1245 PM EST FRI FEB 7 2003
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NW RHODE ISLAND…NORTHERN CONNECTICUT…AND CENTRAL & EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.THE LATEST RADAR…SATELLITE AND SPOTTER REPORTS HAS INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL HAS MOVED FURTHER INLAND. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON… TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING EARLY TONIGHT.
THE WARNING NOW INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HARTFORD…WILLIMANTIC…WOONSOCKET…WORCESTER…BOSTON…QUINCY & GLOUCESTER.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE BEFORE ENDING EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA.
THE CAUSE OF OUR LATEST BOUT OF WINTER WEATHER IS QUICKLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WELL SOUTH OF THE S. NEW ENGLAND COAST. BECAUSE OF COLD AIR ACROSS THE REGION…THE SNOW WILL BE POWDERY. AT TIMES…VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS.
MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CARE WHEN DRIVING…AS MANY ROADWAYS ARE SNOW COVERED & ICY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ANY UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 6 INCHES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION…FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER WEATHER SITUATION.