Forecast: Mansfield May Hit Snow Jackpot

Update, 6:24 a.m. - A new forecast from WHDH shows the jackpot area moving east, away from the area. The area is still projected to receive 16-24 inches of snow.

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While no town will likely be spared from the blizzard hitting the northeast, it may be Mansfield and southeastern Massachusetts that once again finds itself in the jackpot for snow.

State officials told the Boston Herald that they expect southeastern Massachusetts to be hardest hit by snow.

Mansfield Police are advising residents to stay indoors due to the high amount of snow.

On track to be a historically big storm, the WHDH weather map has the area around Foxborough and Mansfield getting 24-30 inches of snow. The main brunt of the storm is expected to cross though Massachusetts around midnight and last until Tuesday evening. A blizzard warning is in effect for all of Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the Seacoast of New Hampshire from 7 p.m. Monday night through 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Due to the storm, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has declared a state of emergency and a travel ban ahead of Monday night’s storm. A statewide travel ban is in effect starting at midnight Monday into Tuesday.

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