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Some of Worcester County Could Get up to a Foot of Snow on Thursday
Forecasters are now predicting a possibility of up to 12 inches for parts of Worcester County. Get your bread and milk.
WORCESTER COUNTY, MA — On Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch indicating that western and central Massachusetts could see a biggest part of the snowfall predicted for Thursday.
On Wednesday morning, those predictions increased, with predictions of 4 to 9 inches in Worcester proper, but some areas of the county further north see a dumping of a foot (such as Fitchburg).
The storm watch issued for western and central Massachusetts, remains in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning.
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The heavy snow is expected to develop late Thursday morning and become heavy through Thursday afternoon and early night. The snow should taper off after midnight. NWS warns of hazardous driving conditions, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and visibility of one quarter of a mile or less at times.
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