Alert archive / Massachusetts / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 11, 2006, 4:32 PM EST for 10 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 12, 2006, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 11, 2006, 4:32 PM EST (21:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2006, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2006, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 9 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 101 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
- 1058 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 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 112132 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CAROLINAS LATE THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A STRONG NOR EASTER AS IT TRACKS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CTZ003-004-MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-120545- /O.UPG.KBOX.BZ.A.0001.060212T0400Z-060212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.060212T0600Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 432 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE SOUTH COAST AND THE ISLANDS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTH TOWARD PROVIDENCE...WORCESTER...BOSTON AND CAPE ANN THROUGH 3 AM SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 3 INCHES PER HOUR. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ON NANTUCKET WHERE A MIX WITH RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW TOTALS OF 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON AND SOUTHEAST TO THE UPPER CAPE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY TONIGHT. TRAVEL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM ON SUNDAY WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ012-120545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.060212T0400Z-060212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.060212T0600Z-060213T0000Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 432 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. SNOW WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 3 INCHES PER HOUR. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY TONIGHT. TRAVEL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM ON SUNDAY WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-120545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.060212T0400Z-060212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0002.060212T0600Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 432 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY...REACHING SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 6 AM. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY TONIGHT. TRAVEL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ KAB
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 120228 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 928 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST THIS EVENING...IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A STRONG NOREASTER OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ON TO NOVA SCOTIA DURING SUNDAY EVENING. CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-121030- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.060212T0600Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 928 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE SOUTH COAST AND THE ISLANDS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTH INTO PROVIDENCE...WORCESTER...BOSTON AND CAPE ANN THROUGH 3 AM SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ON NANTUCKET WHERE A MIX WITH RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW TOTALS OF 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON AND SOUTHEAST TO THE UPPER CAPE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY TONIGHT. TRAVEL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM ON SUNDAY WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-121030- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.060212T0600Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 928 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY... REACHING SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 6 AM. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY TONIGHT. TRAVEL DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NMB
000 WWUS41 KBOX 120907 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 407 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A STRONG NOR EASTER TODAY...AS IT TRACKS ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS AFTERNOON. CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-121800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 407 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW INTO MID MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON...AS AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW LIFTS INTO THE REGION FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS IS WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLE THUNDER. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FOR A TIME WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON BLOCK ISLAND...6 TO 10 INCHES ON CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ON NANTUCKET. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...REMAIN INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-121800- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 407 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW INTO MID MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM HARTFORD TO FITCHBURG AND LOWELL. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON... WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN CHESHIRE AND WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JWD
000 WWUS41 KBOX 120948 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 448 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A STRONG NOR EASTER TODAY...AS IT TRACKS ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS AFTERNOON. CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-121800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 448 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS FROM SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY TO THE ISLANDS NORTHWARD TO NEWBURYPORT. SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH ABOUT 8 AM ACROSS THE AREA WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW FALLING AT AN INCH AN HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON... AS AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW LIFTS INTO THE REGION FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS IS WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLE THUNDER. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FOR A TIME WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ON BLOCK ISLAND EASTWARD ACROSS CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ON NANTUCKET. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 95 PRIMARILY WHERE THUNDER ENHANCES SNOWFALL RATES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...REMAIN INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-121800- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 448 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CONNECTICUT AND INTERIOR MERRIMACK VALLEYS. SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH ABOUT 8 AM ACROSS THE AREA WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW FALLING AT AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON... WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN CHESHIRE AND WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN THE HILLY TERRAIN OF HARTFORD AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES WHERE SNOWFALL RATES ARE ENHANCED BY THUNDER SNOW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS... POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 121200 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 700 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE REGION TODAY...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-122000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 700 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS THUNDER SNOW AND NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 60 MPH PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WHILE SNOWFALL RATES HAVE BECOME MORE VARIABLE THIS MORNING...VERY HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL CONNECTICUT SOUTHWEST TO NEW YORK CITY WHERE THUNDER WAS REPORTED. