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A Plows-Eye View Of A Blizzard

Between snowfall, blowing snow and blow back from the plow blade, visibility for plow drivers was near zero in Blizzard 2013.1 Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Snowfall depth spilled over the top of knee-high boots during the Blizzard 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Deborah
Visibility was poor, even as the run came up Saturday during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A Providence Road residents begins the task of clearing snow from the driveway during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
State plow drivers on the side of the road on Rte. 122 Saturday during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A Northbridge DPW plow on duty. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Northbridge Highway Superintendent Rob Van Meter after clearing ice off windshield wipers during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Poor visibility made lights a necessity even after the sun came up Saturday during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
The Blackstone River looks fierce as it runs under the Sutton Street bridge during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A boat on Rte. 122 appears to be floating on a sea of white during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A snow-covered rock formation takes on new character durng a snowstorm. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A Northbridge DPW truck takes care of the roads in the Shining Rock community of Northbridge. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the Blizzard of 2013 Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the Blizzard of 2013 Photo Credit:
A scene from the Blizzard of 2013 Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A scene from the Blizzard of 2013 Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Someone in Whitinsville has a long, winding driveway to plow/ Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Heavy, set snow test the strength of pine tree branches on Hill Street in Whitinsville. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Snow-covered shrubbery in front of a home on Hill Street Saturday morning. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
The former Whitin Machine Works on Main Street shrouded by falling and drifting snow early Saturday morning. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A tractor and plow rescues a DPW plow truck stuck in a snowdrift on Hill Street Saturday morning. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A snow covered road merges with a snow-covered Meadow Pond in Northbridge during the Blizzard of 2012. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A car carrier parked on North Main Street looks more like a snow carrier. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Vehicles parked on North Main Sreet in Northbridge were buried Saturday morning as snow continued to fall in the 2013 blizzard. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Evergreens are weighed down by snow during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
The Cotton Mill Apartments is a pretty sight as the Blizzard of 2013 winds down. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A Northbridge residents shovels with a smile on Linwood Avenue during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Snow-covered trees in the foreground, the Mumford River in the background during the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Icicles hang from the eves of a home on Rte. 122 in Linwood after the Blizzard of 2013. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier

NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. – At 6 a.m. Saturday morning, weary snowplow drivers in Northbridge and around the commonwealth eagerly welcomed daylight.

In the overnight hours, falling and wind-blown snow made their job almost impossible. “At times, visibility was zero,’’ said Highway Superintendent Robert Van Meter as he plowed Quaker Street on his way to the Shining Rock community.

Usually snow can be plowed while driving about 30 mph, he said. The average speed Friday night into Saturday morning, as plow drivers fought against the blizzard of 2013, ...
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