WAYLAND STORM HUB: Updates on the Blizzard of 2015

Bookmark this page. It will be updated throughout the storm with the latest information on closings, power outages, official announcements, weather updates and more.

Do you have information you’d like to share related to the storm? Please leave it in the comments section, or email charlene.arsenault@patch.com. Your neighbors will thank you!

School and Business Closings and Delays:

• Wayland Public Schools have made cancelation announcements
• All Massachusetts courts are closed on Tuesday
• The Wayland Public Library is closed on Monday evening and Tuesday all day
• Post offices are closed on Tuesday
• The town building is closed from 6 p.m. on Monday through 8 a.m. on Wednesday
• The Longfellow Club of Wayland is closed on Tuesday
• The Wayland Community Pool closes at 5 p.m. on Monday and reopens on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at noon
• Russell’s Garden Center is closed on Tuesday and reopened on Wednesday at 9 a.m.
• Wayland School of Music is canceling all lessons and classes for Tuesday Jan. 27.
• Wayland public schools closed Wednesday

Event Cancelations/Postponements:

• Finance Committee Town Meeting Warrant Article Hearing for Monday rescheduled to Feb. 2

Power Outages:

Any outages will be updated here

If you have an outage to report to Nstar, report it online or call 800-592-2000.

Weather Updates:

• Blizzard 2015 Storm Coverage: What You Need to Know About This Potentially Historic Snowstorm
• UPDATED: Blizzard Warning Issued; 20-30 Inches of Snow Predicted: The National Weather Service is calling it a “potentially historic blizzard.”
• Latest Snowfall Predictions for Wayland: A roundup of inch-by-inch predictions.

Tips and Precautions

• It’s the law to shovel the sidewalks and walkways on and near your property.
• Safety measures from the Red Cross to deal with the blizzard

Other Announcements:

• The DPW announces that they are prepared
• Wayland PD comments on state of emergency, and how it is prepared for Wayland
• Governor issues travel ban, declares emergency
• Gov. keeps travel ban in place as of Tuesday morning
• Chief Irving submitted an update on the town on power, accidents and more at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday
• Chief’s update at noon on Wednesday: driver cited, fire department calls, carbon monoxide scare