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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for interior Massachusetts in advance of a storm that is expected to bring heavy, wet snow to part of Southern New England this weekend. The storm has the potential for 6″+ of snow west and north of Boston. The National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA expects the snow to be moisture-laden and heavy, increasing the chances for scattered downed trees and limbs that could cause power outages. As of 7 am Friday, there were no other watches or advisories in effect in Southern New England. Read the full update from the NWS below.
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...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY WET SNOW THAT MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-221700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0004.130223T1900Z-130224T1900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 354 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WHEN 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN FOR A TIME NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNTREATED ROADS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.