From a newscast dated March 13, 1893
Margaret O' Malley: The storm of the century continues to bear down upon the entire eastern Creedon Republic, however the effects in the Peter City Metro area have been relatively severe.
John Donaldson: Up to 14 inches of snow has fallen in places like Canton, Quincy, and Attleboro. For the latest on the storm, we head straight to chief meteorologist Jim Higgins. Jim?
Jim Higgins: Well for one thing, this storm will surpass the storm that occurred on this same date back in 1888, hey I made a rhyme. Looking at the latest satellite picture, we see that this storm truly is a beast, with a massive comma head and a tail that stretches all the way down into the United States. Snowfall rates in the southern suburbs have been as much as 6" in an hour. Not all of it however, is snow. There are reports from eastern Sioux Island and Ramea that hint at extremely heavy rainfall. Here on radar, we see the rain/snow line is located in Brookhaven, and down to the east of Nantucket Island. The center of the storm itself is easy to see on radar. We have a few of our other meteorologists out in the storm reporting live to you. Dick Albert is in Scituate, Harvey Leonard is in Attleboro, and Bruce Schwoegler is in Brookhaven. We'll go to Dick Albert first. Dick?
Dick Albert: Jim, if there ever was a saying that involved building houses next to water and putting them up on stilts, this would be the perfect example. Coastal flooding here is worse than in both March '88, October '91, and December '92 combined. The winds have been steadily out of the east-northeast sustained at 55 mph, and have been gusting close to 80. This is truly a blizzard. On the ground now, we have about a foot of snow in the centre of town, just a little less on the immediate shore. The roads here are impassable. President Burgess has declared this entire area a federal disaster area. Behind me, Cape Cod Bay is one rough piece of water. The navy has declared that all ships remain in port. Well, that's the report from Scituate.
Margaret O' Malley: Now we go straight to Attleboro, where Harvey Leonard is standing in front of City Hall. Harvey?
Harvey Leonard: Margaret, if you can see behind me, you'll know that this is the Attleboro City Hall. Jim mentioned earlier that Attleboro has about 14" of snow, Jim I just took a measurement, and found that since I've been here, four more inches have fallen! The streets are impassable, and all schools here are canceled for the day. The mayor is ordering everyone remain indoors where it is safe. This is not a situation where you would want to be stuck outside. Winds are sustained in the low 50's with a few gusts to above 70 mph. I-95/65 is an absolute ghost town. General Creedon International Airport is closed. That's all from Attleboro. Margaret, back to you.
Margaret O' Malley: Finally, we go to Brookhaven, out on Sioux Island, where a different type of weather is ocurring, Bruce?
Bruce Schwoegler: Margaret, while you have been dealing with snow, we've been dealing with torrential rain out here on the eastern end of Sioux Island. The temperatures here have been hovering around 40 and the wind is out of the southeast. School is in session out here, but that may change as the rain/snow line is advancing east/northeastward. I just felt a sleet pellet hit my face, so it is beginning to change over. We'll update you on the latest as it happens. Margaret, John-back to you.
John Donaldson- We have one of our reporters, Harrison Johnston at the naval headquarters in Newport on the latest issuance from the navy.
Harrison-Yes, Admiral Bukater has just issued a statement saying that due to the storm, all vessels, unless in transit should remain in port. This was admiral earlier:
Admiral Bukater- At 8:40 this morning, I issued a notice to ALL mariners stating that any vessel, unless in transit should remain where they are. Seas have been reported to be as high as 60 feet off of Cape Cod. Unless you absolutely have to be transiting these waters, please remain in port until conditions go below gale force, which isn't expected until Thursday afternoon.
Harrison- As you can see, the admiral is concerned for the safety of mariners.