Residents dig out, thousands without power after ‘unbelievable’ snow

Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents remained without power today after a major nor’easter that dumped rain and up to 30 inches of wet, heavy snow. Authorities said the storm played a role in three deaths, two in a car accident and one because of a power line downed by the storm.

One National Weather Service forecaster expressed astonishment at the magnitude of the storm, which hit the state unusually early, two days before children were expected to make their rounds for Halloween.   More