WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » blizzard http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Fri, 24 May 2013 00:33:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tornadoes, Huge Hail Batter Midwest, Plains States; More to Come http://wbsm.com/tornadoes-huge-hail-batter-midwest-plains-states-more-to-come/ http://wbsm.com/tornadoes-huge-hail-batter-midwest-plains-states-more-to-come/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:56:57 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162421 On Sunday, at least 25 tornadoes pummeled states across the Midwest and Great Plains. At least two people died in the storms. Even more harsh weather, and not just tornadoes, is set to hit much of the rest of the country on Monday.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/tornadoes-huge-hail-batter-midwest-plains-states-more-to-come/feed/ 0 National Weather Service New Bedford To Attack Weekend Storm With Fewer Plows http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-to-attack-weekend-storm-with-fewer-plows/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-to-attack-weekend-storm-with-fewer-plows/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:45:06 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=56920 Accuweather is forecasting more snow for Greater New Bedford this weekend. City crews are planning their strategy to fight the storm with a few less plows.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-to-attack-weekend-storm-with-fewer-plows/feed/ 0 Getty Images Thank You To All The Road Crews and Utility Workers Who Braved the Blizzard of 2013 http://wbsm.com/thank-you-to-all-the-road-crews-and-utility-workers-who-braved-the-blizzard-of-2013/ http://wbsm.com/thank-you-to-all-the-road-crews-and-utility-workers-who-braved-the-blizzard-of-2013/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:17:47 +0000 Neal White http://wbsm.com/?p=56124 Say what you will, the Blizzard of 2013 was quite a storm and once the snow melts I think we are still going to have a big mess to clean up. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/thank-you-to-all-the-road-crews-and-utility-workers-who-braved-the-blizzard-of-2013/feed/ 0 Getty Images Are You Satisfied With Snow Removal? http://wbsm.com/are-you-satisfied-with-snow-removal/ http://wbsm.com/are-you-satisfied-with-snow-removal/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:14:46 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=55752 With record amounts of snow, the clean-up efforts continue along the Southcoast! WBSM listeners phoned-in comments that ranged from compliments to criticisms.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/are-you-satisfied-with-snow-removal/feed/ 0 Getty Images Blizzard of 2013 Not That Bad For Some Areas http://wbsm.com/blizzard-of-2013-not-that-bad-for-some-areas/ http://wbsm.com/blizzard-of-2013-not-that-bad-for-some-areas/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:07:24 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=55780 Federal statistics show the snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with more than 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/blizzard-of-2013-not-that-bad-for-some-areas/feed/ 0 Getty Images Downed Trees Cause Problems in Lakeville, Other Areas http://wbsm.com/downed-trees-cause-problems-in-lakeville-other-areas/ http://wbsm.com/downed-trees-cause-problems-in-lakeville-other-areas/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:30:17 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=55716 Thousands of Bristol County residents are going on their fourth day without electricity, after the weekend blizzard toppled trees and snapped utility poles.

In Lakeville, the roads are fairly clear, but a large tree on County Road that fell onto power lines was just being cleared Monday afternoon

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]]> http://wbsm.com/downed-trees-cause-problems-in-lakeville-other-areas/feed/ 0 TSM New Bedford Parking Ban Will Be Lifted as of 6pm Monday [UPDATE] http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-parking-ban-in-effect-until-tuesday-at-midnight/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-parking-ban-in-effect-until-tuesday-at-midnight/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:17:21 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=55463 The Blizzard of 2013 has proven to be a  bit of a problem when it comes to cleanup. While City crews are working to get the snow and ice cleaned up, the Citywide parking ban is still in effect.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-parking-ban-in-effect-until-tuesday-at-midnight/feed/ 0 Copas43,flickr Should The Weather Channel Name Winter Storms? http://wbsm.com/should-the-weather-channel-name-winter-storms/ http://wbsm.com/should-the-weather-channel-name-winter-storms/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:00:32 +0000 Pete Braley http://wbsm.com/?p=55637 Many people were using the name Nemo for this weekend's blizzard but many meteorologists refused to use the name, and were not happy that others did.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/should-the-weather-channel-name-winter-storms/feed/ 0 Tumblr Man Has To get His Milk and Bread Before it Snows [VIDEO] http://wbsm.com/man-has-to-get-his-milk-and-bread-before-it-snows-video/ http://wbsm.com/man-has-to-get-his-milk-and-bread-before-it-snows-video/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:38 +0000 Neal White http://wbsm.com/?p=55582 Whenever we have a storm on the way, people head to the grocery store and buy bread and milk.  Why do we run for bread and milk?

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]]> http://wbsm.com/man-has-to-get-his-milk-and-bread-before-it-snows-video/feed/ 0 New Bedford Needs Federal Disaster Assistance Following Storm http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-needs-federal-disaster-assistance-following-storm/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-needs-federal-disaster-assistance-following-storm/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:56:34 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=55398 Brother Sam, can you spare a dime? New Bedford and all the South Coast communities spent most of their budgeted snow removal funds on the Blizzard of '13!

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