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Weather Alerts

Winter Storm Warning Statements for New England

Last updated: Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:17 PM

Winter Storm Warnings
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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
431 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO
INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-300445-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111030T1200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
431 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 1 TO 2
INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE
DAMAGE...POWER OUTAGES...AND ROAD CLOSURES. UNTREATED ROADWAYS
WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.