[Weather] [2019.01.29 PM NWS Briefing] Snow & Wind Threats through Wednesday Evening followed by Bitterly Cold Wind Chills

Tue Jan 29 21:13:40 UTC 2019

Good afternoon everyone,

In addition to the attached images, details outlining the main weather
concerns and impacts through Thursday are outlined below.

Expecting impacts and hazardous travel conditions for this afternoon into
evenings commute, with some icy spots for the Wednesday AM commute and
scattered snow squalls / near white-out conditions for the Wednesday PM
commute. Bitter Arctic cold air follows Wednesday night into Thursday
yielding a risk to health especially with prolonged outdoor exposure.

If you have any additional questions, comments and/or concerns, please
don't hesitate to reach out to us.

*What / Where / When ...*

   - *Accumulating snow through early Wednesday morning.*
      - Main area of concern N&W of Hartford - Worcester - Bedford where
      it'll be all snow throughout.
         - Roughly 3 to 6 inches forecast, with locally higher amounts in
         the Berkshires.
         - Winter weather headlines continue through early morning
         Wednesday having been expanded into central Middlesex County MA.
      - In and around Hartford - Worcester - Bedford, beginning as snow
      mixing with rain
         - Roughly 2 to 4 inches is forecast.
      - S&E of  Hartford - Worcester - Bedford, beginning as snow changing
      to rain
         - Roughly 1 to 2 inches is forecast, except for S&E MA and RI
         which will see a coating to 1 inch
      - *Impacts ... *
         - Snow covered highways expected if left untreated through this
         evenings commute, especially around the I-91 corridor. Reductions in
         visibility. Hazardous travel conditions.
         - Mix to or change over to rain in and around  Hartford -
         Worcester - Bedford and points S&E, there is the threat of a
ice freezing
         along roadways as colder air builds into the region during
the Wednesday AM
         commute.

   - *Snow squalls / strong to damaging winds gusts Wednesday afternoon
   into evening.*
      - For all of Southern New England roughly 3 pm to 7 pm Wednesday.
      - Squalls may contain heavy snow, strong to damaging winds with gusts
      exceeding 40 mph, and near white-out conditions.
      - *South coast New England, Cape & Islands*
         - Watching for a brief period of westerly 35 to 55 mph wind gusts
         Wednesday afternoon into evening. Gusts up to 60 mph possible.
         - High Wind Watch continues for Wednesday afternoon into evening.
      - *Impacts ...*
         - With snow squalls, possibility of brief near-zero visibility
         with pouring snow and blustery winds. A quick accumulating inch on any
         surfaces. Hazardous travel conditions for the Wednesday PM commute.
         - With winds, the threat of downed limbs, power lines. The
         potential for isolated power outages.

   - *Bitterly cold wind chills Wednesday night into Thursday.*
      - Temperatures dropping well below zero to single digits over all of
      New England, combined with blustery W winds, expect wind chills
of 10 to 25
      below zero.
      - Wind chill headlines will likely be needed.
      - *Impacts ...*
         - With greater exposure to the elements, roughly 30 minutes, there
         is the risk for hypothermia and frostbite. Can't rule out
isolated issues
         with freezing pipes.

   - *Gale force winds along with moderate to heavy freezing spray
   Wednesday night through Thursday night.*
      - Gale warnings on all waters with Storm Watches over the S/SE outer
      waters Wednesday into Wednesday night.
      - *Impacts ... *
         - Moderate freezing spray forecast with gales and wave heights up
         as high as 8 to 12 feet, expect dangerous conditions for all
vessels, even
         those properly equipped.

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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Norton, MA 02766
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