A crippling and potentially historic blizzard to impact the area mainly from late Monday into Tuesday, lingering into early Wednesday.
Blizzard Warning in effect from 7 pm Monday to 1 am EST Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Blizzard Warning, which is in effect from 7 pm Monday to 1 am EST Wednesday. The Blizzard Watch is no longer in effect.
Locations: eastern and southeastern Massachusetts as well as all of Rhode Island.
Hazard types: Heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions. Considerable blowing and drifting snow. Strong to damaging winds.
Accumulations: snow accumulations of around 20 to 30 inches. With locally higher amounts. Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches an hour at times.
Timing: while the storm is expected late Monday lingering into early Wednesday, the worst of the storm will be Monday night through Tuesday afternoon.
Impacts: Heavy snow and strong winds will result in White-out / blizzard conditions with near zero visibility. Travel will be impossible and life threatening across the entire region. Also snow may be wet enough to result in downed tree limbs and power outages in addition to the winds.
Winds: North-northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts around 65 to 75 mph. The height of the winds will be late Monday night into Tuesday. The strongest winds will be across the coastal areas.