One product issued by NWS for: Fitchburg MA
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... MAZ002>008-010-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-101045- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.100210T1300Z-100211T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SHIELD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL TRACK. IF THE SYSTEM MOVES A BIT FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED...AND A WARNING ISSUED. HOWEVER...A TRACK SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH WOULD LIKELY CONFINE THE HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PIKE...POSSIBLY LEAVING AREAS NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES. FINAL ADVISORY AND OR WARNING DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$