...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. &&