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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Winter Storm Nemo Is Coming; Plan to Come Home Early Friday

Here's the latest on how you need to prepare for Winter Storm Nemo in Lexington.

Looks like Nemo is going to find us ... (Come on, you knew we couldn't get through this storm without at least one Pixar reference). As the day of Winter Storm Nemo's arrival draws closer, the forecasts aren't getting any less hairy. Looking at a couple of accumulation maps reveals that 16 inches for the Lexington area appears to be the bare minimum. Eighteen inches minimum actually shows up on more maps, and the maximum numbers are at two feet or more. Fox 25 meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz told Patch via a tweet that he'd recommend people head home by 3 p.m. Friday ("to be safe"), especially if they plan to use the T. If you drive to and from work, plan to be home around noon, Fox 25 Meteorologist Shiri Spear said on a morning newscast. …

Hank Manz

8:21 am on Friday, February 8, 2013

It is interesting that while Stop & Shop was busy yesterday, panic buying appears to have increased today. When I drove my daughter to work at 7:30 AM today (Friday), the parking lot had maybe five empty spaces and the store looked packed.   more ›

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Storm Moving into Lexington Area Tonight

The winter storm packed quite a punch down in the South; but what does it mean for Lexington?

The large winter storm that dropped inches of snow in the South is now headed towards the Northeast, although little snow accumulation is expected in Lexington. According to the National Weather Service's latest forecast, several inches of snow are expected to fall in the western part of the state tonight, but with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees in Lexington, the snow is expected to change over to rain or icy rain after midnight.  According to the WHDH 7Weather Blog, the snow will start tonight between 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. and quickly turn to rain in the Boston area. Although there will be little accumulation, drivers should be cautious as roads could get icy.  Rain and snow is likely Thursday before 9 p.m., but accumulation will be …

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