Good afternoon, 

Following is a short update regarding the mid-March winter storm currently affecting Southern New England to keep you informed of current conditions and forecast expectations. 

Changes Since Last Briefing: 

• Rain will fall heavy at times through 200 PM for eastern and southeastern Massachusetts. 
• Initial rains have already changed to snow for locations near and west of Worcester. Snow is still expected to fall heavy at times across portions of northern and western Connecticut and western and central Massachusetts through late this afternoon. Expect deteriorating travel conditions to be mainly confined to these areas. There have been no significant change to the forecast snow accumulations or winter weather advisories, with the highest snow totals expected across the higher terrain in the Berkshires, northern Worcester and Litchfield and northern Tolland Counties. 
• Across eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, transition from rain to wet snow should take place between mid to late this afternoon, although lighter, less-intense snowfall rates will make for wet pavement with little if any travel difficulties.
• As colder air surges eastward, northwest wind gusts will increase to 40 to 50 mph by late this afternoon into early tonight, with gusts at these levels continuing through early Sunday. Minor wind damage is possible, but especially across western sections of Massachusetts and Connecticut as trees become snow covered.

Thank You! 

Meteorologists: Andrew Loconto, Hayden Frank and Rodney Chai