[Weather] Accumulating Snow And/Or Sleet Likely To Have A Significant Impact For The Tuesday PM Commute

[BOX Operations - NOAA Service Account]

Good afternoon everyone.  We have attached a graphic to this email and also
included a brief outline below.  The main concern is for accumulating snow
and/or sleet to have a significant impact on the Tuesday afternoon and
evening commute.

*WHAT: *
- Accumulating snow and sleet along with the potential for a period of
freezing rain.

*WHERE:  *
- All of southern New England with the greatest risk for the higher amounts
of snow/sleet north of the Massachusetts turnpike. The threat for freezing
rain will be across interior southern New England.

*WHEN: *
- Appears that the snow and sleet will arrive after the Tuesday morning
commute, but a significant impact appears likely for the Tuesday afternoon
and evening commute across most of the region.
- The snow and sleet will likely change to rain late Tuesday night across
eastern MA/RI, but a wintry mix including the potential for some freezing
rain will continue across portions of interior Massachusetts and perhaps
northern Connecticut.
- An impact to the Wednesday morning commute is possible across portions of
interior southern New England before all precipitation comes to an end.

*IMPACTS:*
- Snow and sleet covered roadways expected to impact the Tuesday afternoon
and evening commute in most locations with temperatures in the 20s.
- The Wednesday morning commute may remain hazardous across portions of
interior southern New England.
- Potential ice accretion across interior southern New England should be
generally less than a quarter of an inch, so the threat for tree
damage/power outages is low.

*UNCERTAINTY:*
- This storm is still 3 days out so uncertainty remains.
- Snow accumulations remain uncertain, dependent upon when snow changes to
sleet.  Greatest risk for higher snow accumulations will be north of the
Massachusetts turnpike.
- Regardless of snow accumulations, temperatures are likely to be in the
20s during the Tuesday afternoon and evening commute.  This will likely
result in hazardous travel.
- While snow and sleet should change to rain across most of eastern MA and
RI late Tuesday night, a wintry mix including the potential for some
freezing rain will remain possible across interior southern New England and
perhaps impact the Wed am commute.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank You

Meteorologist: Hayden Frank

If you have any questions or would like more information, don't hesitate to
contact us via this email address, on NWSChat <https://nwschat.weather.gov/>,
or at the following:

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