Good afternoon, Following is an update on a freezing rain event expected to affect Southern New England tonight into early on Monday. *Changes Since Last Briefing*: Winter Weather Advisory expanded to include all of Rhode Island (except Block Island) as well as Bristol and western Plymouth Counties in Massachusetts. Icy roads, bridges/overpasses and sidewalks will be the main hazard tonight into early Monday, with impacts to the Monday morning commute. The potential for tree and powerline damage will also exist in portions of the CT River and Merrimack Valleys, where ice accumulations look to be more significant (up to a quarter-inch). We've attached an updated one-page briefing, along with updated forecast icing accumulations and updated winter weather advisory areas. Finally, we do want to mention that we are expecting a period of strong west wind gusts to develop Monday night and continuing into Tuesday, which could hamper recovery and restoration efforts. We have included a graphic of forecast wind gusts within this e-mail briefing for your planning and awareness, which show wind gusts in the 35-50 mph range. We would then issue a separate e-mail briefing if wind gusts were to rise to the level of needing wind headlines. Expect this to be *the final briefing* for this freezing rain event unless there are substantial changes that would warrant otherwise. Thank You! Meteorologists: Andrew Loconto, Kevin Cadima and Caity Mensch If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach us via: email: box.operations@noaa.gov phone: 508.622.3280 Slack/NWSChat 2.0 <https://nwschatws.slack.com/> (for approved partners) social media: Website <http://www.weather.gov/boston> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston>
