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Winter Storm Watch Statements for the Region
Last updated:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:28 AM
Winter Storm Watch
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
413 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010
...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY WET SNOW EXISTS ACROSS INTERIOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-010-011-NHZ012-RIZ001-231715-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0004.100223T2100Z-100224T2100Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
413 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST
RHODE ISLAND...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...AND
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE
REGION THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST
RHODE ISLAND. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE
FREEZING AND A LOT OF MELTING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ON PAVED
SURFACES. A SMALL SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS STILL POSSIBLE THOUGH...
WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS THE HILLS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. THE BULK OF THIS LIGHT SNOW SHOULD
DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.
THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE ACTION FOR A TIME DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAIN EVENT WILL LIKELY BE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE
NIGHT.
WARMER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION THE SNOW
TO RAIN ACROSS INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHWEST RHODE
ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT VERY LATE TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL
IN THIS AREA BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR 6 OR
MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THIS REGION. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE
QUITE MARGINAL AND A SLIGHTLY WARMER SOLUTION MAY RESULT IN JUST A
FEW SLUSHY INCHES.
A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH THIS STORM BECAUSE OF
MARGINAL TEMPERATURES. NONETHELESS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A MESSY MORNING RUSH HOUR ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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.
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