Alert archive / Massachusetts / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 14, 2007, 3:16 AM EST for Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 19 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 14, 2007, 3:16 AM EST (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2007, 9:50 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Cheshire County, NH
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 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 140816 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ002-003-NHZ011-141630- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.070214T0816Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ008-009-141630- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.070214T0816Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. $$ NHZ015-141630- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>016-026-NHZ012-RIZ001-003-141630- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY MID TO LATE MORNING. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DOMINATE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE TREACHEROUS. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 495 MAY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR A TIME LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM OFF THE OCEAN. THE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND...TO AROUND A FOOT ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE DEGREE OF MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON FINAL SNOW TOTALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002-004>007-141630- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY CHANGE THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL RAIN. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A FLASH FREEZE TO TAKE PLACE AND CAUSE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. 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. $$ EKSTER
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141358 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 858 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-142200- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 858 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>016-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-142200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 858 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY MID TO LATE MORNING. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DOMINATE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE TREACHEROUS. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 495 MAY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR A TIME LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM OFF THE OCEAN. THE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND...TO AROUND A FOOT ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE DEGREE OF MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON FINAL SNOW TOTALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ022-141800- /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070214T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 858 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING THIS MORNING OVER CAPE COD CAUSING EXTREMELY SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 1 PM...WITH THE PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL RAIN THEN. IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE...SLOW DOWN AND BE VERY CAREFUL ON ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002-004>007-142200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 858 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY CHANGE THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL RAIN. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A FLASH FREEZE TO TAKE PLACE AND CAUSE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. 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. $$ GAF/EVT/HF
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141517 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 CTZ004-RIZ001-003-142200- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.IS.W.0002.070214T1517Z-070214T2200Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WARM AIR ALOFT AND COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE HAS SET THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT. ICY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGHOUT THE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. ACCRETION OF ICE ON WIRES AND TREES IN ADDITION TO INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SLEET WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THE FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE BRIEFLY TO SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ RIZ004-006-142200- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.IS.W.0002.070214T1517Z-070214T2200Z/ EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT. FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE VERY ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY BACK FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE ICE ACCRETION MAY APPROACH A HALF INCH ON BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-NHZ011-142330- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ004>007-010>016-026-NHZ012-015-142330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE TREACHEROUS. LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 495 MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND...TO AROUND A FOOT ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE DEGREE OF MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON FINAL SNOW TOTALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002-005-007-142330- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...BRISTOL... NEWPORT 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY CHANGE THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL RAIN. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A FLASH FREEZE TO TAKE PLACE AND CAUSE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ MAZ022-141800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070214T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 1017 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING THIS MORNING OVER CAPE COD CAUSING EXTREMELY SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 1 PM...WITH THE PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL RAIN THEN. IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE...SLOW DOWN AND BE VERY CAREFUL ON ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. $$ VALLIER-TALBOT/THOMPSON
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141734 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ008-009-150145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SOME SLEET WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING WAS CONVERTED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-150145- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ CTZ004-RIZ001-003-004-006-142200- /O.CON.KBOX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070214T2200Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WARM AIR ALOFT AND COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE HAS SET THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT. ICY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGHOUT THE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. ACCRETION OF ICE ON WIRES AND TREES IN ADDITION TO INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SLEET WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THE FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE BRIEFLY TO SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ004>007-010>016-026-NHZ012-015-150145- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE TREACHEROUS. LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 495 MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND 10 T0 18 INCHES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE DEGREE OF MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON FINAL SNOW TOTALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002-005-007-150145- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...BRISTOL... NEWPORT 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A FLASH FREEZE TO TAKE PLACE AND CAUSE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO AN INCH...