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WWUS51 KBOX 171949
SQWBOX
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
249 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2024
CTC015-MAC005-017-021-023-025-027-RIC007-172000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SQ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240217T2000Z/
WINDHAM CT-WORCESTER MA-NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-MIDDLESEX MA-
PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL MA-PROVIDENCE RI-
249 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2024
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WINDHAM...SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER...NORFOLK...
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN
PLYMOUTH...NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL AND NORTHERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...
AT 247 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BROOKLINE TO NORFOLK TO NEAR UXBRIDGE, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS WILL IMPACT I-495 FROM MILFORD TO WRENTHAM THROUGH 300 PM,
MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSTON, BROCKTON, QUINCY, NEWTON, BROOKLINE, WEYMOUTH, WOONSOCKET,
BRAINTREE, CUMBERLAND, NATICK, RANDOLPH, FRANKLIN, NEEDHAM, NORTH
ATTLEBOROUGH, NORWOOD, MILFORD, WELLESLEY, MILTON, STOUGHTON, AND
ATTLEBORO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4227 7081 4197 7113 4186 7165 4203 7191
4216 7155 4236 7123
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 297DEG 21KT 4228 7114 4210 7134 4202 7167
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
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