2.13.2007

the perfect storm?

WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY... SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET ALONG THE NEW BRUNSWICK BORDER. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...AND UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET MAY FALL OVER EASTERN LOCATIONS. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON THE WARNING AREA. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUTS.

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