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Despite More Snow than Expected, Milford Avoids Worst of the Storm
The storm wasn't the dusting predicted on Thursday, but the worse didn't come to Milford.
MILORD, MA - It may not have been the storm-like conditions that hit Washington D.C. and New York City, but Milford received more snow than originally expected.
As late as Thursday, the National Weather Service said that the area would see less than an inch of snow, but estimates increased through Friday and Saturday, with some projections pushing six inches.
The snow was expected to taper off around midnight, before stopping around 2 a.m. according to the NWS.
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As of 8:22 p.m. Saturday, Milford received 3.8 inches of snow.
Several towns in Barnstable County received some of the highest numbers in Massachusetts, with West Harwich reporting 14.5 inches of snow Saturday night. Dennisport reportedly received 14 and 12.5 in West Yarmouth.
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Roads in the area were hazardous and slippery due to the snow, with the NWS and Massachusetts State Police advising motorists to stay off the roads.
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