Mother Nature (WRATH)

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Blizzard Warning

 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE 
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 
 358 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 
  
 ...A CRIPPLING AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC BLIZZARD TO IMPACT THE 
 AREA MAINLY FROM LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...LINGERING INTO EARLY 
 WEDNESDAY... 
  
 MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>008-260500- 
 /O.UPG.KBOX.BZ.A.0001.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ 
 /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ 
 CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- 
 WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- 
 EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 
 EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 
 NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 
 EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 
 BLOCK ISLAND RI- 
 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... 
 GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... 
 TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... 
 MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... 
 WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... 
 NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 
 358 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 
  
 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST 
 WEDNESDAY... 
  
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD 
 WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST 
 WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 
  
 * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS 
   ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. 
  
 * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD 
   CONDITIONS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG TO 
   DAMAGING WINDS. 
  
 * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 20 TO 30 INCHES... 
   WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AN 
   HOUR AT TIMES. 
  
 * TIMING...WHILE THE STORM IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY LINGERING INTO 
   EARLY WEDNESDAY...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT 
   THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
  
 * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT / 
   BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE 
   IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. ALSO 
   SNOW MAY BE WET ENOUGH TO RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
   OUTAGES IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS. 
  
 * WINDS...NORTH-NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 TO 75 
   MPH. THE HEIGHT OF THE WINDS WILL BE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO 
   TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS. 
  
 * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 
  
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 
  
 A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT 
 GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR 
 BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH 
 WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME 
 LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED 
 TO STAY INDOORS. 
  
 ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON... 
 TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE ROAD TO SAFELY REACH THEIR 
 DESTINATION BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS...AND TO ALLOW SNOW 
 REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR ROADS. 
  
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