A fast-moving storm will bring a thump of wet snow to part of inland Southern New England on Saturday. Several inches of snow are possible away from the coast as the storm quickly passes by Saturday into Saturday evening. The National Weather Service in Taunton, MA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for part of Southern New England. See the details below.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 406 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...COASTAL STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING... MAZ007-231715- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 406 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AROUND MIDDAY...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE BROUGHT DOWN WHERE SNOWFALL EXCEEDS 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED SATURDAY MORNING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 406 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...COASTAL STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-011>014-026-RIZ001-231715- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 406 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT... NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH RAIN AROUND MIDDAY...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE BROUGHT DOWN WHERE SNOWFALL EXCEEDS 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED SATURDAY MORNING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$