358 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2003
WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES TODAY FOR S. NH
AND THE N. & FAR EASTERN PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS..
THE WARNING INCLUDES THE MONADNOCK REGION OF S. NH
THROUGH NASHUA & DOWN TO BOSTON.BOTH ITS NO. & SO. SHORES. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ROUTE 2 REGION OF N. MASSACHUSETTS & THE MERRIMACK VALLEY.LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL ADD A FEW MORE INCHES OF POWDER TODAY TO THE ALREADY WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 FOOT AMOUNTS COVERING MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. WHILE THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS INTENSE AS LAST NIGHT.THE WARNING INDICATES THAT IT CAN STILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL & CLEANUP EFFORTS. THIS IS IN THE WAKE OF WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE.ONE OF THE TOP 10 SNOWSTORMS IN PARTS OF S. NEW ENGLAND.
THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE IN RI.CT AND THE FAR SE PORTION OF MASSACHUSETTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CARE WHEN DRIVING.AS MANY ROADWAYS ARE SNOW COVERED & ICY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ANY UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS.