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 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
* 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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