SNOW ADVISORY

Snow Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...ANOTHER SPRINGTIME SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GREAT LAKES TODAY TO SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING WITH IT AN ACCUMULATING WET SNOWFALL FOR
MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING.

MAZ002>004-008>010-012-026-NHZ011-015-241600-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SN.Y.0004.070325T0000Z-070325T0800Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
352 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY.

A STRONG CLIPPER-LIKE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND
TO THE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS LIKELY TO
OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN QUICKLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. THE SNOW COULD FALL
HEAVY AT TIMES FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE HOURS PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 500 FEET ARE LIKELY TO SEE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
BEFORE IT ENDS AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE WET AND WILL
EASILY CAKE ONTO TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME
BROKEN TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...SUCH AS THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...EXPECT
RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO OCCUR FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY ON THE
ORDER OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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MLE

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
406 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2007

MAZ002>004-008>010-012-026-NHZ011-015-250815-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
406 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1000 FEET.
PLEASE SEE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT FOR SNOWFALL
TOTALS.

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