WORCESTER – The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Worcester area starting Friday at midnight and lasting 24 hours.
As of Friday morning, according to NWS, up to 2 feet of of heavy snow is expected to fall in parts of Massachusetts overnight Friday through most of Saturday. and wind gusts could get as high as 45 mph.
Worcester County is expected to see up to 18 inches of snow. Snow could fall at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
NWS warns that travel could be very difficult or altogether impossible. Strong winds could damage trees.
[Friday 430 AM] Now is the time to prepare! Here are our latest thoughts on a strong coastal storm that will impact S New England tomorrow. A Blizzard Warning is in effect where confidence is highest that strong winds & heavy snow will lead to low visibility. #MAwx #RIwx #CTwx pic.twitter.com/euE8uODSGN
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 28, 2022
