Winter Storm Watch Jan 18-19, 2010

[upthesaukee]

It is so much fun to be the first in your neighborhood to have one of these: That is a first post about a winter storm warning!

Winter Storm Watch
NHZ001>009-171700-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WS.A.0002.110118T1400Z-110119T1100Z/
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...
LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLE STOWN...
CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH
340 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL ENTER THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY
MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AWAY FROM THE COAST TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL WIND DOWN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...ALONG
WITH A THIN COATING OF ICE.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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