Blizzard Update

My brother and I are now back home from Vermont, as I wanted to be here for Blizzard of 2010. Snow started when we got to Manchester, NH and traffic was slowed up for miles, but not as bad as expected. As we made it home in pretty good time. Snow has piling up here in JP, as of late Sunday night we have around a foot with half the storm still to go. Winds have become stronger as well, and a peak wind gust of 107 MPH has been reported in Harwich, equal to a Cat 2 Hurricane! 

Alerts:

A Blizzard Warning remains in effect for the Boston area until 6 PM Monday. 

A Coastal Flood Warning for major coastal flooding in effect until 6 AM Monday.

Timeline:  

Thru 7 AM: Blizzard Conditions expected- stay off roads. 2-4 inches per hour expected

7-10 AM: Moderate to heavy snow continues, accumulating snow ends. 

2 PM: Snow ends in Boston. Still windy that will cause blowing snow. 

Amounts: Inches 

16-22+: From Boston points west to Rte. 495. About 18 inches in JP! Some 2 FT totals are possible! 

8-16: The south shore because of mixing with rain. 

4-8: The cape, although not much on the outer cape and Nantucket. 

Winds:  Peak gusts 

70 MPH+: On the cape and Islands. Wind gust of 80 MPH reported in Welfleet! This will cause many power outages. 

60: The south shore 

50: The Boston area. Some power outages are likely. 

Temps: 

Tonight: Holding in the mid to upper 20's. 

Monday: Temps in the mid 20's. Winds slowly diminishing.