The Winter Storm Warning in effect for Saturday night and Sunday has been expanded to all of RI and interior SE MA, including Boston. There is also a High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory in effect near the coast. A fast-developing, potent storm will pass east of Nantucket Sunday morning. Wind-driven snow is likely in RI and SE MA, with the worst conditions likely on Cape Cod and Nantucket. The Winter Storm Warning signifies strong potential for six or more inches of snow. The National Weather Service forecast accumulations are a bit higher than the Right Weather forecast. See the text below from the National Weather Service Taunton office.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ022-024-170545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.130217T0000Z-130218T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME. IN ADDITION...THE INITIALLY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... RIZ001>007-170545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0003.130217T0000Z-130218T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT FOR BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES FOR A TIME. IN ADDITION... THE INITIALLY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ007-013-015>021-170545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0003.130217T0000Z-130218T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH SHORE AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES AND PERHAPS NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR A TIME. IN ADDITION...THE INITIALLY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ023-170545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0003.130217T0000Z-130218T0000Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME. IN ADDITION...THE INITIALLY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... RIZ008-170545- /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0003.130217T0000Z-130218T0000Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 436 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES AND PERHAPS NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR A TIME. IN ADDITION...THE INITIALLY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH THE WIND COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.
