Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 8, 2005, 4:28 PM EST for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 9, 2005, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2005, 4:28 PM EST (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2005, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2005, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBOX 082128 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE THURSDAY WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEW YORK BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND AND GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE DELAWARE COAST. THIS COASTAL LOW WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS QUICKLY NORTHEAST FRIDAY...PASSING ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FRIDAY. CLOSER TO THE COAST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-090530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.051209T0900Z-051209T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0001.051209T0900Z-051209T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS CHESHIRE COUNTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AND LAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL THOUGHT THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ005-006-026-NHZ012-015-090530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH AND WEARE. SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ013-014-090530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FOXBORO...NORWOOD AND CAMBRIDGE. SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ RIZ003-090530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.051209T0900Z-051209T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST GREENWICH 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES WESTERN KENT COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF WEST GREENWICH. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ MAZ007-090530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH SHORE AND CAPE ANN. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ MAZ015>019-RIZ002-004-005-090530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL 428 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 082227 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 527 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE THURSDAY WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEW YORK BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND AND GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE DELAWARE COAST. THIS COASTAL LOW WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS QUICKLY NORTHEAST FRIDAY...PASSING ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FRIDAY. CLOSER TO THE COAST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-090630- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.051209T0900Z-051209T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 527 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AND LAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL THOUGHT THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ005-006-013-014-026-NHZ012-015-090630- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 527 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT UP TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ007-015>019-RIZ002>005-090630- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 527 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 090104 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 804 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE THURSDAY WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEW YORK BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND AND GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE DELAWARE COAST. THIS COASTAL LOW WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS QUICKLY NORTHEAST FRIDAY...PASSING ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FRIDAY. CLOSER TO THE COAST...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-090915- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.051209T0900Z-051209T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 804 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY AND WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AND LAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ005-006-013-014-026-NHZ012-015-090915- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 804 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT UP TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ007-015>019-RIZ002>005-090915- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 804 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR TRIES TO MOVE OFF THE OCEAN. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ HMF/EVT/NOCERA/FIELD
000 WWUS41 KBOX 090822 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 322 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE FORMING NEAR THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST...AND PASSES ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 TODAY. CLOSER TO THE COAST...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWER SINCE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-091730- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.051209T0900Z-051209T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 322 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM... THEN WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS MORNING...FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MAZ005-006-013-014-026-NHZ012-015-091730- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 322 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM...THEN WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BY THE END OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST INTO MID AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG ROUTE 128 FROM WOBURN SOUTH TO DEDHAM. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS MORNING...FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MAZ007-015>019-RIZ002>005-091730- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.051209T1200Z-051209T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 322 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM...THEN WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY TOWARD THE END OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON CAPE ANN AND FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH...TAUNTON AND PROVIDENCE TO THE SOUTH COAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH MOST OF THAT FALLING THIS MORNING. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE BY MID AFTERNOON AS RAIN CHANGES BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING. IN ESSEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...LOCATIONS NEAR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER SHOULD SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS MORNING...FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. EVEN THOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN...THERE IS STILL THE LIKELIHOOD OF ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK TO NEAR FREEZING. $$ JWD
000 WWUS41 KBOX 091708 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1208 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AT NOON...WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON PASSING JUST SOUTH OF NANTUCKET BY LATE DAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO ALL OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND ALL LOCATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IN THE PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON CORRIDOR INCLUDING CAPE ANN...SNOW TOTALS WILL BE LESS...3 TO 6 INCHES AS RAIN MIXES IN AT TIMES. ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...RAIN WILL LIKELY END AS A PERIOD OF SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-092100- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1208 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND ALL LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495 IN MASSACHUSETTS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MAZ005-006-013-014-026-NHZ012-015-092115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1208 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES AROUND THE ROUTE 128 AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 495. LATER THIS AFTERNOON GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...CREATING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MAZ007-015>019-RIZ002>005-092115- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 1208 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON CORRIDOR. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND USHER IN COLDER AIR. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ NOCERA/NMB/EVT
000 WWUS41 KBOX 091936 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 236 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN BUZZARDS BAY WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CAPE COD CANAL AND THEN OUT TO SEA THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER UNTIL 4 PM TO RHODE ISLAND...HILLSBORO COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ALL POINTS EAST OF WORCESTER IN MASSACHUSETTS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 4 PM...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF THEREAFTER FROM WEST TO EAST. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND VERY POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-092045- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...JAFFREY...KEENE 236 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS EXITED CONNECTICUT AND IN MASSACHUSETTS POINTS WEST OF WORCESTER. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELED FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. $$ CTZ004-MAZ004-012-RIZ001-092100- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE... FITCHBURG...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 236 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND POINTS EAST OF WORCESTER IN MASSACHUSETTS. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 330 PM...RESULTING IN VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH A QUICK ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES BY 4 PM. THEREAFTER...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MAZ005-006-013-014-026-NHZ012-015-092145- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 236 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS INCLUDES HILLSBORO COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 495 CORRIDOR. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 4 PM...RESULTING IN VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH A QUICK ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES BY 4 PM. THEREAFTER...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MAZ007-015>019-RIZ002>005-092145- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 236 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR AND NEARBY TOWNS. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 4 PM...RESULTING IN VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH A QUICK ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES BY 4 PM. THEREAFTER...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FROM A COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:28 PM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | BOX | Cheshire | 24 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:51 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 30 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.