URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS...
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.
AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SHIELD OF
HEAVY SNOW WILL TRACK. IF THE SYSTEM MOVES A BIT FURTHER NORTH
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED...AND A WARNING ISSUED.  HOWEVER...A TRACK SLIGHTLY
FURTHER SOUTH WOULD LIKELY CONFINE THE HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS PIKE...POSSIBLY LEAVING AREAS NORTH OF THE MASS
PIKE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES. FINAL ADVISORY AND OR WARNING
DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.