The National Weather Service in Taunton, MA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for part of Southern New England on Thursday. The watch does not included SE RI and E MA. The watch was issued due to the potential for heavy, wet snow with a developing storm moving up the coast. While the National Weather Service snow forecast is higher than the Right Weather snow forecast, there is still potential for it to be correct. This is a storm that may have a fine line between heavy snow totals and mainly rain. See below for more details.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ017-RIZ001>004-006-120500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0005.140213T1200Z-140214T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...TAUNTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 351 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND...AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY PICKING UP IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A WINTRY MIX THEN TO RAIN LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. 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. && $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... MAZ002>006-008>013-026-NHZ011-012-015-120500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0005.140213T1200Z-140214T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK 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... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 351 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE WESTERN...CENTRAL...EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WORCESTER MA NORTHEAST TO MANCHESTER NH. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY FALL ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY PICKING UP IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS AROUND SPRINGFIELD AND WORCESTER MA...TOWARDS MANCHESTER NH MAY SEE A PERIOD OF A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 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. &&