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WWUS41 KBOX 050504
WSWBOX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1204 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026
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HARTFORD CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN
ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST
PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHAMPTON, NORWOOD, AMHERST, FOSTER,
ORANGE, WINDSOR LOCKS, SPRINGFIELD, LOWELL, FRAMINGHAM,
FOXBOROUGH, LAWRENCE, SMITHFIELD, BOSTON, GREENFIELD, COVENTRY,
CAMBRIDGE, GLOUCESTER, WEST GREENWICH, AND HARTFORD
1204 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS A COATING TO 2 INCHES...EXCEPT 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE
NORTH OF ROUTE 2 IN FAR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
A TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY IN CONNECTICUT AND
MASSACHUSETTS, NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND, AS WELL AS EASTERN AND
NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNION, FITCHBURG, WORCESTER, AYER,
CHESTERFIELD, BLANDFORD, CHARLEMONT, WILLIMANTIC, PUTNAM,
MILFORD, VERNON, AND BARRE
1204 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THREE
TENTHS OF AN INCH. GREATEST RISK FOR OVER ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCRETION WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN BERKS AND THE SOUTHERN WORCESTER
HILLS.
* WHERE...INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS
INCLUDES THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES, WORCESTER AND
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, AS WELL AS TOLLAND
AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, WITH TREE AND POWERLINE
DAMAGE POSSIBLE. GREATEST RISK FOR ICE DAMAGE WILL BE IN THE
SOUTHERN BERKS AND THE SOUTHERN WORCESTER HILLS. THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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