The Winter Storm Warning in effect for the March Nor’easter has been expanded to include all of Providence County and most of interior SE MA. As noted earlier Thursday, the axis of heaviest snow has shifted to the southeast into Southeastern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA believes that most of the area in the Winter Storm Warning will receive at least 6″ of snow by the time it ends on Friday. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for most of the rest of Southern New England. See below for more details on the warning and advisory.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 409 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ005-013-014-017-018-020-021-RIZ002-071715- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0009.130307T1200Z-130308T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0005.130307T0909Z-130308T1800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE 409 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS WELL AS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF ISOLATED 10 INCH AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL IMPACT THE REGION RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BUT SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE ELEVATED INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING IMPACTING BOTH RUSH HOURS. STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 409 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ004-012-RIZ001-071715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.130307T1200Z-130308T1800Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 409 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOW PROBABILITY OF ISOLATED 10 INCH AMOUNTS * TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BUT SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR TODAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$
