HEAVY SNOW WARNING

Heavy Snow Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

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NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
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WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS WESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING TUESDAY
EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY.
NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE WINDS INCREASE. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES
ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE HIGHEST ACROSS FAR
NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY THE TIME THE
SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES AND MONADNOCKS...WHERE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REST OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING AREA WILL
RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES.

BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON.

A HEAVY SNOW 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.

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