Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2007, 4:48 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 13, 2007, 6:09 PM EST. It was in force for 28 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 13, 2007, 4:48 AM EST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2007, 6:09 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2007, 9:50 PM EST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1329 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -80 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 130948 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-131800- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.070213T2300Z-070215T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER 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...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS WESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE WINDS INCREASE. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE HIGHEST ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND MONADNOCKS...WHERE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REST OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING AREA WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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 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. $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-131800- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.070213T2300Z-070215T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE. BY EARLY EVENING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INLAND...MOVING TOWARD THE COAST BY EVENING AS WINDS AROUND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INCREASE. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...TO 7 TO 14 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 128. CONSIDERABLE ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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. $$ RIZ003-131800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST GREENWICH 448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE. BY EARLY EVENING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE WINDS INCREASE. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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>007-131800- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.070214T0500Z-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 448 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION DURING EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE. DURING THE EVENING HOURS...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. ANY LOCATIONS THAT GET ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY COULD EXPERIENCE A FLASH FREEZE DURING THE EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR RAPIDLY MOVES IN. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS INCREASE AND HEAVY SNOW BANDING POSSIBLY DEVELOPS. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAY BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 131715 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1215 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-132300- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER 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...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1215 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS WESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOWEVER...LATEST INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY FROM THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INCLUDING THE WORCESTER AREA. THIS AREA MAY NEED TO BE CONVERTED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS THE WINDS INCREASE. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE HIGHEST ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND MONADNOCKS...WHERE 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REST OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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 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. $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-003-132300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... WEST GREENWICH 1215 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE. BY EARLY EVENING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INLAND...MOVING TOWARD THE COAST BY EVENING AS WINDS AROUND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INCREASE. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES CLOSEST TO THE COAST...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 128. CONSIDERABLE ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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>007-132300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.070214T0500Z-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 1215 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION DURING EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH SOME ICING POSSIBLE. DURING THE EVENING HOURS...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. ANY LOCATIONS THAT GET ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY COULD EXPERIENCE A FLASH FREEZE DURING THE EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR RAPIDLY MOVES IN. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS INCREASE AND HEAVY SNOW BANDING POSSIBLY DEVELOPS. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE. BLOWING A DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAY BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 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. $$ MLE/KJC
000 WWUS41 KBOX 132309 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 609 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-140715- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 609 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CONVERTED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY THROUGH NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY TO EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THE REASON FOR THE CONVERSION IS WE EXPECT THE SNOW TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER FAR NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND MIDNIGHT...REACHING WORCESTER AND MANCHESTER BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY MIX WITH AND POSSIBLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MIDDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING 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 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-NHZ011-015-140715- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 609 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM THE MONADNOCKS TO THE BERKSHIRES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS THE WINDS INCREASE. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 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. $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-003-140715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... WEST GREENWICH 609 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM BOSTON TO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 INCHES FROM NEAR WORCESTER THROUGH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND EVENTUALLY PLAIN RAIN FOR BOSTON BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING POSSIBLE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING 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 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>007-140715- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.070214T0500Z-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 609 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 INCH PER HOUR BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER DAYBREAK...THEN TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID OR LATE MORNING. A LIGHT GLAZE IS POSSIBLE. BY LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST COULD EXPERIENCE A FLASH FREEZE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM AS MUCH COLDER AIR RAPIDLY MOVES IN. 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. $$ KJC
000 WWUS41 KBOX 140251 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 951 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 MAZ002-003-NHZ011-015-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 951 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM THE MONADNOCKS TO THE BERKSHIRES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS THE WINDS INCREASE. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>016-026-NHZ012-RIZ001-003-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 951 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND EVENTUALLY PLAIN RAIN FOR BOSTON BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING POSSIBLE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING 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 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>007-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.070214T0500Z-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 951 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 INCH PER HOUR BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER DAYBREAK...THEN TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID OR LATE MORNING. A LIGHT GLAZE IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST. BY LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST COULD EXPERIENCE A FLASH FREEZE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM AS MUCH COLDER AIR RAPIDLY MOVES IN. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 140346 AAA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1046 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 MAZ002-003-NHZ011-015-141200- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1046 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM THE MONADNOCKS TO THE BERKSHIRES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERSPREADING THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AS THE WINDS INCREASE. BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>016-026-NHZ012-RIZ001-003-141200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.070214T0500Z-070215T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH 1046 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WELL BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND EVENTUALLY PLAIN RAIN FOR BOSTON BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING POSSIBLE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING 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 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>007-141200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.070214T0500Z-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 1046 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERSPREADING THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN FACT...SNOW MAY BE FALLING AT 1 INCH PER HOUR BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER DAYBREAK... THEN TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID OR LATE MORNING. A LIGHT GLAZE IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST. BY LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST COULD EXPERIENCE A FLASH FREEZE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM AS MUCH COLDER AIR RAPIDLY MOVES IN. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 140816 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ002-003-NHZ011-141630- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.070214T0816Z-070215T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 316 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. $$ 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
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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>022-RIZ001>007-150700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T0700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 950 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY. VERY LIGHT SNOW OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 2 AM. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED QUITE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP TO BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 13, 3:30 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:30 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
330 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007
...POWERFUL NOREASTER WILL BRING A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY LATE WED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS OVER NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING...PROVIDING
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THIN CIRRUS. THIS HIGH SHOULD KEEP OUR
WEATHER FAIR THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES AT 900 MB ARE RUNNING AT -10C SUPPORTING
HIGHS AROUND 30...BUT LIKELY COLDER IN THE NORTH WHERE READINGS WILL
START IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS.
