Foxborough Storm Update: Snow Forecasts Get An Increase

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The snow/rain line known as Foxborough is starting to lean towards snow and a few inches of it could be on the ground by the end of Wednesday's storm.

The National Weather Service's latest forecast has Foxborough receiving 6 to 8 inches of snow. That's an increase for what has been an uncertain forecast. WBZ is also upping their numbers to 6 to 12 inches.

The town remains in a winter storm warning until Thursday.

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The NWS noted that Foxborough is in an area where they have high uncertainty in their snowfall predictions due to where the rain/snow line falls. The NWS' forecast has changed multiple times in the last few hours, with the projection going as low as 4 inches to as high as 8 inches due to temperature shifts.

On the wind front, you can still expect gusts between 40 to 50 miles per hour to sweep across the area Wednesday.

Here's what the local forecasters are projecting as of 2 p.m. Wednesday:

• National Weather Service: 6 to 8 inches (high uncertainty)
• WHDH: 6 to 10 inches
• WBZ: 6 to 12 inches
• NBC Boston/NECN: 3 to 6 inches
• WCVB: 4 to 8 inches (on the edge of 8-12 inches)

In case of an emergency, here are some helpful numbers:

• In case of an emergency, dial 911
• Foxboro Police Department - 508-543-4343
• Foxboro Fire Department - 508-543-1230
• National Grid power outages: 800-465-1212
• National Grid gas emergencies: 800-233-5325
• Comcast: 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278
• Verizon: 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966

Reporting by Dave Copeland was used in this story.

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