NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
…SNOW ENDS TONIGHT…COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS…BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND…
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BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHATHAM…FALMOUTH…PROVINCETOWN…
NANTUCKET
414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY…
…BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
* LOCATIONS…CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…OVERNIGHT SNOW 2-4 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE WEEKEND.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* TIMING…FOR THE ADVISORY…THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BLIZZARD
WATCH LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES
EXPECTED DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH SNOW…AND
POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WINDS…WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH DURING THE
WEEKEND.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS
ON AREA ROADWAYS. LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
COULD MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE PROBLEMS FOR
UNCLEARED ROOFS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS…BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES
ARE BELOW FREEZING…MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST
3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE…MAKING TRAVEL
VERY DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS.
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