With snow burst in Boston, storm breaks record

The storm that brought Massachusetts its first snow of the season, along with strong winds, power outages, and coastal flooding, was a record-breaker.

The nor’easter hit the state Saturday and churned into Sunday, depositing the most snow recorded on any Nov. 2 in 120 years, according to weather observers.

“It’s cold, it’s blustery,” said Benjamin Sipprell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “Winter is here.” .... http://www.bostonglobe.com