Blizzard warnings posted, latest update on timing of storm – Boston News, Weather, Sports

Happy Saturday! There is lots to speak about with our incoming nor’easter, so let’s break it down by snow, journey, wind, energy outage danger and coastal flooding.

First flakes will fall in between 9 pm and midnight Sunday night time.

The heaviest snowfall, reaching charges close to 2 inches per hour, shall be between 4 am and 10 am

However, there’ll nonetheless be heavy snowfall from 3 am to three pm

Snow probabilities linger all the way in which into Monday night, however throughout that point the snow will loosen up a bit, extra on the sunshine to average aspect.

Total snowfall! This is a coastal storm, so the very best quantities shall be throughout southeastern Massachusetts the place we might decide up as much as 2 toes of snow. Right alongside the coast in Plymouth County, barely much less for the reason that wind will have an impact on the snowflakes.

This heavy, moist snow will considerably impression journey. Let’s be clear: journey will not be suggested all day Monday. That’s from snow on the bottom and blowing snow lowering visibility as a result of of the wind.

This is a robust nor’easter, so the wind goes to play an enormous half as nicely.

The peak wind gusts alongside the shoreline in southeastern Massachusetts will prime 60 mph. Elsewhere in japanese Massachusetts, 50-60 mph. As you go farther inland the wind will lower in energy. Between the wind and the heavy, moist consistency, we won’t rule out scattered energy outages alongside coastal areas.

There can also be a danger for minor coastal flooding with between 1 and three toes of flooding above floor relying on your location.