***Winter Weather Advisory for Springfield, Mass*****
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
420 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013
…HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY…
.A STRONG OCEAN STORM WILL SLOWLY PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW
WILL WRAP TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING EXACT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS…BUT THIS STORM WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHARLEMONT…GREENFIELD…ORANGE…
CHESTERFIELD…BLANDFORD…AMHERST…NORTHAMPTON…SPRINGFIELD
420 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
EST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WET SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.
* LOCATIONS…PARTS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING…MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING WHEN ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…AROUND 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW
COVERED ROADS.
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