Wind Whipped Snow Batters The Cape

Greater New Bedford escaped the brunt of Wednesday storm  high winds  whipped snow across Cape Cod and roiled the oceans, bringing near whiteout conditions.

Cape Cod and the islands bore the brunt of the storm that struck full force Wednesday morning, perhaps dropping up to 10 inches of snow.

Schools across the Cape were closed for the day, while ferry and flight service to the islands was canceled. State courts in the region remained closed for the day.

Electric utility NStar was reporting about 400 outages on the Cape.