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Heavy snow warning and blizzard watch in effect from 6 pm est saturday until 7 am est Sunday,
The NWS in taunton ma has issued a heavy snow warning and a blizzard watch, covering rhode island and eastern massachusetts from the interstate 95 corridor to cape cod and the islands.
Snow will begin late Saturday afternoon, then will quickly become heavy early Saturday evening. The height of the storm is expected to occur Saturday night into early Sunday morning, when snow could fall at the rate of 3 inches per hour. Strong northeast winds will produce blowing and drifting snow with whiteout conditions at times.
Snow will taper off early Sunday morning. Total accumulations of 1 to 2 feet are expected over a large area, with the highest amounts along the immediate eastern massachusetts coast, as well as cape cod and the islands.
If the potential for blizzard conditions increases, blizzard warnings will be issued in later forecasts.