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INFORMATION CENTRAL: Hurricane Sandy in Medford

Important info, with emergency phone numbers, cancellations and more.

 
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Hurricane Sandy as of 8 a.m. Oct. 28. National Hurricane Center
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Hurricane Sandy as of 8 a.m. Oct. 28.
Wind will be a major problem on Monday throughout the area as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall.
Hurricane Wind force probabilities, as shown on the NOAA website Sunday morning, Oct. 28.
The latest track for Hurricane Sandy has it hitting the Mid-Atlantic, which should still bring rain and wind in New England.
A National Weather Service graphic of water vapor shows Hurricane Sandy (bottom, right) potential combining with a low pressure storm coming from the west, potentially increasing the strength of the storm.

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News:

The current storm:

    State of Emergency:

    • Gov. Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency for Massachusetts and called up the National Guard.

    Service interruptions:

    Emergency Parking Restrictions:

    • There are no parking restrictions in effect. 

    Cancellations and Closings:

    • A Green Line Extension meeting scheduled to take place at 51 Winthrop St. on the Tufts campus has been postponed.
    • The Medford School Committee canceled a scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting slated for Monday night. It has not yet been rescheduled on a new date.
    • Medford Public Schools and St. Clement are closed Monday. No word yet on Tufts University.
    • MBTA service will run normally on Sunday and will reportedly continue to run during the storm. For MBTA service updates or alerts, visit The MBTA's website or follow them on Twitter. Customers interested in receiving text or e-mail updates may sign up for T-Alerts

    • The mayor's public safety meeting has been canceled.  

    • For updates from National Grid, you can text STORM to NGRID (64743) and get text alerts on service interruptions. 
      • E-mail your cancellations and reports from around the city to medford@patch.com or post them in the comments below.
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