Here comes the snow!

[edschweppe]

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has posted our first Winter Storm Warning of the season, with five to eight inches expected in my neck of the woods tomorrow morning:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
222 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022

MAZ005>007-012-070900-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.220107T0600Z-220108T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0002.220107T0600Z-220107T1900Z/
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-
Southern Worcester MA-
Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester,
Milford, and Worcester
222 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8
  inches.

* WHERE...Central Middlesex MA, Western Essex MA, Eastern Essex
  MA and Southern Worcester MA Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 2 PM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
  conditions will impact the morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour are
  possible Friday morning. The snow will taper off by midday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

&&

$$

I'm actually on the lighter side of the current forecast, with ten inches or more possible in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.