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urgent - winter weather message
national weather service taunton ma
352 am est sun jan 25 2015
...a major winter storm will impact the region monday night
through tuesday night with 1 to 2 feet of snow and blizzard
conditions possible...
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central middlesex ma-western essex ma-eastern essex ma-
western norfolk ma-southeast middlesex ma-suffolk ma-
eastern norfolk ma-northern bristol ma-western plymouth ma-
eastern plymouth ma-southern bristol ma-southern plymouth ma-
northwest providence ri-southeast providence ri-western kent ri-
eastern kent ri-bristol ri-washington ri-newport ri-
block island ri-
including the cities of...framingham...lowell...lawrence...
gloucester...foxboro...norwood...cambridge...boston...quincy...
taunton...brockton...plymouth...fall river...new bedford...
mattapoisett...foster...smithfield...providence...
west greenwich...warwick...bristol...narragansett...westerly...
newport...block island
352 am est sun jan 25 2015
...blizzard watch in effect from monday evening through late
tuesday night...
the national weather service in taunton has issued a blizzard
watch...which is in effect from monday evening through late
tuesday night.
* locations...eastern massachusetts and rhode island.
* hazard types...heavy snow...strong winds and blizzard
conditions. considerable blowing and drifting snow.
* accumulations...snow accumulation of 18 to 24 inches.
* timing...the worst of the storm will be monday night through
tuesday afternoon.
* impacts...heavy snow and strong winds will result in the
potential for blizzard conditions with near zero visibility.
along the southeast new england coast...the snow may be wet
enough to result in some downed tree limbs and power outages.
travel may become impossible and life threatening across the
entire region. this has the potential to be a historic storm.
* winds...north 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* temperatures...in the lower 20s.
* visibilities...one quarter mile or less at times.
precautionary/preparedness actions...
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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