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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
123 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

CTZ002-MAZ003-005>007-010-011-013>015-RIZ001-003-061000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.260305T2200Z-260306T1700Z/
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 Boston, Coventry, Northampton,
Foxborough, Foster, Norwood, Smithfield, Gloucester, Greenfield,
West Greenwich, Lowell, Windsor Locks, Springfield, Cambridge,
Lawrence, Framingham, Amherst, Hartford, and Orange
123 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet
  accumulations of a coating to 2 inches in western MA, up to 4
  inches in northeastern MA, and ice accumulations around one tenth
  of an inch in both regions.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, eastern, northeastern,
  and western Massachusetts, and northern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to noon EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning
  commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

&&

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CTZ003-004-MAZ002-004-008-009-012-026-061000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.260305T2200Z-260306T1700Z/
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 Blandford, Chesterfield, Vernon,
Charlemont, Fitchburg, Ayer, Union, Milford, Worcester, Barre,
Willimantic, and Putnam
123 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON 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 Berkshires and the southern
  Worcester Hills.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut and central, eastern, and
  western Massachusetts.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to noon EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice.
  Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could
  impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

&&

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