Winter Storm Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Sun 02/22/2026 01:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Tue 02/24/2026 07:00 AM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Full Alert Message
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 311 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 15 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...All of Massachusetts east of the Berkshires except for southeastern Massachusetts. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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MAZ002>016-026-212115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0004.260222T1800Z-260224T1200Z/ Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Lowell, Framingham, Boston, Foxborough, Fitchburg, Cambridge, Charlemont, Greenfield, Chesterfield, Orange, Blandford, Gloucester, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Amherst, Northampton, Ayer, Lawrence, Barre, Quincy, and Norwood 311 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
