we just got upgraded to BLIZZARD WARNING
! LOL
I may have to crack a cold one to celebrate.............
BLIZZARD WARNING
in effect until Wednesday, Jan 12, 8:00 PM...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BOSTON AND INTERIOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.