The big blizzard set to hit the Northeast is already showing its face as snow begins falling this morning. Heeding increasingly loud warnings, people throughout the region took it upon themselves to get stocked up. As is the case in these situations, that left supermarkets looking rather, well, apocalyptic. Take a look at some examples:
Empty Shelves
Pic of empty shelves @supermarkets in Boston #nemo twitter.com/VLatinEntertai…
— V LatinEntertainment (@VLatinEntertain) February 8, 2013
grocery store in fairhaven #MA.yikes! hope everyone is prepared! #nemo #blizzard #MAWX twitter.com/alyssasylvia/s…
— Alyssa Sylvia (@alyssasylvia) February 8, 2013
Empty shelves at South Bay Stop n Shop #dorchester #bosnow vine.co/v/bn0KDjnxa6j
— Patrick D. Rosso (@PDRosso) February 8, 2013
Full Carts And Such
MT @paulewalsh: Full carts everywhere in Boston as shoppers prep for #nemo twitter.com/EliciaDover/st… h/t#weatherFX
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) February 7, 2013
Nemo supermarket panic #snowmageddon #blizzard vine.co/v/bnIUWAKBji0
— Andrew Peterson (@DrewPeterson) February 7, 2013
Nighttime pre-blizzard supermarket rush! twitter.com/stevejonesabc/…
— steve jones (@stevejonesabc) February 8, 2013
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