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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1215 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
CTZ002>004-MAZ008>013-RIZ001-003-210900-
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN
HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN
WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN
KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COVENTRY, PUTNAM, WINDSOR LOCKS,
BLANDFORD, VERNON, FOXBOROUGH, WILLIMANTIC, NORWOOD,
CHESTERFIELD, WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, MILFORD, SPRINGFIELD, WEST
GREENWICH, HARTFORD, UNION, SMITHFIELD, AMHERST, AND FOSTER
1215 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
MAZ002>007-014-026-210900-
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST
MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FITCHBURG, CHARLEMONT, LOWELL, LAWRENCE,
FRAMINGHAM, GLOUCESTER, ORANGE, BARRE, GREENFIELD, AYER, AND
CAMBRIDGE
1215 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
2 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN, AND WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-210900-
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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NARRAGANSETT, VINEYARD HAVEN,
MATTAPOISETT, CHATHAM, NEW BEDFORD, NEW SHOREHAM, NEWPORT,
FALMOUTH, FALL RIVER, NANTUCKET, PROVINCETOWN, AND WESTERLY
1215 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF MORE THAN
6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND, INCLUDING
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND MAY MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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