Warning Description: Winter Storm Warning

Warning Date: 3:52 PM EST on February 9, 2010

WarningSum:...Winter Storm Warning In Effect From 8 Am Wednesday To 1 Am Est
Thursday...

Warning Message:The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter Storm
Warning for heavy snow...which is in effect from 8 am Wednesday to 1 am
EST Thursday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
This Winter Storm Warning includes northern Connecticut...Rhode Island
and south of Interstate 90 in Massachusetts. This includes the cities
of Hartford...Springfield...Worcester...Boston...Providence...Taunton...
Brockton...Plymouth...Fall River and New Bedford.
Snow is expected to develop between 7 am and 10 am from Hartford to Springfield
to Providence Rhode Island. For the remainder of the region including the
greater Boston area...snow will overspread the region between 10 am and
1 PM. Snow will become heavy at times across the warning area
Wednesday afternoon and continue into the evening. Snowfall rates of
1 to 2 inches per hour are likely during this time. This will result
in hazardous travel Wednesday afternoon and evening...especially
during the late day commute.
As for snowfall totals...snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches are
likely across the warning area before snow tapers off late Wednesday
night. Higher amounts of up to 18 inches are possible across Rhode
Island and interior southeast Massachusetts. For Cape Cod and the
islands...snow amounts of 4 to 7 inches are likely across Cape Cod
and the islands where some sleet and rain will mix in for a
time...resulting in less snow across this area.
Northeast wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will affect Cape Cod and the
islands Wednesday afternoon and night. This will result in poor
visibilities and some blowing and drifting snow. This may result in
near blizzard conditions for a time across Rhode Island and southeast
Massachusetts. The snow will be wet across the coast and bring the
potential for down tree limbs resulting in scattered power outages.
These strong winds may also impact eastern Massachusetts from
Plymouth County northward to Cape Ann.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning is issued when an average of 6 or more
inches of snow is expected in a 12 hour period...or for 8 or more
inches in a 24 hour period. Travel will be slow at best on well
treated surfaces...and quite difficult on any unplowed or
untreated surfaces.