BOSTON (WHDH) - Winter storm warnings, advisories, and watches have been issued for Friday as residents brace for plowable snow.
Snow is expected to fall from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday with the heaviest of the accumulation happening between 5 and 11 a.m., according to 7NEWS weather team. This will make travel difficult during the morning commute.
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Parts of Central and all of Western Massachusetts, where 1 to 3 inches of snow is projected, will be under a winter weather advisory from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, while Berkshire County is under the same advisory from midnight to noon Friday.
A winter storm watch is set to go into effect late Thursday night through Friday evening for parts of Middlesex, Essex, Worcester, and Dukes counties, where 3 to 6 inches of snow is possible.
Parts of Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Middlesex, Essex and Suffolk counties will be under a winter storm warning from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
Communities in Plymouth, Bristol, and Suffolk counties could see 6 to 8 inches of snow, while much of Eastern Mass., parts of the inner Cape, and Martha’s Vineyard can expect 3 to 6 inches.
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“Newest data supports the possibility of the heavier snow extending into Boston, especially the south side of Boston,” Wurster said in a tweet Thursday.
Outer Cape Cod and Nantucket are slated to get 1 to 3 inches of snow.
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