The National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for RI and SE MA Saturday night and Sunday. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect on Cape Cod and Nantucket where the heaviest snow and strongest winds are expected. A fast-developing storm will sideswipe Southeastern New England with snow and gusty winds Saturday night into Sunday. The track of the steadiest snow is still somewhat uncertain, but it looks favorable for a few inches in E RI and SE MA, with 6″ possible on Cape Cod and Nantucket. Read the text from the National Weather Service below.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ022-024-161700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.130217T0000Z-130218T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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.
...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ005>007-013>017-RIZ001>007-161700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING TODAY MAY MIX WITH RAIN. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * 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...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE...OCCASIONALLY NEAR ONE-HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ018-020-021-161700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * 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 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE...OCCASIONALLY NEAR ONE-HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... MAZ019-023-161700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.130217T0000Z-130217T1800Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...VINEYARD HAVEN 352 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND EAST COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE...OCCASIONALLY NEAR ONE-HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.
