FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
The fresh snowpack in New England is combining with clear skies and light winds Sunday evening to allow the temperature to quickly tumble back into the teens to low 20s. The cold air will remain in place inland on Monday morning as the next weather system approaches. Some snow, sleet, and freezing rain is possible for a few hours when the precipitation arrives. Eventually, the cold air should be scoured out and the precipitation should change to a plain, chilly rain. See the National Weather Service text below for details on the Winter Weather Advisory that is in effect for parts of MA and CT.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 407 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 CTZ002-003-MAZ011-012-110515- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.130211T1100Z-130211T1600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 407 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER 6 AM...THEN CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER 10 AM. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT GLAZE WILL MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLIPPERY. 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.
