Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 30, 2007, 3:17 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 30, 2007, 4:31 PM EST. It was in force for 16 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 30, 2007, 3:17 AM EST (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2007, 4:31 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2007, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 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 300817 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE QUITE A LOT OF MOISTURE BUT WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-301630- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.071231T0200Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS PORTION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 7 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 9 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ007-013>016-RIZ001-301630- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.071231T0200Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ NHZ011-012-015-301630- /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS PORTION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 9 PM...AND IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>019-RIZ002>004-301630- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0013.071231T0200Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS PORTION OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-301630- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 317 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE WINTRY MIX TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE ENDING BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONA MORNING. $$ JWD
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 301625 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE QUITE A LOT OF MOISTURE BUT WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 7 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 9 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ007-013>016-RIZ001-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-302200- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1125 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 302131 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE QUITE A LOT OF MOISTURE BUT WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ012-310600- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES ACROSS THIS AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS DUE TO SOME MIXING WITH SLEET. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE SOUTHERN WORCESTER HILLS BY 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. HOWEVER...THIS IS ALSO THE TIME OF THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SLEET TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND TAPER OFF NEAR HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 7 AM MONDAY...AND AROUND 10 AM TOWARD WORCESTER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ004>006-026-NHZ011-012-015-310600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE...LOWELL AND NASHUA CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD TUESDAY. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ007-310600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD TUESDAY. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. SNOW MAY MELT ON PAVEMENT FOR A TIME TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-310600- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 11 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ013>016-RIZ001-310600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.071231T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-310600- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.071231T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 431 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF BY 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 310043 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE NEAR CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING IS SPREADING SNOW AND SLEET INTO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE FAST MOVING WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING. MAZ004>006-026-NHZ011-012-015-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE...LOWELL AND NASHUA CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ007-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW SHOULD ALSO MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OVERNIGHT...AND ABOVE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE NEAREST 2 MILES OF COAST COULD KEEP MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. SNOW MAY MELT ON PAVEMENT FOR A TIME TUESDAY OR BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES MASSACHUSETTS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES TO THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 8 PM...AND IN THE NORTHERN WORCESTER HILLS AND MERRIMACK VALLEY BY 930 OR 10 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR ORANGE AND KEENE AROUND 8 AM MONDAY...AND NEAR LAWRENCE AND LOWELL CLOSER TO 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ012>016-RIZ001-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO METRO BOSTON AND THE NORTH SHORE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET HAS STARTED IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WILL BEGIN BY 830 OR 9 PM IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SLEET OR EVEN RAIN TOWARD MIDNIGHT...BUT QUICKLY GO BACK TO SNOW BY 2 AM. EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER OFF BY 9 AM MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-310615- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 743 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CORRIDOR FROM GREATER PROVIDENCE TO TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN AROUND 9 OR 10 PM AND MAY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN FOR A TIME BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. THEN IT CHANGES BACK TO ALL SNOW AND SLEET WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION FROM 3 AM AND 7 AM. EXPECT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO TAPER OFF AROUND 7 AM MONDAY. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 310400 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE VIRGINA CAPES LATE THIS EVENING IS SPREADING SNOW SLEET AND RAIN INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM MONDAY. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING. MAZ005-006-310945- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AT VARYING RATES. IT MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET OR RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING FORENOON. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND WET SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ CTZ004-MAZ013>016-RIZ001-310945- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.071231T0400Z-071231T1500Z/ WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING. RAIN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA FROM WILLIMANTIC TO NORWOOD AND BOSTON WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM AND ACCUMULATE A FINAL SLIPPERY BURST BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING FORENOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. 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. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-310500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN OVERNIGHT CHANGING TO WET SNOW BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM FROM PROVIDENCE TO BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AT THAT TIME WITH 1 INCH OR LESS ACCUMULATION BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES DURING MID MORNING. $$ MAZ004-026-NHZ011-012-015-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING RATES THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY....SOMETIMES ACCUMULATING AT AN INCH AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE FORENOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ007-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WAS CHANGED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TO REFLECT MORE OF A MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 330 AM. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE NEAR AMESBURY AND NEWBURYPORT WITH LEAST SNOWFALL NEAR SWAMPSCOTT LYNN. TEMPERATURES JUST ABOVE FREEZING AFFECT THE ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE NEAREST COUPLE OF MILES OF THE COAST. SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM NEAR 4 INCHES IN LYNN TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES NEAR THE MERRIMACK RIVER. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES DURING FORENOON MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. SNOW MAY MELT ON PAVEMENT FOR A TIME TUESDAY OR BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ012-310945- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1100 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE AREA FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY TO STURBRIDGE AND WORCESTER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM QUITS AROUND 9 AM OR 10 AM MONDAY. SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 1 AM AND 330 AM AND ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING... FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 310655 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE 100 NM EAST OF THE CENTRAL NEW JERSEY COAST IS SPREADING SNOW SLEET AND RAIN INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. CTZ002-003-311500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN MID OR LATE MONDAY MORNING...HIGHEST TOTALS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HILLS OF CONNECTICUT NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. RAIN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY 4 AM AND ACCUMULATE A FINAL SLIPPERY BURST BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. 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. $$ MAZ004-026-NHZ011-012-015-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM ACCUMULATING AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME MONDAY MORNING IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ005>007-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ012-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER WORCESTER AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY 3 AM AND MAY ACCUMULATE 1 INCH PER HOUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM...THEN TAPER OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ CTZ004-MAZ013>016-RIZ001-311500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 155 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EAST CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN BY 10 AM. RAIN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA FROM WILLIMANTIC TO NORWOOD AND BOSTON WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM AND ACCUMULATE A FINAL SLIPPERY BURST BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ STRAUSS
000 WWUS41 KBOX 311006 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. MAZ007-311400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BY 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. $$ MAZ012-311400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN MID MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ013-015-016-RIZ001-311115- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY WAS CANCELLED FOR THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND TO BOSTON. LIGHT RAIN WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM BEFORE ENDING AROUND MID MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ MAZ005-006-311400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ004-026-NHZ011-012-015-311815- /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T1000Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ MAZ002-003-008-311815- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 8 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME IF YOU MUST DRIVE. THE WATCH ON TUESDAY SIGNALS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 INCH SNOW EVENT WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD. IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKLASH SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL SNOW TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. TUESDAYS SNOW WILL AFFECT TRAVEL AND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY SUN DOWN WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ MAZ009>011-311400- /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY 8 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ014-311400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAMBRIDGE 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR BOSTONS WESTERN AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BY 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ CTZ002>004-311200- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 506 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 311102 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...A QUICK MOVING COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. MAZ002>004-008-026-NHZ011-012-015-311915- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080101T1400Z-080102T1000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL TAPER OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT EARLY THIS MORNING...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME IF YOU MUST DRIVE. A SECOND STORM HAS PROMPTED THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TRAVEL DELAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...PREPARE FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES ON NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL DOWN IN THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. $$ MAZ009>011-311400- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS NEAR AND WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY 8 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ005-006-311400- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM SNOW WARNING INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ CTZ002>004-311215- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WHEN A SLIPPERY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ALL PAVEMENTS. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. $$ MAZ007-012-014-311400- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER... CAMBRIDGE 602 AM EST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW BY 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID OR LATE MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ KJC/GAF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:17 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 30 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 20 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.