CLOUDS THICKEN TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING COASTAL LOW. A
BAND OF FRONTOGENETIC FORCING MOVES IN AROUND 06Z WITH INCREASING
ISENTROPIC LIFT FROM THAT POINT THROUGH THE MORNING. VERTICAL TIME
SECTIONS OF LIFT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOW THE IMPORTANT COMBINATION
OF LIFT AND MOISTURE IN THE FAVORABLE SNOW GROWTH REGION TAKES PLACE
STARTING AROUND 04-06Z (A LITTLE LATER FAR NORTH) AND CONTINUES INTO
WEDNESDAY. WE PATTERNED POPS AFTER THIS WITH CHANCE POPS IN THE
EVENING AND CATEGORICAL POPS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIP TYPE LOOKS TO BE
INITIALLY SNOW...BUT WITH A CHANGEOVER TREND TO RAIN OVER CAPE COD
AND THE ISLANDS AND A TREND TO A RAIN-SNOW MIX OVER PARTS OF RI AND
SOUTHEAST MASS.
AS FOR HEADLINES...THE FORECAST TRACK PER MODEL CONSENSUS IS IN THE
VICINITY OF BUZZARDS BAY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. CLIMATOLOGY
WOULD SUPPORT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN OUR NORTHWEST ZONES WITH A MIX
IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AND A CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
THIS PATH ALSO FAVORS MAINLY SNOW IN THE CT VALLEY WITH MIXED PRECIP
MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTRAL HILLS. SO WE WILL FEATURE A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING STARTING TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN AND NH ZONES...A WINTER
STORM WARNING FARTHER EAST WHERE WARNING CRITERIA MAY BE MET BUT WITH
SOME MIXTURE OF PRECIP TYPE...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN PARTS
OF SOUTHEAST MASS AND SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ALL MODELS HAVE COME INTO EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THAT A SUB-980MB LOW
WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASS/CAPE COD BY LATE IN THE DAY
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A PLETHORA OF ADVERSE WEATHER TO
AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...RAIN...AND
STRONG WINDS.
WARM AIR ADVECTION SNOWS WILL BE WELL UNDERWAY ACROSS ALL OF THE CWA
BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AS THE
LOW MOVES UP THE COAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...A VERY STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET WILL TRANSPORT WARMER AIR ALOFT INTO THE REGION...AND THIS
WILL EVENTUALLY MEAN A CHANGE TO MIXED PRECIP FOR SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN ZONES FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. THE
BIGGEST QUESTION THAT REMAINS IS HOW FAR NORTH AND WEST DOES THE
MIXED PRECIP GET?
THE LOW WILL BE TIGHTLY WOUND AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY...SO THERE WILL LIKELY BE A VERY TIGHT LINE BETWEEN AREAS
OF ALL SNOW AND AREAS WHERE A CHANGEOVER/MIX WILL OCCUR. CURRENTLY
THINKING THAT MOST LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A
HARTFORD-WORCESTER-MANCHESTER LINE WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH PERHAPS A BRIEF MIX/CHANGEOVER TO SLEET...MAINLY IN THE
HARTFORD AREA. THESE LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 10 TO 20 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY THE TIME ALL IS SAID AND DONE
WED NIGHT. THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THAT RANGE ARE LIKELY TO BE OVER
WESTERN MASS AND SOUTHWESTERN NH.
TO THE EAST OF THAT HARTFORD...WORCESTER...MANCHESTER LINE...A MIX
OF RAIN/SNOW/FREEZING RAIN/SLEET IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER THE
MORNING SNOWFALL AS THICKNESSES RISE. A CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IS
EXPECTED FOR A GOOD PORTION OF SE MASS AND SOUTHERN RI. HOWEVER...A
CHANGE BACK TO SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WED
AFTN AND EVENING. SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5
INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASS AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND...EXCLUDING
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...AROUND 6 INCHES IN BOSTON...AND 6 TO 12
INCHES ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF BOSTON. EVEN AS THE SNOW
CHANGES TO MIXED PRECIP IN THESE AREAS...ROADS WILL BE TREACHEROUS
AS SOME FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPS OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS COULD REACH 50 DEGREES BY LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER THERE?
BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE
WILL BE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH MASS BAY. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF
BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRED DURING THIS TIMEFRAME
FOR MOST OF THE CWA AS THE COLD AIRMASS RUSHES EASTWARD AND CHANGES
ANY MIXED PRECIP OVER TO ALL SNOW.
THE ISALLOBARIC COMPONENT WILL BE QUITE STRONG LATE WED AND WED
EVENING...AND THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY. AT THE SAME
TIME...A VERY IMPRESSIVE TROWAL SIGNATURE SHOWS UP IN THE MID LEVEL
THETA-E FIELDS. IF THESE FACTORS COME TOGETHER AS PROGGED...BLIZZARD
OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD RESULT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CWA STARTING WED AFTN IN THE WEST...AND PROGRESSING
TOWARD THE COAST DURING THE EVENING...ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS
WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED VERY CAREFULLY. IN ADDITION...ANY LOCATIONS
THAT GO ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WOULD LIKELY
FLASH-FREEZE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE COLD AIR COMES POURING BACK
IN.
AS FAR AS WINDS GO...HAVE HOISTED HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR THE SOUTH
COAST OF RI AND SE MASS...INCLUDING THE CAPE/ISLANDS/BLOCK ISLAND.
THE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM MID WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LATE
WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IMPRESSIVE RISE/FALL PRESSURE COUPLET
ZOOMS OVERHEAD ALONG WITH A VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET. IN THE WATCH
AREA...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH FOR
A SHORT TIME. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED VERY CLOSELY AS WELL.
DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BEYOND 12Z THURSDAY EXCEPT
FOR THE WIND GRIDS. VERY WIND CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THURSDAY WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES/WARNINGS.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH 4000 FOOT CEILINGS
MOVING IN AFTER 02Z. THIS MAY ALSO BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW...BUT WITH
DRY AIR INITIALLY BELOW THE CLOUDS THE RESULTING VISIBILITY WILL BE
MVFR OR BETTER. AFTER 06Z AS THE EVAPORATING SNOW MOISTENS THE LOW
LEVEL AIR...CEILINGS AND VSBYS SHOULD LOWER BELOW 1000 FT WITH VSBYS
REACHING BELOW 1 MILE BY 12Z ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A BOS-BAF LINE.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST AFTER 06Z WITH WINDS AROUND 40
KTS AT 2000 FT BY 12Z. THIS WOULD MEAN AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ESPECIALLY BOS-PVD-HYA-ACK.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS TODAY MOVES NORTHEAST THIS EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT STRENGTH GUSTS AND SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS WILL DIMINISH
THIS MORNING.
A GALE CENTER DEVELOPING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. THE CURRENT TRACK
WOULD BRING THE CENTER ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASS NEAR BUZZARDS BAY DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGLY FALLING AIR PRESSURE AHEAD
OF THE CENTER WILL PROMOTE STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ON
WEDNESDAY WITH GALE FORCE VALUES INDICATED BY 5-7 AM IN THE SOUTHERN
WATERS AND BY 10 AM TO NOON ACROSS THE REMAINING WATERS.
STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL WATERS BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS LOW LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT WILL
TRAVERSE THE REGION. GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
EVENING IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. SEAS WILL
LIKELY CLIMB TO AOA 15 FEET ACRS THE OUTER WATERS...PERHAPS EVEN
HIGHER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT STRONG
GALES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.TIDES...
LUCKILY ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE LOW. HOWEVER...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
COULD OCCUR AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST COAST
OF MASSACHUSETTS. WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WATCH WAVE HEIGHTS ON
WEDNESDAY. IF THEY LOOK TO EXCEED 20 FEET THEN SOMEWHAT MORE
WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR CTZ002-003.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR CTZ004.
MA...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MAZ002>004-008>011-026.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MAZ019>024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MAZ017>021.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MAZ005>007-012>016.
NH...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR RIZ006>008.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR RIZ002-004>007.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR RIZ001-003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ230>232-236-250-254.
GALE WARNING FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ233>235-237-255.
&&
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...EKSTER
AVIATION...WTB
MARINE...WTB/EKSTERHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 4:28 AM EST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-003-140930- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. THIS WARNING WILL START AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT FROM NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS TO THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 2 AM WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE MONADNOCKS AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS TO NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...ALONG WITH A MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL GREATER THAN 2 INCHES AS WELL AS CHANGES OF PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE IMPORTANT. MAZ017>024-RIZ002-004>008-140930- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. PLEASE REFER TO THE .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN RHODE ISLAND. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE ADVISORY STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPE COD CANAL. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS FOR COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. WINDS MAY GUST TO 65 MPH BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH MESSAGE...BOSNPWBOX...FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL GREATER THAN 2 INCHES AS WELL AS CHANGES OF PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE IMPORTANT. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-140930- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 428 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS FOR LATE TONIGHT. EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GALE WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY FOR EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS. A STORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MARINERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MARINE SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS AND SEAS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:48 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 22 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 45 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:58 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in Rhode Island, 2007Every winter storm 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.