Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 13, 2007, 3:48 AM EST for Barnstable County, Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 13, 2007, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2007, 3:48 AM EST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2007, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2007, 8:58 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1303 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 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 130848 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 348 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING... MAZ020>022-RIZ006-007-131700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0010.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0007.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 348 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE OVER CAPE COD. IF THE SLEET OCCURS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE A LITTLE LESS THAN FORECAST. HOWEVER...IF THE SLEET DOES NOT MATERIALIZE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIER THAN FORECAST. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF BY 9 PM. 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. $$ MAZ002>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-131700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0010.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.HS.W.0002.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 348 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SHORT DURATION BUT POTENTIALLY HIGH IMPACT SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY...SPREADING EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A TIME DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...MAKING FOR A SLOW AND DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THURSDAY EVENING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ008>013-015>019-RIZ001>005-131700- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 348 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SHORT DURATION BUT HIGH IMPACT SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE...THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW FALLING IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY...SPREADING EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE EVENING RUSH HOUR AS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL BE DURING THIS TIME. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM THURSDAY EVENING. 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. $$ MAZ023-024-RIZ008-131700- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0010.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 348 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY COVERS NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND BLOCK ISLAND. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE ISLANDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET OR RAIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. IF A CHANGE TO RAIN OCCURS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE A LITTLE LESS THAN FORECAST. HOWEVER...IF THE RAIN AND SLEET DO NOT MATERIALIZE THEN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIER THAN FORECAST. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF BY 9 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ WTB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 131716 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1216 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-140200- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ 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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 1216 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR RHODE ISLAND FROM PROVIDENCE NORTHWARD...ALL OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH TO TAUNTON...ATTLEBORO AND PLYMOUTH...AND INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PIKE INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NEARBY SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. AT NOON...SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 495. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED...WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE LATE DAY COMMUTE AS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL BE DURING THIS TIME. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. 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. $$ MAZ020>022-RIZ006-007-140200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1216 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. AT NOON...SNOW WAS OVERSPREADING MUCH OF THE SOUTH COAST. EXPECT SNOW TO QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM...CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF BETWEEN 8 PM AND 9 PM. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST...INCLUDING CAPE COD. IF THE SLEET OCCURS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE CLOSER TO 6 INCHES. HOWEVER...IF THE SLEET DOES NOT MATERIALIZE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSER TO A FOOT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ023-024-RIZ008-140200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 1216 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. AT NOON...SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER 1 PM. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF BY 9 PM. 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 132058 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-140400- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071214T0400Z/ 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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 358 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM ATTLEBORO TO PLYMOUTH NORTHWARD. THIS ALSO INCLUDES SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THIS ENTIRE REGION...WITH A SWATH OF 9 TO 12 INCHES OVER EXTREME NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND EASTWARD TO ATTLEBORO...BROCKTON TO MARSHFIELD...EXTENDING NORTHWARD TO THE MASS PIKE. THIS IS WHERE THE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH 3 INCH RATES POSSIBLE. SLEET MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES FROM HARTFORD...WILLIMANTIC...PROVIDENCE... TAUNTON AND POINTS SOUTH. NEVERTHELESS...EXPECT VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM ACROSS THE GREATER HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD AREAS...INCLUDING WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...THEN BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. 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. $$ MAZ020>022-RIZ006-007-140400- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071214T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 358 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS INCLUDES SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING HE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM...CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WHICH WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECIPITATION WILL WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. 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. $$ MAZ023-024-RIZ008-140400- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071214T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 358 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS INCLUDES BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM FROM WEST TO EAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ NOCERA
000 WWUS41 KBOX 140158 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 858 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW...EXCEPT STEADY MIXED PRECIPITATION ALONG THE SOUTH COAST HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-140300- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071214T0400Z/ 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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL 858 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA AFTER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES...EXCEPT A SWATH OF 10 TO 14 INCHES FROM NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ MAZ020>022-RIZ006-007-140300- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071214T0400Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 858 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND CAPE COD. SNOW AND SLEET...MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ MAZ023-024-RIZ008-140300- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-071214T0400Z/ DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 858 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NANTUCKET ISLAND....MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ STRAUSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 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.