[Magdalen] Weather next few days

[Eleanor Braun]

   - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
   WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE
   WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
   - * LOCATIONS... CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
   - * HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW... STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
   CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS.
   - * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 10 TO 18 INCHES...
   WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4
   INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
   - * TIMING... WHILE THE STORM IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY LINGERING INTO
   EARLY WEDNESDAY... THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
   TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD WHERE HEAVY SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER
   TO RAIN... MAINLY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY... BEFORE CHANGING BACK OVER TO
   SNOW.
   - * IMPACTS... HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT /
   BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE
   IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. ALSO SNOW WILL BE
   WET ENOUGH TO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES IN ADDITION TO THE
   HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

I have chemo treatment tomorrow morning, so I should be okay.  We stocked
up on essentials for the next four days.  We're just praying we don't lose
electrical power.

Eleanor

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