[Magdalen] Weather next few days

[Marion Thompson]

Hang on to your hat!

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....
On 1/25/2015 5:37 PM, Eleanor Braun wrote:
>     - 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     WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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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