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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The shovels and plows were out in force in Plymouth Tuesday after a monumental blizzard hit the Bay State.
Monday's storm dropped 28 inches of snow on Plymouth, according to the National Weather Service. It was one of several towns and cities in southeastern Massachusetts to get more than two-and-a-half feet of snow and suffer widespread power outages.
"This is the worst," said Carol, a Plymouth resident who was expecting better with the clean-up process. "It’s not like we’re not from New England, we know better."
"They were out of power, pretty much the whole town," said Matt, a plow driver. "Just nobody knew how to be prepared for a storm like this anymore, it’s been so long since we’ve had one."
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Crews came in from out of state to help dig people out of the snow and restore power.
"I’m meeting up with a crew of guys who traveled in from Detroit, Michigan," Jason, a mechanic from Maine, told WBZ NewsRadio. "I came down Sunday night, stayed in Rockland so I didn’t have to travel through the worst of the storm. Whatever issue comes up mechanically for them, I’ll be resolving those issues."
As of 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, more than 20,000 people in Plymouth remained without power, according to MEMA. Meanwhile, Gov. Maura Healey has lifted a travel ban for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, and Duke counties. She urged everyone to stay home and be careful when they are on the roads.
WBZ's Jim MacKay reports.