Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning Issued by The National Weather Service Boston, MA 7:49 am EST, Sun., Mar. 1, 2009 WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY TODAYS SNOW AND FLURRIES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS JUST A TEASE FOR WHATS COMING TONIGHT. SIX TO 12 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY. THE JACKPOT 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL PILE UP IN THE HEAVILY POPULATED BOSTON PROVIDENCE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR WESTWARD INTO NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWARD THROUGH WORCESTER COUNTY INTO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 10 AM MONDAY CAUSING NUMEROUS DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS IN ALL SORTS OF TRANSPORTATION DEPENDENT BUSINESS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS NEAR OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. THUNDER MAY ALSO BE HEARD. SNOW WILL TAPER TO LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LATE MONDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE QUITE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STILL HEAVY SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND RAPID ACCUMULATION ON ROADS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE. My thoughts? 1. The National Weather Service has apparently never heard of netiquette. 2. Isnt winter over yet? *grumble*