Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007

Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 15, 20074 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 15, 2007, 5:04 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 16, 2007, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 15, 2007, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2007, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 17, 2007, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KBOX 152104
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
504 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...

MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-160515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1300Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
504 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD
MIDDAY. 

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.

$$

CTZ002-003-160515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
504 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EVENING.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
BRING A THREAT OF SERIOUS ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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. A WARNING IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND
QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

$$

MAZ005>007-012>015-160515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1300Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON
504 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FROM THE CENTRAL HILLS THROUGH NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. 

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST.  THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR MORE OF
ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND
QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ016-RIZ001-160515-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
WINDHAM CT-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...QUINCY...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
504 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND PARTS OF
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST.  THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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>019-RIZ002-160515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE
504 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF
HEAVY SNOW IS THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN
CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT
OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN BY
SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY MIDDAY.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF SNOW
AND SLEET THAT WILL FALL IN PARTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. FOR THAT REASON...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES. AS
MORE INFORMATION COMES IN...THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR
ADVISORY BY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES
IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.


$$

WTB
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 152113 CCA
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
510 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...

MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-160530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1300Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
510 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD
MIDDAY. 

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.

$$

CTZ002-003-160530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.COR.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
510 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EVENING.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
BRING A THREAT OF SERIOUS ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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. A WARNING IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND
QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

$$

MAZ005>007-012>015-160530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1300Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.COR.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON
510 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FROM THE CENTRAL HILLS THROUGH NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST.  THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR MORE OF
ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND
QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ016-RIZ001-160530-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.COR.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
WINDHAM CT-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...QUINCY...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
510 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 12 PM EDT 
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND
AND PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST.  THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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>019-RIZ002-160530-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE
510 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND CAPE
COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF
HEAVY SNOW IS THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN
CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT
OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN BY
SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY MIDDAY.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF SNOW
AND SLEET THAT WILL FALL IN PARTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. FOR THAT REASON...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES. AS
MORE INFORMATION COMES IN...THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR
ADVISORY BY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES
IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.


$$

WTB
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 160321
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1121 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-161130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
1121 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
12 PM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
12 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND
CAPE COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH
TOWARD MIDDAY.

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.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-161130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
1121 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
12 PM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
12 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND
CAPE COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FROM THE CENTRAL HILLS THROUGH NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST. 
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
SURFACES.

$$

MAZ017>019-RIZ002-161130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE
1121 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND
CAPE COD BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE FRIDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. A PERIOD
OF HEAVY SNOW IS THEN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING
A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE
TO RAIN BY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY MIDDAY.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND SLEET THAT WILL FALL IN PARTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. FOR THAT REASON...A WINTER STORM WATCH
CONTINUES. AS MORE INFORMATION COMES IN...THE WATCH MAY BE
UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR ADVISORY BY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES
IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 160833
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
433 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-161645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
433 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF 
HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO SOUTHWEST
NEW HAMPSHIRE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY
SATURDAY. 

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.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-161645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
433 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF 
HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
FROM THE CENTRAL HILLS THROUGH NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
SURFACES.

$$

MAZ017>019-RIZ002-161645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.070316T1100Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.070316T1400Z-070317T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE
433 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTHEAST RHODE ISLAND INTO INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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.

$$

RIZ003>006-161645-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.070316T1400Z-070317T0000Z/
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
433 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING LATE THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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.

$$


BELK/EKSTER
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 161033 AAA
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
633 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-161845-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
633 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING
LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH
TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-161845-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
633 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING
LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
FROM THE CENTRAL HILLS THROUGH NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
SURFACES.

$$

MAZ017>019-RIZ002>006-161845-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.070316T1400Z-070317T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY
633 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING
LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST RHODE ISLAND INTO INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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 161307
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
907 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-162115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
907 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING
LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH
TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-162115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.070316T1400Z-070317T1600Z/
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
907 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING
LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
FROM THE CENTRAL HILLS THROUGH NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
SURFACES.

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ007-008-162115-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.070316T1307Z-070316T2200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
907 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WHICH HAS
BEGUN ALREADY ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW THIS MORNING WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW...BRIEF CHANGING TO SLEET LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER...SNOW TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CITIES OF...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NEWPORT AND BLOCK ISLAND.

SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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>019-RIZ002>006-162115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.070316T1400Z-070317T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY
907 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE UP THE COAST TODAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY
AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING
LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST RHODE ISLAND INTO INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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.

$$

NOCERA
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 162040
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
440 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-170445-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1600Z/
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
440 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IN THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE UP THE COAST
TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD BAY ON SATURDAY. WARM AIR AHEAD OF
THE COASTAL STORM IS RUNNING INTO AND CLIMBING OVER THE TOP OF COLDER
AIR IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A PERIOD
OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES THROUGH THE CENTRAL HILLS TO SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS
WELL.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH
TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-170445-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1600Z/
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
440 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IN THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE UP THE COAST
TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD BAY ON SATURDAY. WARM AIR AHEAD OF
THE COASTAL STORM IS RUNNING INTO AND CLIMBING OVER THE TOP OF COLDER
AIR IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A PERIOD
OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES.

THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST. THE PRECIPITATION
SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
SURFACES.

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ007-008-170000-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070317T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
440 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IN THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE UP THE COAST
TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD BAY ON SATURDAY. WARM AIR AHEAD OF
THE COASTAL STORM IS RUNNING INTO AND CLIMBING OVER THE TOP OF COLDER
AIR IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

SNOW AND SLEET THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT. TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF UP TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE FINAL CHANGEOVER.

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>019-RIZ002>006-170000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070317T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY
440 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IN THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE UP THE COAST
TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD BAY ON SATURDAY. WARM AIR AHEAD OF
THE COASTAL STORM IS RUNNING INTO AND CLIMBING OVER THE TOP OF COLDER
AIR IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION
TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WILL MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO
SLEET. ANY SNOW OR SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN
DURING THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS.

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.

$$

WTB
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 170349
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1149 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...A DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET 
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-171200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1600Z/
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
1149 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT...AND CROSS CAPE COD BAY SATURDAY. WARM AIR
AHEAD OF THIS COASTAL STORM IS RUNNING INTO...AND CLIMBING OVER THE
TOP OF...COLDER AIR IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD
MIDDAY SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...THROUGH THE
CENTRAL HILLS...INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

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.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>016-RIZ001-171200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1600Z/
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
1149 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT...AND CROSS CAPE COD BAY SATURDAY. WARM AIR
AHEAD OF THIS COASTAL STORM IS RUNNING INTO...AND CLIMBING OVER THE
TOP OF...COLDER AIR IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH
THE MORNING. THE ICE MAY CHANGE TO RAIN NEAR THE COAST. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW
AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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. IT IS ALSO ISSUED FOR 1/2 INCH OR
MORE OF ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED
SURFACES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 170827
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
427 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-171400-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.070317T0827Z-070317T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD
427 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN 
MASSACHUSETTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT.

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL STILL CAUSE SLIPPERY
DRIVING CONDITIONS. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ACROSS HARTFORD COUNTY BY 6 AM...THEN
THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA BY MID MORNING.

$$

MAZ006-007-013>016-RIZ001-170930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1600Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
427 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND.  

TEMPERATURES HAD WARMED WELL INTO THE 30S IN THESE AREAS AS OF EARLY
THIS MORNING AND THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAD CHANGED TO ALL RAIN.
THE RAIN SHOULD COME TO AN END IN THESE AREAS BY NOON.

$$

MAZ004-005-012-026-NHZ011-012-015-171400-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
427 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
FOR WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. 

IN WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...IT WILL MAINLY BE IN
THE FORM OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. GLAZING ON TREES AND POWER LINES
IS EXPECTED...WITH FREEZING RAIN TOTALS APPROACHING ONE-HALF INCH IN
A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME TREES OR TREE LIMBS
TO SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE...LEADING TO POWER
DISRUPTIONS. WHERE IT IS MOSTLY SLEET WITH SOME SNOW...UP TO AN INCH
OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. A TOTAL OF 12.6 INCHES OF
SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE WORCESTER AIRPORT FOR THIS STORM AS OF 3 AM
THIS MORNING.

IN CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...THE PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE
A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 6 TO 12
INCHES IN THESE AREAS. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR A
SHORT TIME...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEASTERNMOST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN
THE NASHUA AREA.

ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENDING LATE THIS MORNING.

MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN
DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

$$
FIELD
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 170926 AAA
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
526 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

MAZ004-005-012-026-NHZ011-012-015-171400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
526 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

IN WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...IT WILL MAINLY BE
IN THE FORM OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. GLAZING ON TREES AND
POWER LINES IS EXPECTED...WITH FREEZING RAIN TOTALS APPROACHING
ONE-HALF INCH IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE
SOME TREES OR TREE LIMBS TO SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND
ICE...LEADING TO POWER DISRUPTIONS. WHERE IT IS MOSTLY SLEET WITH
SOME SNOW...UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION CAN BE
EXPECTED. A TOTAL OF 12.6 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
WORCESTER AIRPORT FOR THIS STORM AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING.

IN CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
MAINLY BE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BRINGING STORM
TOTALS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THESE AREAS. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS
ALSO POSSIBLE FOR A SHORT TIME...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEASTERNMOST
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN THE NASHUA AREA.

ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENDING LATE THIS MORNING.

MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TRAVEL WILL
REMAIN DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

$$

MAZ006-171400-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070317T1400Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE
526 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL STILL CAUSE
SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH A COATING OF ICE.


$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-171400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070317T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD
526 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL STILL CAUSE
SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ACROSS HARTFORD COUNTY BY 7 AM...THEN
THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA BY MID MORNING.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBOX 171410
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1010 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

MAZ004-005-012-026-NHZ011-012-015-171515-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070317T1400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1010 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE STEADY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NOT
GETTING OUT OF THE 20S.  

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-006-008>011-171515-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070317T1400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD
1010 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE STEADY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY.

$$

KJC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 2:58 PM EDTFlood WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more47 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 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.