but it was too late. The LODD's we're 1129, 1130 and 1131 respectively. Conditions Conditions throughout much of eastern Massachusetts were near-whiteout and, in some cases, were whiteout. State Police in both Dartmouth and Middleborough suggested that residents travel as little as possible. Major highways, such as Route 24, Route 6 and Route 140, could not be properly cleared because of the heavy snowfall and high winds. Secondary highways, such as Route 79 were nearly impassable in some areas. Many Boston-area newscasters credit the New England Patriots football game on January 23 for keeping most travellers indoors, avoiding the pile-ups and endless lines of stuck cars that were the hallmark of the Blizzard of 1978. The fact that the storm fell on a weekend when many people did not have to go to work or school also helped to this effect. Aftermath With much of the snow cleared from the roads by the evening of January 24, snowpiles on street corners were in excess of ten feet high in some locations. Roads were severely narrowed in most congested areas, due to parked cars that were not towed and instead simply plowed in. Most schools in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island remained closed for an extended period of time to allow for clean-up of the road debris. Storm totals Location - storm total - time/date - comments - snowfall measurement Connecticut Litchfield County Litchfield- 12.2 Hartford County East Granby 14.3 inches (36.3 cm) Burlington 13.3 inches (33.7 cm) Southington 12.8 inches (32.5 cm), 8:54 p.m. January 24 General public Windsor Locks 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 1:08 p.m. January 23 airport ang (bdl) South Windsor 11.5 inches (29.2 cm), 1:14 p.m. January 23 Windsor 11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 8:20 p.m. January 23 Unionville 8.8 inches (22.4 cm), 1:30 p.m. January 23 Tolland County Stafford Springs 16.0 inches (40.6 cm), 2:23 p.m. January 23 Hebron 12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 1:20 p.m. January 23 Andover 7.0 inches (17.8 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 Storrs 7.0 inches (17.8 cm), 1:23 p.m. January 23 Windham County North Grosvenordale 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 2:18 p.m. January 23 Plainfield 9.5 inches (24.1 cm), 1:22 p.m. January 23 Ashford 9.0 inches (22.9 cm), 1:16 p.m. January 23 Eastford 8.0 inches (20.3 cm), 1:21 p.m. January 23 Massachusetts Barnstable County Mashpee 30.5 inches (77.5 cm), 5:23 p.m. January 23 Sagamore Beach 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 9:44 p.m. January 23 Yarmouth