Northern Massachusetts ??? - does that include Lowell and Lawrence? Northern Massachusetts is north of Worcester I guess ?????
------------------------------------ Winter Storm Watch ! Issued at: 4:37 PM EST on February 25, 2013, expires at: 10:00 AM EST on February 28, 2013 ...Winter Storm Watch in effect from late Tuesday night through Thursday morning... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter Storm Watch...which is in effect from late Tuesday night through Thursday morning. * Locations...northern Massachusetts and the east slopes of the Berkshires. * Hazard types...heavy snow along with some sleet and freezing rain. * Accumulations...snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches...along with light amounts of ice. Total storm accumulations may locally reach 10 inches above 1500 feet in western Franklin County. * Timing...snow will spread into the watch area after midnight Tuesday night. The precipitation will end Thursday morning. * Impacts...the Wednesday morning commute will likely be impacted by snow. Wintry precipitation may also impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes as well. In addition...heavy wet snow may cause some tree damage and scattered power losses across the watch area Wednesday and Wednesday night. * Winds...northeast 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Temperatures...in the lower 30s. * Visibilities...one quarter mile or less at times. 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
