Feb 10, 2010 11:37 pm US/Eastern
Snowstorm Comes Up Short With Only Inches In Mass.
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
A last minute change in the storm means a lot less snow than expected. Warmer temperatures are causing a downgrade in snowfall accumulations.
There's still a
winter weather advisory in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday for nearly all of southern New England.
The
snowstorm hit the Mid-Atlantic hard and has made this the snowiest winter on record in Baltimore and Washington.
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TIMELINE AND TRACK
Flakes started to arrive in the Boston area at mid-morning, but did not accumulate.
Originally,
the storm was expected to drop over a foot of snow in some parts of the state. But now only a few inches will accumulate due to warmer temperatures.
Southern Mass. got hit with the most snow. Some areas could see around 10 inches.
It will all wind down around midnight.
The commute Thursday morning should be fine.
ACCUMULATION
From Boston to Worcester you can expect about 3-to-6 inches by the time the storm is over.
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There will be more to the south and less to the north.
Southeastern Massachusetts will get 6 or more inches. The outer Cape will see 3-to-6.
Communities north of Boston should get 3-to-6 inches as well, while only 1-to-3 will fall in southern New Hampshire.
The snow will be heavy and wet across southeastern Massachusetts.
It will be lighter and fluffier from Boston-to-Worcester. That snow will blow around when the winds start to pick up tonight. Wind gusts could reach 40 mph across eastern Massachusetts and 50 mph on the Cape. A
high wind warning was issued for the Cape and Islands.
Scattered power outages could be an issue.
From Thursday on, we begin an extended stretch of windy and cold days into President's Day on Monday.
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