69% odds of getting 8 inches or more of snow and mess
And it could be worse
By Will Collette
Last Wednesday, it looked like Charlestown would have yet another messy weekend, but no Snowmaggedon. Since then, the storm track changed and the bad weather seems to be developing into the dreaded "Bomb Cyclone (bombogenesis)" traditionally know to us as a very nasty Nor'easter.
NOAA's experimental website shows the snow range for us at 7-17 inches.
The National Weather Service forecast for Charlestown shows a slightly higher snowfall range of between 10 inches and 18. First flakes are slated to fall tomorrow afternoon with the bomb hitting tomorrow night and all through Monday. Wind gusts could hit 55 mph.
Temperatures are forecast to be at or above freezing during parts of the storm. That could lead to wetter, heavier snow than we had during the last storm a couple of weeks ago. Wet, heavy snow tends to lead to more power outages and to smashed mailboxes.
We're New Englanders so we know how to handle this, right? As long as we've got enough Wonder Bread and milk, we're OK. Fingers crossed.