Nor'easter Knocks Out Power For 115K+

More than 115,000 remain without power hours into what is shaping up to be a crippling storm across Eastern Massachusetts.

The brunt of the storm's impact as of Saturday morning has been felt in Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, areas expected to see the worst of it.

Provincetown has been 100 percent without power since the morning, and other Cape communities aren't far behind. In Barnstable, more than 18,000 are without power, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

More than 12,000 are without power in Plymouth, as nearly 35 percent of those in Nantucke. In the small northeastern town of Essex, 75 percent of the community has no electricity.

The snow started falling before midnight in many places, intensifying in the early-morning hours. Most nonessential services announced they would shut down in anticipation of the storm, which has some wondering if a new snowfall record could be set.

More than 2 feet — as many as 30 inches in localized areas — is possible across Eastern Massachusetts. Boston's record is 27.6 inches in one day.

The snow is expected ease up by early evening, with most having fallen by 6 p.m.

A blizzard warning is in effect through midnight.

Patch will update this story throughout the day.