Winter Storm Warning for Northern Worcester, MA
from 12 pm EST, Sun., Dec. 26, 2010 until 6 pm EST, Mon., Dec. 27, 2010
Issued by The National Weather Service Boston, MA
4:51 pm EST, Sat., Dec. 25, 2010
Updated 25 Dec 2010 5:05 pm Local Time
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW... STRONG WINDS... AND LOW VISIBILITY.
* ACCUMULATIONS... 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND OVERSPREAD WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY NIGHT AND TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR PEAK SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS... ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS... NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES... MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
* 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.
... DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN FURTHER INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
from 12 pm EST, Sun., Dec. 26, 2010 until 6 pm EST, Mon., Dec. 27, 2010
Issued by The National Weather Service Boston, MA
4:51 pm EST, Sat., Dec. 25, 2010
Updated 25 Dec 2010 5:05 pm Local Time
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW... STRONG WINDS... AND LOW VISIBILITY.
* ACCUMULATIONS... 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND OVERSPREAD WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY NIGHT AND TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR PEAK SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS... ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS... NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES... MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
* 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.
... DANGEROUS WINTER STORM HEADED FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BE INTENSIFYING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN FURTHER INTO A MAJOR STORM AS IT MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE STORM WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
