Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Blizzard Watch

 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE 
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 
 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 
  
 ...SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS... 
 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE EAST COAST... 
  
 MAZ007-015-016-019-131130- 
 /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ 
 EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 
 EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 
 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 
 1030 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 
  
 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH 
 SUNDAY EVENING... 
  
 * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. 
  
 * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR 
   VISIBILITIES AND STRONG WINDS. 
  
 * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE 
   THIS WEEKEND. 
  
 * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 
  
 * IMPACTS...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD 
   MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND 
   DRIFTING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE PROBLEMS 
   FOR UNCLEARED ROOFS. 
  
 * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  
 * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 
  
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 
  
 A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE 
 FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT 
 GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR AT LEAST 
 3 HOURS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL 
 VERY DANGEROUS.  BE PREPARED TO ALTER ANY TRAVEL PLANS. 
  
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http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MAZ015&warncounty=MAC025&firewxzone=MAZ015 , http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/12/abandoned-mall-snow-dystopia_n_6656318.html [with comments]