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More Snow Coming To MA: 'Clipper' System Also Brings High Winds
The Thursday night event will add to the scant snow seen across the state on Tuesday during a nor'easter.
MASSACHUSETTS — A brief snowstorm Thursday night could bring several inches to Massachusetts, plus wind gusts in excess of 50 mph, according to forecasters.
Snow will move in near midnight and drop 1 to 3 inches, with higher amounts forecast for northern portions of the state along the New Hampshire border. Boston, Worcester and the Cape could see anywhere from a dusting to 2 inches.
The "clipper system" will also bring high winds to the state Friday, with a wind warning in effect for all parts of the state west of Worcester, plus northwestern Middlesex County. The daytime hours on Thursday will be sunny and calm.
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"Wind gusts will start to pick up across interior southern New England after midnight and gradually diminish into tomorrow afternoon," said of Friday's winds.
Thursday's brief storm could be more significant than the busted nor'easter that rolled through on Tuesday, dropping barely any snow in the Boston area after forecasts predicted as much as a foot.
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