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HEAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA TODAY. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THUNDER SNOW...THERE WILL BE VARIABILITY IN TOTAL SNOWFALL. AT THIS TIME...A WIDESPREAD SWATH OF 8 TO 14 INCHES APPEARS LIKELY WITH EMBEDDED HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDER ENHANCES SNOWFALL RATES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...REMAIN INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-122000- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 700 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BETWEEN INTERSTATE 90...84 AND THE MASS PIKE THIS MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDER SNOW PRODUCING LOCALIZED SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR FROM HARTFORD COUNTY INTO INTERIOR WORCESTER COUNTY. THIS AXIS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE LOWER MERRIMACK VALLEY DURING THE MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TO THE NORTHWEST...ACROSS HAMPSHIRE...FRANKLIN...CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS WITH ONLY A FEW BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THUNDER SNOW...THERE WILL BE VARIABILITY IN TOTAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION. AT THIS TIME...A WIDESPREAD SWATH OF 10 TO 14 INCHES APPEARS LIKELY FOR HARTFORD...AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY WITH EMBEDDED HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDER ENHANCES SNOWFALL RATES. A GENERAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE LOWER MERRIMACK VALLEY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDER ENHANCES SNOWFALL RATES. FOUR TO 8 INCHES STILL APPEARS LIKELY ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS... POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 121344 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 844 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-121900- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 844 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... GUSTY NORTH WINDS PAST 35 MILES PER HOUR COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN 3 FEET DRIFTS AS SNOWFALL EXCEEDS 10 INCHES BY 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. TEMPERATURES IF NOT ALREADY...WILL BE FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING REGION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL TO NEAR ZERO. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY. ISOLATED THUNDER MAY STILL BE HEARD THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. AS OF 830 AM...1 FOOT AMOUNTS ARE BEING REPORTED IN HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT WITH WIDESPREAD 4-8 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH 1 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...REMAIN INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-121900- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 844 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. ALREADY WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCH STORM TOTALS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM FITCHBURG TO WORCESTER STURBRIDGE SPRINGFIELD AND HARTFORD. DRIFTS WILL EXCEED 3 FEET IN PARTS OF THE REGION FROM WORCESTER TO HARTFORD. SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ON THE EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN INTO THIS EVENING. THUNDER MAY STILL BE HEARD AGAIN THIS MORNING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM FOR THE REGION FROM INTERSTATE 84 HARTFORD TO STURBRIDGE AND THEN ON ROUTES FROM WORCESTER INTO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY NEAR PEPPERELL...LOWELL...NASHUA AND LAWRENCE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THERE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS... POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FURTHER NORTHWEST FROM FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING WESTERN SECTIONS OF FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESHIRE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... THIS WILL BE MANAGEABLE SNOW EVENT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. HOWEVER...IF TRAVELING...IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO TRAVEL ON ROUTE 2 EAST OF ORANGE OR ON INTERSTATE 91 SOUTH OF NORTHAMPTON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 121609 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1109 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-122045- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1109 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS NOW OCCURRING FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE OUT TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH CAUSING DRIFTS TO AT LEAST 3 FEET AND HELPING TO MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. ALSO...WIND CHILL WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE BOSTON PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT CHILL WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST TO PLYMOUTH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS BY 5 PM AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST LATE TODAY. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER...AND DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DONT HAVE TO. AS OF 1030 AM...OVER 18 INCH AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED IN PARTS OF HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT WITH WIDESPREAD 8 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. ADDITIONALLY NEW YORK CITY HAS RECEIVED THEIR SECOND WORST SNOWSTORM ON RECORD WITH OVER 22 INCHES. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...REMAIN INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-122045- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1109 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. ALREADY WIDESPREAD 8 INCHES OR MORE HAS BLANKETED THE REGION FROM NEAR INTERSTATE 495 IN BOSTONS NORTHWEST SUBURBS TO WORCESTER WITH 12 TO NEARLY 20 INCHES FROM SPRINGFIELD TO HARTFORD. AMOUNTS NEAR HARTFORD MAY AVERAGE 2 FEET BY THE TIME THE HEAVY SNOW DIMINISHES THERE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM. DRIFTS SHOULD REACH 4 FEET IN PARTS OF THE REGION FROM WORCESTER COUNTY TO HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. WHILE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON... DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ON THE EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN INTO THIS EVENING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM FOR THE REGION FROM INTERSTATE 84 HARTFORD TO STURBRIDGE AND THEN ON ROUTES FROM WORCESTER INTO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY NEAR PEPPERELL AND NASHUA. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THERE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS... POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. FURTHER NORTHWEST FROM FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING WESTERN SECTIONS OF FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESHIRE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... THIS WILL BE MANAGEABLE SNOW EVENT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. HOWEVER...IF TRAVELING...IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO TRAVEL ON ROUTE 2 EAST OF ORANGE OR ON INTERSTATE 91 SOUTH OF NORTHAMPTON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 121805 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 105 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>024-RIZ001>008-122115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 105 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS NOW OCCURRING FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE OUT TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH CAUSING DRIFTS TO AT LEAST 3 FEET AND HELPING TO MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. ALSO... WIND CHILL WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE BOSTON PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT CHILL WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST TO PLYMOUTH THE CAPE AND ISLANDS LATE IN THE DAY AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST. FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE IN THE PLYMOUTH...