The evening here. Salt and sand is being loaded into trucks in cities across the northeast. We have a 34,000 tons of salt over 600 pieces of equipment ready to be deployed throughout the storm. Still, in boston and other areas where the snow is moving in, it may not be enough. In maine, 19 cars with part of a pileup that started when a driver lost control on the ice. As conditions get worse, the governor of massachusetts has now closed roads across the entire state. I have now signed an executive order banning vehicle traffic effective at 4 00 today. Air travel is also out. More than 3,000 flights have been canceled and that number is expected to grow along with accumulations of snow across the regionment snowplows, blowers and shovels are working overtime but cant it could threaten power lines. Thats our biggest concern. This storm presents variables that could produce some pretty extraordinary winds. With the potential of being holed up inside for several days, families are making a
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