Page 4 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022 WINTER STORM WARNING: We’re not out of it yet! Quick-developing winter storm could dump 8-12 inches of snow into today Record-high temps Wednesday... Snow today continues Winter of 2021-2022’s ‘Yo-Yo Adventure’ this week Last three official weeks of winter historically known to be wildly unpredictable (and stormy) By Steve Freker A nother major Nor’easter was forecast to hit the Greater Boston area and the entire northern and southern New England area beginning early this morning, threatening to dump up to a foot of snow. Though today’s expected storm was not forecast to be accompanied by the usual strong winds associated with similar winter weather events, a nasty mix of sleet and freezing rain should be coming by early afternoon to cause a messy and potentially hazardous evening commute. With schools already closed in Everett, Malden, Revere and Saugus due to the February Winter Break week, that aspect of the respective cities’ operations will not be affected. In Malden, municipal offices in City Hall are already closed on Fridays due to their regular Monday-Thursday schedules. Residents of Everett (cityofeverett.com), Revere (revere.org) and Saugus (saugus-man.gov) should check the city websites for information of possible schedule changes and weather/snow-related decisions. The city of Malden’s municipal website address is cityofmalden.org. If any of The Advocate readership communities determine if a Snow Emergency (and related parking restrictions) are to go into effect, such information would be available on the respective websites. The “Winter of 2021-2022” continues to be a real-time “Yo-Yo Adventure” in this region — even this week— with dramatic changes in temperatures and weather conditions. Just this week, a record-high temperature of 69 degrees rolled in Wednesday, as shorts and t-shirts were in abundance as a mix of sun and clouds were accompanied by the late spring-like high. All that changed Thursday, as early morning commuters saw temperatures in the high Ole’ Man Winter will be around for a few more weeks on the calendar, with Spring officially beginning March 20, but with New England weather, he will depart when he is good and ready— and not before. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the entire Northern and Southern New England regions, beginning last night and into today, with a forecast of between eight and 12 inches of snow, continuing through midday. It could change to sleet and freezing rain in the afternoon, making for a messy evening commute. teens, a drop of about 50 degrees in less than 12 hours. Coupled with today’s anticipated snowstorm, this represents still another “peaks and valleys” effect, weather-wise. “Only in New England” continues to be the battle cry of local residents and city officials, who are forced to rapidly shift gears to combat weather shifts. Malden Department of Public Works (DPW) Chief Bob Knox, a veteran of over two decades of New England winters has seen plenty of the unpredictability that winter brings to this region, particularly in the later stages of the official winter season. Knox said that state-of-theart forecasts from various sources are highly accurate; there is always the possibility of an unexpected, unforeseen shift in a weather pattern. As weather mavens in this STORM | SEE PAGE 7
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