What has changed:
- No changes to headlines (Warnings & Advisories)
- Snow amounts adjusted slightly downward along the south coast of MA/RI and also across northern MA
WHAT:
- A plow-able snowfall
WHERE:
- All of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
WHEN:
- The steadiest and heaviest snow along with low visibility early this morning will begin to transition to a lighter snow between 6 am to 8 am from west to east
- Lighter snows will continue later this morning and afternoon. Visibility will improve from earlier this morning along with hourly snowfall rates decreasing.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS:
- Snow covered roads along with reduced visibility will result in poor driving conditions (although a lighter morning commute given the holiday will help) particularly along and south of the MA turnpike into CT and RI .
- Given the lighter snowfall rates later this morning and into the afternoon along with increasing visibility will result in improving driving conditions
UNCERTAINTY:
- Mixed wintry precipitation along the south coast this morning may drift northward into the Greater Providence to Plymouth corridor. This may hold down snow accumulations in this area
- Low risk of patchy freezing drizzle southern RI/MA later this morning and afternoon
- Confident that snow intensity will decrease between 6 am and 8 am from west to east this morning followed by lighter and more intermittent snow later this morning and afternoon
- there is a low risk for a few moderate snow bands this afternoon that could briefly lower visibility along with roads becoming snow covered again.
Attached is a graphic highlighting Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings along with Storm Total Snow graphic and a timeline of when snow will end later today.