Winter Storm Watch

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING, PRIMARILY
AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS THE AREA, THEN CONTINUE TO BE
HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START, BUT WILL
BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE
PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO
WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL
BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE
EVENT.

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