Brace yourself Southern New Englanders. Another potentially major winter storm is heading for New England this weekend, and it may be strong enough to cause blizzard conditions in Eastern New England. The storm will develop Saturday afternoon and rapidly intensify Saturday night into Sunday morning. Wind-driven snow is likely in Eastern Massachusetts through most of Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch for the Eastern Massachusetts coast and Cape Cod. Rhode Island and a large portion of Massachusetts is in a Winter Storm Watch. See below for details.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND... MAZ007-015-016-019-130515- /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE PROBLEMS FOR UNCLEARED ROOFS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. && $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND... MAZ022-024-130515- /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * ACCUMULATIONS...OVERNIGHT SNOW 2-4 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE WEEKEND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...FOR THE ADVISORY...THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES EXPECTED DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH SNOW...AND POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH DURING THE WEEKEND. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE PROBLEMS FOR UNCLEARED ROOFS. 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 RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. && $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND... MAZ004-012-RIZ001-130515- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0006.150213T0800Z-150213T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE WEEKEND. * HAZARD TYPES...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. * IMPACTS....FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROOFS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARED COULD BECOME LADEN WITH MORE SNOW...LEADING TO COLLAPSE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY SUNDAY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 22 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND... MAZ005-006-013-014-017-018-020-021-023-026-RIZ002>007-130515- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...AYER...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE COAST AS WELL AS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE DAY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS SLIPPERY AND LEAD TO LOW VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROOF COLLAPSES ON AREA ROOFS NOT CLEARED FROM PREVIOUS SNOWS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF 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...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. && $$
