WINTER STORM: THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
The National Weather Service in Taunton has just provided the following forecast update for the winter storm (snow, wind, bitter cold temperatures) that will impact the state from this afternoon into tomorrow. MEMA anticipates disseminating another update around 10 AM. Additionally, the National Weather Service in Albany has provided the attached briefing document for its coverage area, including Berkshire County.
From the National Weather Service in Taunton:
HEADLINES
* Blizzard Warning for coastal Plymouth county and the Cape and Islands
* Winter Storm Warning for all of MA except the Berkshires and Franklin county, all of RI and all of CT
* Winter Storm Watch Hillsborough and Cheshire counties in NH. This is due primarily to uncertainty in snowfall totals.
SNOWFALL POTENTIAL
* High risk for 8-12 inches across much of northern CT, eastern MA and all of RI with the higher end totals around Cape Cod and the Islands.
* 4-8 inches across much of the interior west of the I-495 corridor
* Lesser amounts across the Berkshires and potentially southern NH.
TIMING
* Light snow should overspread CT/RI & SE MA after 1 PM, spreading to northern MA by evening. Minor to moderate impact for the evening commute with accumulation generally less than 2 inches.
* Heaviest snow overnight through sunrise Wednesday. Snowfall rates of 1-2" per hour possible at times. Major impact for the Wednesday morning commute.
* Snow ending after daybreak Wednesday from northwest to southeast, except lingering on the Cape/Islands into Wednesday afternoon
WIND
* Northerly winds increasing overnight
* Max wind gusts: 45 to 55 mph over the Cape/Islands and southeast coastal MA, 35-45 mph northeast CT, much of RI and eastern MA, and 20-30 mph further in the interior
* The strongest winds will be after midnight into mid morning Wednesday
* The strong wind will result in considerable blowing snow and poor visibility with blizzard conditions expected at times, especially across the Cape and Islands and SE coastal MA.
BITTER COLD
* Dangerously cold wind chills late tonight and Wednesday morning dropping to -10 to -20 over the interior high terrain, and -5 to -10 elsewhere.
* Another round of dangerously cold wind chills late Wednesday night and Thursday morning. -15 to -25 over the interior high terrain and -5 to -15 in the coastal plain.
For the latest snowfall forecast information, see the headlines and data at the link below:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php
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Lee Ann Delp, RPL
978-308-9166 Cell
http://www.wnema.org/
http://www.ma911.org/
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