One of the biggest blizzards in years is heading toward the Boston area on Monday night could dump more than a two feet of snow on Watertown.
The storm is expected to be a long one. The Blizzard Watch was upgraded to a Blizzard Warning, and will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday and runs to 1 a.m. on Wednesday. WBZ-TV’s forecast puts Watertown in the area which could get 20-30 inches of snow!
Light snow should start after 5 p.m. Monday, and the heavy snowfall will begin Monday evening. The National Weather Service forecast calls for 9-13 inches of snow to fall overnight, winds will be around 22 mph with gusts up to 38 mph
The snow continues all day Tuesday, with another 9-13 inches forcast by the NWS. Winds will be between 24 and 28 mph and gusts up to 48 mph. The heavy snow continues through 9 p.m. Tuesday in Watertown, and light snow could continue to 2 a.m. Wednesday or later.
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