Blizzard Warning For Boston ... Up To 30" Of Snow Expected

[shawmut]

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Blizzard warning in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 6 PM EST Sunday

The National Weather Service in Taunton MA has issued a blizzard warning.

Snow will begin across Western Rhode Island and Southern Worcester county between 2 and 4 PM this afternoon, and will quickly overspread the remainder of Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts by nightfall.

The height of the storm will occur tonight through most of Sunday morning, especially right along the coast and on Cape Cod and the islands. Snow will likely fall at the rate of 3 inches per hour for several hours overnight. Strong northeast winds will increase to over 35 mph for a time tonight and early Sunday, with gusts close to 50 mph. This will cause blowing and drifting snow with whiteout conditions at times.

The snow will taper off to snow showers across inland areas Sunday morning, pushing to the coast by midday Sunday. However, lighter snow will continue along the coast and on Cape Cod and the islands through a good portion of Sunday.

Total accumulations will be on the order of 20 to 30 inches, with the highest amounts along the immediate Massachusetts coast as well as on Cape Cod and the islands. Additional snowfall is possible to continue on the Cape and islands into Sunday night.

A blizzard warning is issued when sustained wind speeds or frequent gusts of 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.



http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/box/fcsts/BOSWSWBOX.html

[B Calm]

1. I'm glad were not getting that much snow here in Indiana

[LDS Jock]

2. damn!

I wouldn't mind a little snow down here, but that is just too much. Good chili weather though.

[cornermouse]

3. My sympathy for you

And deep, deep, deep gratitude that I'm not there. :bounce:

[ET Awful]

4. Last time they hyped a warning like this, we got 8" or so :)

So I'll believe it when I see it. I mean I do have to do some shopping and will make sure to finish it before this afternoon, but I'm not going to get too worried about it.

[NewJeffCT]

8. having lived in New England my whole life...

I've found that you can take 50% of most snow predictions and that is about what you'll get... as an example, I remember a prediction a few years back for a similar big one where they said "a foot and a half to two feet" of snow and we ended up with 9-11"... and, just this past week, we were supposed to get 3-7" and I know where I live I got 2", if that.

[ET Awful]

9. Exactly.

Rarely are New England weather people right. When they predict 2" we get pounded, when the predict 2 feet, the snow melts of the ski slopes :)

[izzie]

5. So far the sky is clear in Southern Maine.

People were buying stuff yesterday in market for a storm.

[FlyByNight]

6. Times like these I'm glad I don't live in New England anymore

I moved south in 2000 and I don't miss that blizzard stuff one damn bit.

[peacefreak]

7. But on the bright side...

it might warm things up a little. -11 degrees at the moment here.

[Wcross]

10. Wouldn't that be the time to set off that "dirty bomb".......

Thousands of people unable to evacuate due to the snow and they set off a dirty bomb. Anyways, enjoy the snow..........