BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 320 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.
NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD AFFECT CAPE COD
AND THE ISLANDS...AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR BUZZARDS BAY AND
NARRAGANSETT BAY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THAT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR AT
LEAST 3 HOURS...FROM THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OVER 35
MPH. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DANGEROUS SATURDAY EVENING. PLAN TO HAVE
ANY TRAVEL COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ALSO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES.
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