'Prepare for Serious Cold Weather'
The last week of January could be the "coldest we've seen in years."
We should be preparing for some serious cold weather beginning Sunday night and continuing for up to 10 weeks, according to one area weather specialist. Following the big chill, there will be a brief relaxing of the cold before it reloads and returns for another lenghthy spell that could last into February, said Jim Arnold, weather specialist with the Shrewsbury Emergency Management Agency. He points to two snow threats on the horizon: one working up the coast from the Virginia Capes and the other is ready to track off the coast and spare this area a major snowfall. "I am expecting nothing more at this time than 1 to 2 inches in and around Central Massachusetts, if that much," said Arnold. "The second threat will be from a storm off the …
