Watch the snowstorm descend upon Boston’s Longfellow Bridge
The bridge spanning the Charles River was obscured by snow within a matter of hours.
The Boston skyline was dusted with pink early Thursday as the sun rose, but a few hours later the city’s landmarks had been obscured by snow.
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The National Weather Service shared a timelapse of the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River between 6:42 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. to show the arrival of the major snowstorm that is expected to bring heavy snowfall and near blizzard conditions to parts of Massachusetts.
In the video, the bridge quickly becomes shrouded by snow.
“Snapshot of winter weather conditions in #Boston this morning,” forecasters wrote.
Snapshot of winter weather conditions in #Boston this morning courtesy of @museumofscience & @TimNBCBoston; increasing snowfall & lower visibility; hazardous travel delays and cancellations pic.twitter.com/MxoTjCWRrz
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 4, 2018
By 11 a.m. the same camera was covered in snow.
Going, going, gone #Boston; @BostonLogan reporting 1/8 of a mile visibility with heavy & blowing snow as well as vicinity thunder; wind gusts in excess of 35 mph pic.twitter.com/6IlVAtmyed
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 4, 2018
Follow Boston.com’s latest reports on Thursday’s New England snowstorm here.
