Here we go again ...

[edschweppe]

No surprise here; we're up to a Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service for tomorrow's snowstorm:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
254 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

MAZ002>016-026-242100-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0008.220225T0500Z-220226T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0006.220225T0500Z-220226T0500Z/
Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-
Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-
Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre,
Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester,
Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield,
Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston,
Quincy, and Ayer
254 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to
  12 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and western
  Massachusetts.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to midnight EST Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be be very difficult especially for the
  Friday morning commute. The hazardous conditions will also
  impact evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread the region between 1
  and 4 am Friday morning. The snow will quickly become heavy
  falling at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times Friday
  morning. This will have a significant impact the Friday morning
  commute. The snow may change to a period of sleet near and
  especially south of the Massachusetts Turnpike by late Friday
  morning. Any mixed precipitation should change back to snow
  later Friday afternoon and early evening before ending.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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Not really a snowpocalypse, but nasty enough to go around. And, once again, the bare ground will develop a snowpack that will last until the next big warmup.