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ MAZ022-141845- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070214T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 1234 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING THIS MORNING OVER CAPE COD CAUSING EXTREMELY SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 1 PM...WITH THE PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL RAIN THEN. IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE...SLOW DOWN AND BE VERY CAREFUL ON ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 142140 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 CTZ004-RIZ001-003-004-006-150500- /O.CAN.KBOX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070214T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT AND MUCH OF WESTERN RHODE ISLAND IS FOR FLASH FREEZE CONDITION THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE INTO THE LOWER 20S AND PRECIPITATION ENDS A PERIOD SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. ALL WET SURFACES WILL ICE UP SOLIDLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST AND COLD AIR ARRIVES. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CAR DOOR LOCKS MAY FREEZE THIS EVENING PREVENTING NORMAL ENTRY. WIND CHILL WILL BE NEAR ZERO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ CTZ002-003-150500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST 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. $$ MAZ007-013>016-142245- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND NORTH SHORE. AN ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR A FLASH FREEZE CONDITION THIS EVENING. BE ALERT FOR TEMPERATURES PLUNGING FROM THE 30S INTO LOW 20S IN AN HOUR CENTERED ON 6 OR 7 PM AND A RAPID ICING OF ALL WET SURFACES. SLUSH WILL FREEZE SOLID AND DOOR LOCKS MAY FREEZE PREVENTING EASY ENTRY. $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-150500- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THE CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND WIND CHILL NEAR OR BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING DURING THESE CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS AFTER 4PM WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ004>006-008>012-026-NHZ012-015-150500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE TREACHEROUS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING...THEN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN THE WARNING AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ022-150500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CAPE COD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH SLEET OR SNOW THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR WILL BE RUSHING ONTO THE CAPE ON GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 40 MPH AFTER 6 PM, THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUNGE FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S IN ABOUT AN HOUR CENTERED ON ABOUT 7 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. 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. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002-005-007-150500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...BRISTOL... NEWPORT 440 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR EASTERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL END AS SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN IS FOR A FLASH FREEZE AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES PLUNGE FROM THE 30S AND LOWER 40S...DOWN INTO THE 20S IN ABOUT 1 HOUR CENTERED ON 6 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RAPID ICING OF ALL UNTREATED WET SURFACES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOOR LOCKS FREEZING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 142152 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 452 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ002-003-NHZ011-150500- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 452 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND WIND CHILL NEAR OR BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING DURING THESE CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS AFTER 4 PM WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON 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. $$ MAZ004>006-008>012-026-NHZ012-015-150500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 452 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MUCH OF NORTHERN WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW WILL FALL BRIEFLY HEAVY INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL QUITE TREACHEROUS WITH WIND CHILL NEAR ZERO. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING...THEN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN THE WARNING AREA AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ007-013>016-150500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY 452 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND ITS NEARBY NORTH SHORE. IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE ADVISORY IS FOR A FLASH FREEZE CONDITION THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE INTO THE LOWER 20S AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ENDS A PERIOD SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. ALL WET SURFACES WILL ICE UP SOLIDLY BETWEEN 530 PM AND 730 PM AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST AND COLD AIR NEAR ROUTE 128 ARRIVES ON THE COAST. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CAR DOOR LOCKS MAY FREEZE THIS EVENING PREVENTING NORMAL ENTRY. WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO JUST ABOVE ZERO BY 10 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ017>022-RIZ001>007-150500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 452 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL END AS SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THE MAIN CONCERN IS FOR A FLASH FREEZE...ESPECIALLY IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES PLUNGE INTO THE 20S IN ABOUT 1 HOUR CENTERED BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RAPID ICING OF ALL UNTREATED WET SURFACES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOOR LOCKS FREEZING. NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT CAN EXPECT ANOTHER INCH OR 2 OF SNOW THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 150250 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ002-003-NHZ011-151000- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BS.Y.0001.070215T0250Z-070215T1000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM OR SO BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 1 INCH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT AND THEREFORE REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND/OR SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/4 OR LESS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. $$ MAZ008-009-151000- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BS.Y.0001.070215T0250Z-070215T1000Z/ WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM OR SO BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 1 INCH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT AND THEREFORE REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND/OR SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/4 OR LESS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. $$ MAZ004>006-010>012-026-NHZ012-015-150700- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0700Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. VERY LIGHT SNOW OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 2 AM. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED QUITE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP TO BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. 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. $$ MAZ023-024-RIZ008-150700- /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0700Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY. VERY LIGHT SNOW OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 2 AM. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED QUITE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP TO BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>022-RIZ001>007-150700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0700Z/ HARTFORD CT-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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY. VERY LIGHT SNOW OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 2 AM. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED QUITE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP TO BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:05 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 9 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Blizzard Warnings in New Hampshire, 2007Every blizzard warning in 2007
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.