A winter storm that started off as rain during the morning commute is expected to turn over to snow later in the day and drop as much as 10 inches in some areas of MA.
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Earlier predictions from the National Weather Service capped snowfall at 8 inches.
Governor Charlie Baker said state officials consulted on a 5 a.m. phone call about conditions and the government’s preparedness, and that he would likely update the public around noon.
Forecasters are predicting this storm will be far less intense than the winter storm that grazed Rhode Island last month.
“There should be no space savers on our city’s streets”, the mayor’s office said on social media.
Right now, most of the precipitation you will see on radar is not reaching the ground, but some snow is already falling.
The National Weather Service says Friday’s storm is expected to leave 6 to 8 inches of snow in the Boston area and 4 to 8 in Providence, Rhode island.
Meanwhile, police are urging residents, and especially children, to stay indoors because of the danger from falling trees and tree limbs.
The Department of Motor Vehicles canceled all road tests scheduled for Friday from 8 a.m.to noon. “It’s going to be heavy”. The City of Boston announced via Twitter that Boston Public Schools would be closed Friday due to the forecasted snow.
There were more than 56,000 Massachusetts energy customers without power as of 1 p.m. Friday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
“This thing is starting as they said it would, but a little later, ” Judge said in a telephone interview from the MEMA bunker in Framingham.
Surfaces could become snow-covered and slippery during the morning commute. A winter storm packing heavy, wet snow gave New England its first real taste of winter Friday, toppling trees and knocking out power to more than 180,000 customers and threatening to cover some spots a foot deep. “This is a heavy wet snow, ” he said.
As of 11:30 a.m., approximately 5,340 people were without power, according to WPRI.
The advisory is in effect for areas east of the I-95 corridor and the Eastern Shore.
Forecasters will have more information available Saturday morning after review of the latest forecast models and discussion with other NWS forecasters, Pfaff said. It was expected to clear up in the afternoon, about 2 p.m.in Hartford, and 4 p.m.in eastern CT.
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“There’s a lot up in the air”, weather service meteorologist Bill Simpson said. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., passes during the Politics and Eggs event, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. What started off as rain Friday morning quickly turned to sticky, heavy snow.
