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    Potentially historic storm will intensify Friday night

    Forecasters: Potentially historic storm will intensify Friday night

    02/07/2013 11:36 AM


    The snowfall forecast map issued by the National Weather Service in Taunton is easy to read: Almost everyone’s going to get a lot of snow. In Berkshire County, 14 to 18 inches are predicted.

    By Martin Finucane, Globe StaffThe potentially historic storm expected to hammer Massachusetts with up to 2 feet of snow, high winds, and coastal flooding will start with just a few flakes Friday morning, but by that night, snow could be falling thick and fast, creating dangerous conditions on the road, the National Weather Service says.

    Only an inch or two is expected to fall Friday morning. The storm’s intensity is expected to increase in the afternoon with another 2 to 4 inches falling. Then “the real fun” will begin after 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., when snow will begin to fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour, said weather service meteorologist William Babcock.

    “I think it’s going to become fairly dangerous by Friday night. The sooner you can be off the roads the better,” he said. “You want to give yourself some time to be at your safe spot before the storn hits its strongest.”

    The snow will strengthen into the evening, with wind-whipped snow falling at 2 to 4 inches per hour during the peak. The snow will continue into Saturday morning and taper off in the afternoon, he said.

    Babcock said late this morning in a telephone interview that the worst-case scenario still appears to be that 2 feet of snow will blanket areas of the state.

    “In weather, you never say never,” he said. “Right now, we’re fairly confident there’s going to be a major snowstorm. ... The probability of our seeing significant snow is fairly high. I wouldn’t want to bet against it at this time.”

    Forecasters have issued blizzard watches for much of the state, warning that the copious snow will be whipped by high winds and gusts that could reach 65 miles per hour in some areas.

    A National Weather Service snowfall total forecast map issued today shows most of the state getting 18 to 24 inches, with only the Cape and islands slightly spared, getting 10 to 14 inches, with 8 to 10 on Nantucket.

    The forecasters are also warning that the storm may produce moderate coastal flooding Friday evening and moderate to major coastal flooding Saturday morning. Large waves, along with a 2-to-3-foot storm surge, are expected to devour beaches and flood shore roads. They also may put shoreside homes at risk during the Saturday morning high tide.

    Boston.com weather blogger meteorologist David Epstein says there is still conflicting information on the track of the storm and a wobble could change snowfall amounts, but it will nonetheless be a big storm.

    From state and local officials to residents crowding supermarkets to pick up supplies, people around the state are girding for the wintry blast.

    Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency spokesman Peter Judge said a number of key players in storm response were meeting this morning at the state’s emergency bunker in Framingham to discuss the blizzard and plans to respond to it, such as how to address power outages, coastal flooding, and clearing of debris.

    Those attending the meetings included the National Guard, State Police, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Utilities, the utilities themselves, and the Red Cross and Salvation Army, he said.

    Judge said the state would activate its emergency operations center at the bunker sometime Friday.

    He urged people to monitor the storm, saying the timing and impact to specific areas could “change dramatically.”

    He also urged people to listen to local elected officials, who may advise them to stay off the road or, if they’re along the coast, evacuate their homes.

    He said people should put together their emergency kits, which should include flashlights, batteries, and bottled water. And he said people planning to use generators should make sure they know how to use them safely.

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    Northeast braces for powerful blizzard
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    Blizzard hammers Northeast, nine dead, 700,000 lose power | Reuters

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    Our car is still burried under snow. Not allowed on the roads until Monday morning.

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