4-6 Inches of Snow Forecast for Martha's Vineyard

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA — Martha’s Vineyard could get hit with 4-6 inches of snow starting Thursday night.

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The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Martha’s Vineyard late Thursday night through Friday afternoon.

Up to six inches of snow is in the forecast. The storm could disrupt power lines, NWS said.

There’s a chance the system could move offshore, resulting in more rain than snow.

Here’s the latest from NWS:

• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
• LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND ALONG AND EAST OF NEW BEDFORD TO PLYMOUTH INCLUDING CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD
• ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CAPE COD CANAL.
• TIMING...RAIN DEVELOPING THURSDAY NIGHT...CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BY DAYBREAK OVER CAPE COD. THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW AND THE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
• CONFIDENCE...THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF THE STORM. AS A RESULT...IF THE STORM TRACKS A BIT FURTHER EAST...LESS SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

Martha’s Vineyard’s extended forecast

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