Cape Cod schools announce 3rd day of closures
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Cape Cod and the Islands didn't get the most snow from the Feb. 23 blizzard. Here's what the National Weather Service said.
Cape Cod schools have begun announcing a fourth snow day as widespread power outages and bad road conditions continue to affect the peninsula after Monday's blizzard. At least three school systems - Barnstable, St. John Paul II and Sturgis Charter Public School - have called off school for the remainder of the week.
As of early morning on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 156,000 Eversource customers were reported without power on the Cape. The company reported that 80% of the Cape's three largest towns – Barnstable, Falmouth and Yarmouth – have no power, while 99-100% of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans and Brewster have no power.
Provincetown, Brewster, Wellfleet and Eastham faced the worst outages Wednesday evening, while shelters filled with displaced residents.
For thousands still without electricity or heat after Monday's blizzard, these Cape Cod warming centers and overnight shelters are available.