Cold

French Toast Alert Level: 1 Slice / Low. Explanation.

Commuter rail a mess. Why? Take a guess

By adamg - 12/16/16 - 8:36 am

At 8:31 a.m., Natsha Verna reported more than 40 delays on commuter rail. Broken rails, signal issues, at one point, only the Fairmount Line, of all lines, was not reporting delays.

Bundled up in Davis Square

By adamg - 12/15/16 - 6:06 pm

Bundled up statues in Davis Square in Somerville

Mark Novak noticed somebody put some extra layers on statues in Davis Square tonight.

Meanwhile, in Boston, ABCD is collecting clothing and donations to help residents get through the winter. Donations can be made at any ABCD office, including the main one at 178 Tremont St. downtown.

High-wind warning and wind-chill advisory issued

By adamg - 12/15/16 - 10:37 am

To sum up: BRRRRR:

WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES.

'Chuck Norris' type cold to kick our butts Thursday into Friday, area weatherman predicts

By adamg - 12/13/16 - 9:31 pm

Eric Fisher braces us for what could be record-setting "Chuck Norris level cold" Friday morning (not that Thursday will be that much better) - like maybe even sub-zero readings in some parts of southern New England (although he's looking at a few degrees above zero for Boston). Oh, but with wind chills down to -25 here.

Never mind the snow, look what's coming at the end of the week

By adamg - 12/11/16 - 4:57 pm

The latest NWS hazardous-weather outlook for Suffolk County says we might get a couple inches overnight, but it should change to rain (at least on the coastal plain) by daybreak. And then the NWS subtly, in its uniquely subtle all-caps way, tries to get us ready for this:

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

Where were these guys last winter?

By adamg - 2/22/16 - 8:38 am

Bcole took in a protest against winter outside South Station this morning.

Pipes continue to burst and flood

By adamg - 2/15/16 - 4:25 pm

It's been another busy day for firefighters as pipes across Boston freeze, burst and then pour water all over the place.

Elainy Mata shows us the scene at 73 Tremont St., where a pipe over a Citizens Bank ATM gave way this afternoon: Read more.

T trains huddled for warmth overnight

By adamg - 2/15/16 - 9:29 am

To shield them from the frigid conditions, #MBTA subway trains were stored in the tunnels all night long pic.twitter.com/jd8sBBm3ip

— Joe Pesaturo (@JoePesaturo) February 15, 2016

Across a frigid city, pipes freeze and burst

By adamg - 2/14/16 - 4:14 pm

Water flowing from CVS at Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street

Water flowing from CVS at Comm. Ave. and St. Paul Street. Photo by Sean Owen.

Boston firefighters and ISD inspectors are busy this afternoon responding to buildings where water in pipes froze and burst the pipes, leading to floods of water.

Among the buildings affected: Boston College's Conte Forum, right in the middle of a basketball game, where a sprinkler pipe gave way. Firefighters and BC maintenance workers were able to shut the water without requiring any evacuations. Read more.

A brisk walk

By adamg - 2/14/16 - 10:08 am

Jim Correale went out around 7:30 a.m. to document the cold in East Boston so you wouldn't have to.

Smoky seas in frigid Fahrenheits

By adamg - 2/14/16 - 9:58 am

When subzero air meets still liquid water, the result is "sea smoke," as our own Cybah shows us with this view of Boston Harbor this morning.

Eric Ballard videoed the sea smoke in action: Read more.

When I bought this for $2 on eBay everyone laughed. Who's laughing now?

How cold is it in West Roxbury? Take your pick

By adamg - 1/8/15 - 8:10 am

The dueling thermometers on Centre Street in West Roxbury

The dueling thermometers of Centre Street kept up their battle for temperature supremacy in this morning's cold - but they were closer than they usually are.