<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Good afternoon everyone,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In addition to the attached images, details outlining the main weather concerns and impacts through Thursday are outlined below. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Expecting impacts and hazardous travel conditions for this afternoon into evenings commute, with some icy spots for the Wednesday AM commute and scattered snow squalls / near white-out conditions for the Wednesday PM commute. Bitter Arctic cold air follows Wednesday night into Thursday yielding a risk to health especially with prolonged outdoor exposure. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>If you have any additional questions, comments and/or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. </div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><b><i><u>What / Where / When</u> ...</i></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Accumulating snow through early Wednesday morning.</b></li><ul><li>Main area of concern N&W of Hartford - Worcester - Bedford where it'll be all snow throughout.</li><ul><li>Roughly 3 to 6 inches forecast, with locally higher amounts in the Berkshires. </li><li>Winter weather headlines continue through early morning Wednesday having been expanded into central Middlesex County MA.</li></ul><li>In and around Hartford - Worcester - Bedford, beginning as snow mixing with rain</li><ul><li>Roughly 2 to 4 inches is forecast.</li></ul><li>S&E of
Hartford - Worcester - Bedford, beginning as snow changing to rain</li><ul><li>Roughly 1 to 2 inches is forecast, except for S&E MA and RI which will see a coating to 1 inch</li></ul><li><b>Impacts ... </b></li><ul><li>Snow covered highways expected if left untreated through this evenings commute, especially around the I-91 corridor. Reductions in visibility. Hazardous travel conditions. </li><li>Mix to or change over to rain in and around
Hartford - Worcester - Bedford and points S&E, there is the threat of a ice freezing along roadways as colder air builds into the region during the Wednesday AM commute. </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><li><b>Snow squalls / strong to damaging winds gusts Wednesday afternoon into evening.</b></li><ul><li>For all of Southern New England roughly 3 pm to 7 pm Wednesday.</li><li>Squalls may contain heavy snow, strong to damaging winds with gusts exceeding 40 mph, and near white-out conditions. </li><li><b>South coast New England, Cape & Islands</b></li><ul><li>Watching for a brief period of westerly 35 to 55 mph wind gusts Wednesday afternoon into evening. Gusts up to 60 mph possible. </li><li>High Wind Watch continues for Wednesday afternoon into evening.</li></ul><li><b>Impacts ...</b></li><ul><li>With snow squalls, possibility of brief near-zero visibility with pouring snow and blustery winds. A quick accumulating inch on any surfaces. Hazardous travel conditions for the Wednesday PM commute. </li><li>With winds, the threat of downed limbs, power lines. The potential for isolated power outages. </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><li><b>Bitterly cold wind chills Wednesday night into Thursday.</b></li><ul><li>Temperatures dropping well below zero to single digits over all of New England, combined with blustery W winds, expect wind chills of 10 to 25 below zero. </li><li>Wind chill headlines will likely be needed. </li><li><b>Impacts ...</b></li><ul><li>With greater exposure to the elements, roughly 30 minutes, there is the risk for hypothermia and frostbite. Can't rule out isolated issues with freezing pipes. </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><li><b>Gale force winds along with moderate to heavy freezing spray Wednesday night through Thursday night.</b></li><ul><li>Gale warnings on all waters with Storm Watches over the S/SE outer waters Wednesday into Wednesday night. </li><li><b>Impacts ... </b></li><ul><li>Moderate freezing spray forecast with gales and wave heights up as high as 8 to 12 feet, expect dangerous conditions for all vessels, even those properly equipped.</li></ul></ul></ul></div><div>Respectfully,</div><div><br></div><div>Benjamin Sipprell</div><div>Meteorologist</div><div>NWS Boston / Norton</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">If you have any questions or would like more information, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on </span><a href="https://nwschat.weather.gov/" style="font-size:small" target="_blank">NWSChat</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">, or at the following:</span></div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div>National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">46 Commerce Way</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Norton, MA 02766</span></font><div><font size="2">508.622.3280<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><a href="http://www.weather.gov/boston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="font-size:small"> | </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="font-size:small"> | </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>