FYI: National Weather Service calls a blizzard warning...

[guxx.livejournal.com]

Updated as of 4:32 PM today.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for most of eastern Massachusetts, including Middlesex and Suffolk counties. This warning begins at 1 a.m. and ends 7 p.m. During the height in the mid-afternoon, expect snow accumulation up to 3 inches an hour. Also expect up to 60 MPH winds. Total accumulation by storm's end will be 18 - 24 inches.

Full details on the warnings here.

Comments

[georgy.livejournal.com]

Hmm, it says accumulation between 10-18" on the site, where did you hear 18-24" (a total I am hopeful for)?

[guxx.livejournal.com]

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18
INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ON NANTUCKET WHERE A
MIX WITH RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
SNOW TOTALS OF 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA FROM PROVIDENCE TO
BOSTON AND SOUTHEAST TO THE UPPER CAPE.

Somerville is close enough to Boston to warrant the 2-foot warning.

[ron_newman]

I know it's coming, because everyone says it is, but you'd never know it from walking around right now. The air is calm, no significant wind is blowing, and you can still see the nearly-full moon.