BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
* LOCATIONS
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS
ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES
HEAVY SNOW
STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG TO
DAMAGING WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 20 TO 30 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AN
HOUR AT TIMES.
* TIMING
WHILE THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AND
LINGER INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT
/ BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL
BE IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
ALSO SNOW MAY BE WET ENOUGH TO RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
POWER OUTAGES IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS.
* WINDS
NORTH-NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 TO 75 MPH.
THE HEIGHT OF THE WINDS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
* VISIBILITIES
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME
LOST OR DISORIENTED
SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED
TO STAY INDOORS.
ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON
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TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE ROAD TO SAFELY REACH
THEIR DESTINATION BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS
AND TO ALLOW
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR ROADS.
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