This is already DOUBLE the original 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm) forecast. (See http://iceagenow.info/2013/03/huge-snowstorm-storm-weary-england/)
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING…
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA - MAR 8 2013
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON…
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… UNION… VERNON… PUTNAM… WILLIMANTIC… BARRE… FITCHBURG… FRAMINGHAM… LOWELL… LAWRENCE… GLOUCESTER… MILFORD… WORCESTER…FOXBORO… NORWOOD… CAMBRIDGE… BOSTON… QUINCY… TAUNTON… BROCKTON… AYER
* LOCATIONS…CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS WELL AS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 15 TO 24 INCHES…HIGHEST FROM MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA SOUTHWESTWARD TO TOLLAND COUNTY CT AND OVER NORFOLK COUNTY MA.
TIMING…BANDS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
IMPACTS…STILL A THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
Thanks to T.D. Blair for this link