Winter Storm Watch--Thursday Night and Friday (Nov. 15-16)

It's official. We have our first Winter Storm Watch up for the 2018-19 snow season. The NWS is calling for 4-6 inches of snow with some sleet and freezing rain mixed in. The forecasted window for this storm is from 6 PM Thursday through 2 PM on Friday.

While the timing feels pretty darn good, be aware that there could be a dry slot in the middle of the storm that slows down precipitation to a crawl from 2 AM to 8 AM. If this dry slot happens, then road crews should be able to take care of business and allow for the busses to make their ways through the winding roads of the Berkshires during the morning commute.

We'll update throughout the day tomorrow, but the GSD staff is now on board for more widespread delays on Friday and even a cancellation or two. Our best guess right now would be one or two cancellations for the hill towns--Savoy, Florida, maybe even Adams-Cheshire, North Adams, Central Berkshire or Mount Greylock--and the rest of the County school districts will see delays or nothing at all.

We want to get excited about this November storm--who wouldn't love another three-day weekend?--but that threat of a dry slot in the middle of the storm is holding us back from bolder predictions.

The next development to watch for will be to see if the Watch becomes a Warning. If that happens, then we should see cancellations throughout the County for Friday.