[Weather] [2019.02.27 AM] Plowable Snow Late This Afternoon into Early Thursday Morning

[BOX Operations - NOAA Service Account]

Good morning,

A plowable snow remains in the forecast beginning late this afternoon and
continuing through the early morning hours on Thursday. Please see the
attached images which highlight the details.

*What has changed ...*

   - *WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY* expanded to include all of Massachusetts.

*What / Where / When ...*

   - Light snow will spread across all of Southern New England.
      - Beginning late this afternoon into evening for the CT River Valley,
      5 to 7 pm, spreading over the remainder of S New England, 7 to 9 pm.
      - Bulk of the snowfall occurring around 10 pm to 4 am Thursday with
      snowfall rates less than an inch per hour.
      - Snow tapering 4 am to 7 am Thursday, west to east.
      - Total snow accumulations around 2 to 4 inches with locally higher
      amounts.
         - Not ruling out amounts that could come close to warning-level
         criteria of 6-inches.
         - Greater confidence of higher amounts along and N of the MA-Pike.

*Impacts ... *

   - *Hartford / Springfield / Worcester* *metro areas* ... will see snow
   develop into this evenings commute.
      - Any accumulations on roadways should be light, mainly a dusting ...
      bigger concern will be reduced visibility.


   - *Boston / Providence metro areas*  ... will see snow lingering during
   the early morning commute on Thursday before ending.
      - Slick surfaces with any untreated roads in addition to reduced
      visibility.


   - With any snow ... and given temperatures will be around 20 degrees,
   upper teens for most areas throughout the event.
      - Snow will accumulate on all surfaces.
      - A light and fluffy snow, with snowfall rates less than an inch per
      hour, should make for easy and quick clean-up.
      - However treatments may have difficulty working given cold
      temperatures forecast overnight.
      - Expect reductions in visibility and hazardous travel conditions.

Should you have any additional questions, comments and/or concerns, don't
hesitate to reach out to us. Find your local forecast at the following:

https://forecast.weather.gov/gridpoint.php?site=box&TypeDefault=graphical

Respectfully,

Benjamin Sipprell
Meteorologist
NWS Boston / Norton


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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