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Winter Storm Watch 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

December 12, 20079 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm watch at Dec 12, 2007, 3:17 AM EST for 9 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Dec 12, 2007, 3:51 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2007, 3:17 AM EST (08:17 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2007, 3:51 PM EST
Expired
Dec 13, 2007, 3:48 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Dec 12, 12:41 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 12:41 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 5:20 AM ESTMarine Weather StatementBOX5 days
Dec 12, 3:51 PM ESTHeavy Snow WarningBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more29 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Massachusetts, 2007Winter Storm Watches in Rhode Island, 2007Winter Storm Watches in New Hampshire, 2007Every winter storm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.