 2,700 customers offline with many of those in small stretches with just a handful of customers affected by each event. Company spokesman Louis Porter on Wednesday said crews worked overnight and they continued to work the day following the storm to restore power including several neighborhoods in Duxbury and Middlesex.
Traffic on Rt. 100 in Duxbury was also affected for several hours on Tuesday when a large tree along the road came down, blocking the roadway and bringing down power lines.
By late Tuesday afternoon, however, much of the slushy snow had melted in town as skies cleared.
And while tire changes continue, the 10-day forecast still has a few snowflakes on the horizon.
Power company officials remind the public to not touch downed lines in case they are still electrified.