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WBUR TODAY: White out 🌨️

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  ❤️  Donate Monday, February 23, 2026 ❄️  Heavy snow and high winds through this afternoon, with a high of 30. Good Morning Boston, Well,  it's precipitating again . Massachusetts officials are urging residents to stay off the roads as today's nor'easter sweeps across the state. The Boston area is  projected to get around 20 inches of snow , according to the National Weather Service. And the wet snow and high winds are expected to cause widespread power outages.  According to meteorologist Danielle Noyes , heavy bands of snow are expected through early afternoon and the storm isn't expected to fully end until 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gov. Maura Healey has  declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard  to assist with the storm response. "This is one to take seriously," Healey said Sunday. Here's a look at the impacts so far: Power outages: As of 7 a.m., more than 128,00 homes in Massachusetts were without power according to  th...