This pretty much sums it for the Blizzard of 2005

[KatDaddy]

This HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK from NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA says it all!

Everyone be safe, warm, and try to enjoy it if possible.


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
800 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-231200-
BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-
WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
800 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MASSACHUSETTS EAST OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTH
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS FROM WORCESTER TO SPRINGFIELD...ALL OF RHODE
ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THE REST OF THE AREA IS IN A
HEAVY SNOW WARNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
LIKELY AND EVEN 4 INCH PER HOUR RATES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. INTERIOR WINDS WILL GUST
TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALONG THE COAST...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO AT LEAST 60 MPH...AND POSSIBLY EVEN TO
70 MPH.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING 2 TO 3
FEET OF SNOW. LATEST INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS MAY BE AT RISK FOR THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STORM SURGE OF AROUND 3 FEET AT THE
TIME OF THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE...ALONG WITH WAVES OF 20 TO 30
FEET JUST OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. THUS...EVEN THOUGH THE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS NOT THAT HIGH...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS.
BESIDES FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS...LARGE BREAKERS WILL
LIKELY WASH ROCKS AND OTHER DEBRIS ONTO ROAD SURFACES. SOME DAMAGE TO
VERY VULNERABLE STRUCTURES IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE EXPECTED HIGH WAVE
ACTION. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING
SPRAY WILL FURTHER EXACERBATE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST DURING THE
SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE.

FOR MARINERS...WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET
ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR MOST...IF NOT ALL VESSELS. ALL BOATS ARE ADVISED TO
BE IN SAFE HARBOR BY THIS EVENING. MARINERS NEED TO TAKE SPECIAL
PRECAUTIONS WITH THIS STORM. THE WIND AND SEAS WILL RISE VERY RAPIDLY
THIS EVENING.

HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ARE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT
IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR ANY STRANDED MOTORISTS. WE
RECOMMEND THAT ANY NON-EMERGENCY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE AREA BE
CONCLUDED BY THIS EVENING.

ACROSS CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND POSSIBLY BLOCK
ISLAND...THE SNOW MAY BECOME OF A WETTER CONSISTENCY AND CLING TO
TREES AND POWER LINES. IN THESE LOCATIONS WHERE A WETTER SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR