Snow forecast is very serious...

[guxx.livejournal.com]

I work for the state, and it is infrequent that the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency sends snow emergencies to the network. This morning was one such emergency warning. Therefore, I suggest that you pay careful attention to the expected snow forecast and react accordingly.

Per National Weather Service @ 0800:

Winter is returning. A Nor'easter will be impacting Southern New England Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. Snow should begin along the South Coast late Saturday afternoon, enveloping most of MA be dark. We are expecting 8-15" of snow across MA (lower totals on Cape Cod & the Islands, with higher amounts along the I-95 corridor, from Essex County to Rhode Island, as well as the higher elevations of Worcester County. Snow should end in Western MA between 12-2pm and in the Boston area between 2-4pm. Due to the low temperatures, the snow should be relatively dry and light, but wetter and heavier as you get closer to the Coast.

Winds should be 20-30mph, with gusts of 45+mph, hampering visibility with blizzard-like conditions (between 1/4-1/2 mile at times).

Seas are expected to be between 15-18', so many eastern coastal regions should expect some spashover with minimal coastal flooding or beach erosion issues.

MEMA will continue to monitor the storm, with updates as necessary.

For additional info, go to www.weather.gov/box.

Comments

[inkscarred.livejournal.com]

that's odd... i just checked weather.com and it said that the expected snow fall for somerville was 1''-3''.

[guxx.livejournal.com]

1-3 inches an hour, you mean.

For the latest report from the National Weather Service, click here (http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/displayHazardByCounty.php?locationCode=MAZ006|MAZ007&warncountyname=Essex&pil=BOXWSWBOX)

[ron_newman]

I think what you're seeing on weather.com is just the forecast for Saturday. Most of the snow is going to fall after midnight, therefore on Sunday.

[inkscarred.livejournal.com]

actually, it was not per hour (rather, total accumulation), but i see that they were only listing the saturday accumulation, not the entire weekend. for whatever reason it isn't listing the weekend accumulation when i load the page for somerville.

i did look at the NWS and some other sites and the consensus seems to be a total accumulation of 8-14''-- yikes.

[inkscarred.livejournal.com]

yeah, i think you're right. when i hit the 10 day forcast it doesn't list accumulation totals for the other days.

[mud-puppy.livejournal.com]

woohoo!!! *bounce* I finally get to use my snow shoes!!! Excellent! We finally get some Winter around here! *bounce*

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

This almost guarantees spring-like conditions.

[uberjay.livejournal.com]

I know! I'm pretty excited, too. :)

[ah42.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Somerville's already announced a snow emergency for tomorrow at 4pm.