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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NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BARRE…FITCHBURG…MILFORD…
WORCESTER…FOSTER…SMITHFIELD
414 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EST
FRIDAY…
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
* LOCATIONS…CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
* ACCUMULATIONS…6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE WEEKEND.
* HAZARD TYPES…BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT…HEAVY
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILL READINGS…AS LOW AS 16 BELOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
* TIMING…COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW
MORNING. WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
* IMPACTS….FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROOFS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARED
COULD BECOME LADEN WITH MORE SNOW…LEADING TO COLLAPSE.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY
SUNDAY.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES…5 BELOW TO 22 ABOVE ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.
FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX
OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS…DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD…OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.
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Massachusetts Radar and Forecast:
http://www.massachusettsradar.com/