Warnings, watches, advisories issued in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as winter storm approaches - Yahoo News

Winter tempest warnings. watches, and advisories person been issued successful Massachusetts and New Hampshire with a strategy packing snow, rain, and upwind expected to determination into the portion Thursday evening and linger passim the time Friday.

In Massachusetts, wintertime tempest warnings are successful effect for Northern Berkshire, Southern Berkshire, Western Franklin, Western Hampden, and Western Hampshire counties from 7 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Heavy bedewed snowfall is expected successful those areas with imaginable accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. The NWS says determination is simply a accidental for isolated amounts of 12 to 18 inches.

Winds are besides expected to gust arsenic precocious 40 mph successful the areas wherever warnings are posted.

In a statement, the NWS said, “Travel could beryllium precise hard to impossible. The hazardous conditions could interaction the greeting oregon evening commute. The operation of dense bedewed snowfall and winds gusting to 40 mph whitethorn effect successful powerfulness outages.”

Winter upwind advisories person besides been issued for Eastern Franklin and Northern Worcester, wherever anyplace betwixt 2 and 6 inches of snowfall could fall. Winds gusting arsenic precocious arsenic 40 mph volition travel the snowfall.

“Travel could beryllium precise difficult. The hazardous conditions could interaction the greeting oregon evening commute,” the NWS warned.

Southern Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Eastern Essex, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Southeast Middlesex, Southern Plymouth, and Suffolk counties are besides nether a wintertime upwind advisory.

Snow is not truly a menace successful those areas, but rainfall and beardown upwind gusts are successful the forecast.

“Gusty winds could stroke astir unsecured objects. Tree limbs could beryllium blown down and a fewer powerfulness outages whitethorn result,” the NWS said. “Use other caution erstwhile driving, particularly if operating a high-profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.”

In New Hampshire, overmuch of the authorities is nether a wintertime tempest ticker including Belknap, Cheshire, Merrimack, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Grafton, Strafford, Sullivan, Western, and Central Hillsborough counties.

Total snowfall accumulations greater than 6 inches possible, with greater than 12 inches imaginable astatine higher elevations is apt for those areas, according to the NWS.

Eastern Hillsborough and interior Rockingham counties could spot full snowfall accumulations up to 6 inches. Northern Carroll, Northern Coos, and Southern Coos could spot betwixt 6 and 12 inches of snow, depending upon the elevation.

“Significant snowfall and periods of dense snowfall rates volition harvester with debased visibility to make precise unsafe driving conditions,” the NWS warned New Hampshire residents. “The hazardous conditions could interaction the Friday greeting and evening commutes.”

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