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET REGION... EXPECT A SHORT PERIOD OF 60 TO 65 MPH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SOMETIME BETWEEN 330 PM AND 6 PM. THIS SUDDEN DROP IN TEMPERATURE WITH POTENTIAL DAMAGING WIND WILL PROBABLY START AT PLYMOUTH AND THE CAPE COD CANAL AROUND 330 PM OR 4PM. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER...AND DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DONT HAVE TO. AS OF NOON...NEARLY 2 FEET OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN PARTS OF HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. HARTFORD WILL RECORD AT LEAST ITS SECOND WORST SNOWSTORM ON RECORD THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-122115- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 105 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. HARTFORD CONNECTICUTS 20.7 INCHES AS OF 1 THIS AFTERNOON IS ITS SECOND WORST SNOWSTORM ON RECORD...DATING BACK TO 1905 ALREADY WIDESPREAD 10 INCHES OR MORE HAS BLANKETED THE REGION FROM NEAR INTERSTATE 495 IN BOSTONS NORTHWEST SUBURBS TO WORCESTER WITH AROUND A 1 FOOT NEAR SPRINGFIELD AND AROUND 2 FEET IN THE HARTFORD AREA. SNOW IS STARTING TO DIMINISH IN THE HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD AREA AS THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SNOW SHIFTS EVER SO SLOWLY EASTWARD FROM INTERSTATE 84. DRIFTS SHOULD REACH 4 FEET IN PARTS OF THE REGION FROM WORCESTER COUNTY TO HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. WHILE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON... DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ON THE EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN INTO THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TOO ALLOW CREWS TO CLEAR ROADS AND PREPARE FOR THE START OF THE WORKWEEK. FURTHER NORTHWEST FROM FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING WESTERN SECTIONS OF FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESHIRE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... THIS WILL BE MANAGEABLE SNOW EVENT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 122054 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 354 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ022-024-130200- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 354 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS NOW ORGANIZING FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING OUT OF THE NORTH BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WERE NOW PLUNGING INTO THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WHEN THAT CHILL ARRIVES ON THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET JUST AFTER DARK...THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE POWDERY WITH THE ADDITION OF CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOWFALL...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO ABATE ON CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET AROUND 9 PM. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE PAST 55 MPH. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER...AND DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO. TRAVELING CONDITIONS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>021-023-RIZ001>008-130000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 354 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SOME OF THE WORST OF THE STORM WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE AS A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. THIS INCLUDES SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WITH NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH CAUSING DRIFTS TO AT LEAST 3 FEET AND HELPING TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT THROUGH 5 OR 6 PM. VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. ALSO...WIND CHILL WILL BE NEAR ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER...AND DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DONT HAVE TO. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-130000- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 354 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY FROM HARTFORD TO SPRINGFIELD TO JAFFREY AND MANCHESTER. HARTFORD CONNECTICUT 20.7 INCHES AS OF 1 THIS AFTERNOON IS THE SECOND WORST SNOWSTORM ON RECORD FOR HARTFORD...DATING BACK TO 1905 ALREADY WIDESPREAD 10 INCHES OR MORE HAS BLANKETED THE REGION FROM NEAR INTERSTATE 495 IN BOSTONS SUBURBS TO WORCESTER WITH AROUND A 1 FOOT NEAR SPRINGFIELD AND AROUND 2 FEET IN THE HARTFORD AREA. WHILE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE ON THE EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN INTO THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL TONIGHT TO ALLOW CREWS TO CLEAR ROADS AND PREPARE FOR THE START OF THE WORKWEEK. FURTHER NORTHWEST FROM FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING WESTERN SECTIONS OF FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESHIRE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... THIS WILL BE A MANAGEABLE SNOW EVENT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 122307 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 607 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... CTZ003-004-MAZ007-012>021-023-RIZ001>008-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 607 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE PREVALENTINES DAY BLIZZARD IS IN THE PROCESS OF DIMINISHING NEAR INTERSTATE 495 WEST AND NORTHWEST OF BOSTON. THIS DIMINISHING TREND WILL ARRIVE FROM BOSTONS NORTH SHORE THROUGHOUT THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE AROUND 630 PM...FINALLY REACHING THE CAPE COD CANAL AROUND 7 PM. WIND CHILL WILL BE NEAR ZERO THIS EVENING. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER...AND DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DONT HAVE TO. THIS ALLOWS ROAD CREWS TO CLEAR STREETS TONIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR THE RESUMPTION OF MORE TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL VENTURES EARLY THIS WEEK. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MAZ022-024-130215- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060213T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 607 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WORST OF THE STORM WAS OCCURRING FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WERE PLUNGING TOWARD THE UPPER TEENS AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL SOON BE NEAR ZERO. THIS WILL ALLOW SNOW TO BECOME POWDERY ADDING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE WIDE OPEN ROUTE 6 EXPOSURES. SNOWFALL AND WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO ABATE ON CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET AROUND 8 OR 9 PM. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER...AND DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO. THIS ALLOWS ROAD CREWS TO CLEAR STREETS IN PREPARATION FOR A MORE NORMAL RESUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL VENTURES EARLY THIS WEEK. TRAVELING CONDITIONS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. UNTIL THEN...THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>006-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060213T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 607 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE WORST OF THIS STORM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN OUTDOOR CONDITIONS IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WILL ALLOW ROAD CREWS TO CLEAR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN PREPARATION FOR A MORE NORMAL RESUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL VENTURES EARLY THIS WEEK. $$ DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:32 PM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 26 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Massachusetts, 2006Blizzard Warnings in Rhode Island, 2006Blizzard Warnings in Connecticut, 2006Every blizzard warning in 2006
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.