Good afternoon everyone
We have attached a briefing package in regards to the upcoming storm.
The main changes with this package are as follows:
1) Winter Storm Watch Converted to a Winter Weather Advisory and extended just to the northwest of the Boston to Providence Corridor:
- Snow develops Wednesday afternoon
- A general 2 to 6" of snow with an impact to the Wednesday Evening Rush Hour. Highest of the snow amounts across the interior
- Snow Changes to Rain from south to north...roughly Wednesday between 6 pm and midnight
2) Flood Watch Issued for Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts Wednesday evening into Thursday morning:
- Rain will fall heavily at times later Wednesday evening into the overnight hours.
- Pockets of street flooding possible along with the potential of some minor Small River/Stream Flooding
3) Wind Advisory Across parts of Southeast CT, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts Late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning:
- A period of 40-50 mph wind gusts expected
- Downed tree limbs and power outages possible
4) Coastal Flood Advisory for portions of the CT coast for the Wednesday night high tide cycle.
The next update will be issued by 6 AM Wednesday morning.
Thank You:
Meteorologists: Hayden Frank, Andy Nash, and Andrew Loconto
If you have any questions or would like more information, don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on NWSChat, or at the following:
National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA
46 Commerce Way