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I woke this morning to 6" atop my car, and a similar amount in the unplowed streets.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY LATE MORNING AND THEN POSSIBLY TO FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A LAYER OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TOP OF THE EXPECTED SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL TAPER OFF SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON.

UNTREATED ROADWAYS ARE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. A WARNING IS ALSO ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

The other day my dad suggested that 6" is the cutoff for unplowed material that my car will get stuck in. Scary. I'm glad we went grocery shopping yesterday. Looking across the street at the neighbors cleaning their cars off, their cars have 8" and I think we only have 6" on ours b/c of the pine trees overhead.

I feel bad for the poor birdies who usually come to my feeder - not only have I not filled it in a while, but now it's covered with snow! I'm goign to have to trek out there and clean the car off. Especially before that inch of ice is laid down atop it.

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH COVERS AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF BOSTON...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE... WORCESTER AND SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS...HARTFORD CONNECTICUT... AND WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN BECOME HEAVIER SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET SUNDAY MORNING IN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. A CHANGE TO SLEET EXPECTED IN WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AROUND MIDDAY...AND IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON IN BOSTON AND HARTFORD...AND IN AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST.

THE VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES EXPECTED MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT EXACT AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA CONTINUES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ONE IS ALSO ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.