RELATED POWERFUL WINTER STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND AND PARTICULARLY THE CAPE AND ISLANDS VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING, WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, * LOCATIONS, PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEWPORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES, POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * ACCUMULATIONS, SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING, VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION, WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY. * WINDS, NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TEMPERATURES, IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES, ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:20:38 +0000
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