Snowpocalypse soon

[edschweppe]

Official Winter Storm Warning in effect as of 4PM EST today:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
323 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-070930-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.240106T2100Z-240108T0600Z/
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon,
Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre,
Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Chesterfield, Blandford,
Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, and Ayer
323 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 9 to
  15 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Of course, Wednesday's forecast is for rain and high temperatures near 54F, so everything but the plow berms will likely wash away in a few days ...