- WINTER STORM WARNINGS ...
- Continue for northern and northeast Massachusetts; Berkshire County, Massachusetts and Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ...
- Continue for areas along and south of the Massachusetts Turnpike, including all of Connecticut except for Litchfield County, and all of Rhode Island except for Block Island.
- Please see the attached graphic outlining headlines.
What / Where / When ...
- Significant impact for today's afternoon into evening commute
- Transition to wintry mix has already begun across CT this afternoon
- Sleet will approach the Massachusetts Turnpike between 4-5 PM, and the MA/NH/VT border between 6-7 PM
- Latest snow/sleet total accumulations are attached
- Ice accretion of a trace up to two tenths across interior Southern New England, especially around the Worcester / Hartford / Springfield region.
- A low threat of tree and power line damage.
- Please see the attached storm total ice accretion graphic for specifics.
- Please see the attached animated graphic highlighting precipitation-types for rough estimate of timing.
- Hazardous travel conditions with slick roadways.
- Reductions in visibility with any snow and / or sleet.
- Lower visibility, especially as around 1 inch per hour snowfall rates are possible, before mixing with then changing over to sleet
- Moderate to heavy snow, mostly falling during today's afternoon into evening commute across MA
- Less impact to the Wednesday AM commute as steadier precipitation ends, some show shower activity lingering across northwest MA
- However can't rule out some lingering icy roadways across interior MA and CT, especially if left untreated.
Uncertainty ...
- While specific snow amounts are still uncertain, hinging on exactly when snow will change to sleet, the bigger message is the anticipated significant impact to this evening commute.
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