Its yucky out there -
! Winter Storm Warning ! Issued at: 11:07 am EDT on March 19, 2013, expires at: 8:00 PM EDT on March 19, 2013 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening... * locations...western Essex...central Middlesex...western Hampden...eastern Hampshire...southern Worcester counties in Massachusetts. This includes the cities and towns of Framingham... Northampton and Worcester. * Hazard types...heavy snow...sleet and freezing rain. * Accumulations...snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches...along with around a trace of ice. * Timing...through the late afternoon into the early evening. * Impacts...slippery driving conditions are likely through this afternoon. * Winds...northeast 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Temperatures...in the lower 30s. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning is issued when an average of 6 or more inches of snow is expected in a 12 hour period...or for 8 or more inches in a 24 hour period. Travel will be slow at best on well treated surfaces...and quite difficult on any unplowed or untreated surfaces. ! Winter Storm Warning ! Issued at: 11:07 am EDT on March 19, 2013, expires at: 1:00 PM EDT on March 19, 2013 ...Winter Storm Warning in effect until 1 PM EDT this afternoon... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for sleet and snow...which is in effect until 1 PM EDT this afternoon. * Locations...Suffolk and southeastern Middlesex counties as well as eastern Hampden County. This includes Springfield...Boston... and Cambridge. * Hazard types...snow...sleet and freezing rain. * Accumulations...snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches...along with around a tenth of an inch of ice. * Timing...through early afternoon. * Impacts...slippery driving conditions are likely through early afternoon. * Winds...northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Visibilities...one quarter to one half mile at times. * Temperatures...in the lower 30s. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning is issued when an average of 6 or more inches of snow is expected in a 12 hour period...or for 8 or more inches in a 24 hour period. Travel will be slow at best on well treated surfaces...and quite difficult on any unplowed or untreated surfaces. -- 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.
