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The current National Weather Service (NWS) forecast for Boston calls for rain to start on Saturday afternoon and become heavy on Saturday night. On Sunday, tropical storm conditions are possible and by Sunday night, hurricane conditions are possible.
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As of Saturday night, Irene was a Category 1 hurricane -- downgraded from a Category 3.
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- Mayor's Office 24-hour Constituent Services Line: 617-635-4500
- Non-Emergency Police: 617-343-4200
- Non-Emergency Fire: 617-343-3415
- National Grid power outages: (800) 465-1212
- National Grid gas emergencies: (800) 233-5325
- Comcast: (800) 266-2278
- Verizon: (800) 837-4966 (VERIZON)
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