Nor'easter could wallop New England with heavy snow and wind Saturday.
Odds are increasing that a foot of snow could fall near the coastline, with possible blizzard conditions.
New England is bracing for what could be a major winter storm on Saturday, with heavy snow, strong winds, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding all within the realm of possibilities. The Mid-Atlantic could be dealt a dose of light snowfall, too, though computer weather models are concentrating their ire farther northeast.
It’s worth emphasizing that at four days out from the incipient storm, a lot can change — but the stakes are high enough that it’s worth raising awareness for a potentially high-impact system. The zone from eastern Long Island to eastern Maine, including Providence and Boston, is particularly at risk.
A “significant winter storm is possible Friday night and Saturday,” the National Weather Service in Boston wrote Tuesday morning in an online forecast discussion but cautioned against taking early predictions as set in stone. “For now, what you can do is prepare for the potential of an impactful snowfall with accompanying strong winds.”
Astronomical tides also will be high Saturday, making coastal flooding a greater concern even if the rapidly developing system shifts out to sea.
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