Blizzard Warning Issued; 1-3 Feet of Snow Predicted

By Les Masterson (Patch Staff)

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for 7 p.m. Monday until 1 a.m. Wednesday for Eastern Massachusetts, including MetrpWest and Framingham.

The National Weather Service is predicting 20 to 30 inches of snow with higher amounts possible.

Snowfall rates will be 2 to 4 inches per hour at times during the storm, which the National Weather Service is calling a “potentially historic blizzard.”

The storm is expected to hit late on Monday with the peak of the storm Monday night-Tuesday afternoon.

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“Heavy snow and strong winds will result in white-out/blizzard conditions with near zero visibility. Travel will be impossible and life-threatening across the entire region,” said the Weather Service.

Power outages are possible with wet snow expected to bring down tree limbs and wind gusts of around 65 to 75 mph. ”The height of the winds will be late Monday night into Tuesday.

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