The National Weather Service has expanded the Winter Storm Warning to include all of Norfolk County in Massachusetts. The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded to include most of Southeastern Massachusetts, except for the islands. A late-winter storm will bring a combination of snow and sleet Monday night. There will be several inches of snow in inland locations by mid-morning on Tuesday. See the text below from the National Weather Service for more details on the forecast.
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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND TUESDAY…
.A COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
COASTLINE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY…AND DELIVER A PERIOD OF HEAVY
SNOW FOLLOWED BY SLEET…FREEZING RAIN AND THEN ALL RAIN FOR SOME
LOCATIONS. THE FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
TIMING OF THE TRANSITION FROM ALL SNOW TO MIXED PRECIPITATION. THIS
WILL RESULT IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT INTO
AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A HIGH IMPACT ON
THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HARTFORD…WINDSOR LOCKS…UNION…
VERNON…PUTNAM…WILLIMANTIC…GLOUCESTER…SPRINGFIELD…
FOXBORO…NORWOOD…CAMBRIDGE…FOSTER…SMITHFIELD
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EDT TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
* LOCATIONS…NORTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND…NORFOLK
AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND ICE.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES…ALONG WITH
UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* TIMING…TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE
TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 30S.
* 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…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.
&&
$$
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CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FRAMINGHAM…LOWELL…LAWRENCE…
BLANDFORD…AMHERST…NORTHAMPTON…MILFORD…WORCESTER
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…WEST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST INTERIOR
MASSACHUSETTS FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND ICE.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES…ALONG WITH
UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IN SPOTS.
* TIMING…TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE
TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD…OR FOR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL
TREATED SURFACES…AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR
UNTREATED SURFACES.
&&
$$
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHARLEMONT…GREENFIELD…ORANGE…
BARRE…FITCHBURG…CHESTERFIELD…AYER
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES…ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.
* TIMING…BEGINS LATE THIS EVENING AND ENDS LATE TUESDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE
TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.
* 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…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.
&&
$$
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CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…JAFFREY…KEENE…MANCHESTER…NASHUA…
PETERBOROUGH…WEARE
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
MERRIMACK AND CONNECTICUT VALLEYS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF HILLSBOROUGH AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES.
* TIMING…BEGINNING LATE MONDAY EVENING…THEN ENDING LATE TUE.
* IMPACTS…HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL VERY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD…OR FOR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL
TREATED SURFACES…AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR
UNTREATED SURFACES.
&&
$$
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SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…BOSTON
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…CITY OF BOSTON.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES…ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.
* TIMING…LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…SNOW OR A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL LIKELY
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…RISING INTO THE MID 30S BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITIES…LOWERING TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
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.
&&
$$
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EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…QUINCY…TAUNTON…BROCKTON…
PLYMOUTH…PROVIDENCE…WEST GREENWICH…WARWICK…NARRAGANSETT…
WESTERLY
453 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN
RHODE ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES…ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.
* TIMING…LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING WITH LIKELY A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE TUESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…RISING INTO THE MID 30S TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
&&
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THOMPSON
