Alert archive / Massachusetts / Ice Storm Warnings in 2008
Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this ice storm warning at Feb 1, 2008, 11:04 AM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2008, 11:04 AM EST (16:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2008, 11:12 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:37 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Montgomery, MA | |
| Feb 1, 5:00 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Princeton, MA | |
| Feb 1, 5:06 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | New Braintree, MA | ELEVATION 800 FEET |
| Feb 1, 5:07 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Hardwick, MA | |
| Feb 1, 5:09 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Athol, MA | |
| Feb 1, 6:30 PM EST | SLEET 2 | Keene, NH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1586 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 511 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 011604 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 NHZ011-015-020015- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.IS.W.0001.080201T1604Z-080202T0500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY ICE STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. INITIALLY...SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPES...POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR TWO BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. FREEZING RAIN...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN ONE THOUSAND AND TWO THOUSAND FEET. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. THIS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE VERY SLIPPERY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS EVENING... AND THIS WILL CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN OVER TO PLAIN RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. ICING CONDITIONS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA...SO THOSE THAT HAVE TO BE ON THE ROADS WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. DRIVE SLOW AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. ALSO...THE ICING MAY CAUSE WIRES OR TREE LIMBS TO FALL TO THE GROUND. BE VERY CAUTIOUS IF VENTURING OUTSIDE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCRETION COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-020015- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.IS.W.0001.080201T1604Z-080202T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY ICE STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING. INITIALLY...SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPES...POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR TWO BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. FREEZING RAIN...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN ONE THOUSAND AND TWO THOUSAND FEET. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. THIS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE VERY SLIPPERY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS EVENING... AND THIS WILL CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN OVER TO PLAIN RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. ICING CONDITIONS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA...SO THOSE THAT HAVE TO BE ON THE ROADS WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. DRIVE SLOW AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. ALSO...THE ICING MAY CAUSE WIRES OR TREE LIMBS TO FALL TO THE GROUND. BE VERY CAUTIOUS IF VENTURING OUTSIDE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCRETION COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ005-NHZ012-RIZ001-012100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T2100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE MORNING. INITIALLY...SLEET POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A BIT SNOW WILL OCCUR... POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AROUND A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. THIS MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-020000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080202T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE MORNING. INITIALLY...SLEET POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A BIT SNOW WILL OCCUR... POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AROUND A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE ROUGHLY 700 FT...AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS MAY OCCUR AS WELL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 011705 AAA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1205 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 NHZ011-015-020115- /O.CON.KBOX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1205 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH AND WEARE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. INITIALLY...SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPES...POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR TWO BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. FREEZING RAIN...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN ONE THOUSAND AND TWO THOUSAND FEET. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. THIS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE VERY SLIPPERY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS EVENING... AND THIS WILL CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN OVER TO PLAIN RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. ICING CONDITIONS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA...SO THOSE THAT HAVE TO BE ON THE ROADS WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. DRIVE SLOW AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. ALSO...THE ICING MAY CAUSE WIRES OR TREE LIMBS TO FALL TO THE GROUND. BE VERY CAUTIOUS IF VENTURING OUTSIDE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCRETION COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-020115- /O.CON.KBOX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1205 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR FRANKLIN...NORTHERN WORCESTER...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD AND BLANDFORD. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING. INITIALLY...SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPES...POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR TWO BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. FREEZING RAIN...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN ONE THOUSAND AND TWO THOUSAND FEET. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. THIS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE VERY SLIPPERY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS EVENING... AND THIS WILL CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN OVER TO PLAIN RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. ICING CONDITIONS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA...SO THOSE THAT HAVE TO BE ON THE ROADS WILL NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. DRIVE SLOW AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. ALSO...THE ICING MAY CAUSE WIRES OR TREE LIMBS TO FALL TO THE GROUND. BE VERY CAUTIOUS IF VENTURING OUTSIDE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCRETION COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ005-NHZ012-RIZ001-012100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080201T2100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1205 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL MIDDLESEX OF MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE COUNTY OF RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...FOSTER AND SMITHFIELD. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE MORNING. INITIALLY...SLEET POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A BIT SNOW WILL OCCUR... POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AROUND A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. THIS MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-020000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080202T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 1205 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF CONNECTICUT... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HAMPDEN...SOUTHERN WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER AND AYER. LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE MORNING. INITIALLY...SLEET POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A BIT SNOW WILL OCCUR... POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AROUND A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE ROUGHLY 700 FT...AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS MAY OCCUR AS WELL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 012034 AAA WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 NHZ011-015-020445- /O.CON.KBOX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 334 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR CHESHIRE AND WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH AND WEARE. LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO AND A SECONDARY LOW ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATE FRIDAY WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FINALLY CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 7 PM OR 8 PM. UNTIL THEN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ICING ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL FOR THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. THIS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCRETION COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ002>004-008-009-020445- /O.CON.KBOX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 334 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR FRANKLIN...NORTHERN WORCESTER...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD AND BLANDFORD. LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO AND A SECONDARY LOW ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATE FRIDAY WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FINALLY CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 7 PM OR 8 PM. UNTIL THEN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ICING ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN TREACHEROUS TRAVEL FOR THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. THIS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ICE ACCRETION OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCRETION COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...DO NOT USE CANDLES. HAVE BATTERIES AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND. $$ MAZ005-NHZ012-RIZ001-020000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080202T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 334 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL MIDDLESEX OF MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE COUNTY OF RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER AND SMITHFIELD.. LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO AND A SECONDARY LOW ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATE FRIDAY WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AT ELEVATIONS OF 500 FEET AND HIGHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FINALLY CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 6 PM OR 7 PM. UNTIL THEN EXPECT SLIPPERY TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILLY TERRAIN...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-020000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080202T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 334 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF CONNECTICUT... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HAMPDEN...SOUTHERN WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER AND AYER. LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO AND A SECONDARY LOW ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATE FRIDAY WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AT ELEVATIONS OF 500 FEET AND HIGHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FINALLY CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 6 PM OR 7 PM. UNTIL THEN EXPECT SLIPPERY TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILLY TERRAIN...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END ALTOGETHER AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. INCREASED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ NOCERA
000 WWUS41 KBOX 020412 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1112 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 MAZ002>004-008-009-NHZ011-015-020515- /O.CAN.KBOX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...JAFFREY...KEENE... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1112 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING. THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ICING HAS PASSED FOR NOW. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this ice storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this ice storm warning went out at Feb 1, 4:50 AM EST, 6 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 4:50 AM EST, 6 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
450 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO
MAINE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING
SIGNIFICANT ICING TO INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH A WIND
SWEPT RAIN FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
DRY WEATHER FOR THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOOKS TO
AFFECT OUR REGION IN THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING/...
EXPECT CLOUDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. IT LOOKS LIKE LOW
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REACHED AT LEAST A FEW LOCATIONS AND
TEMPS ARE BEGINNING TO CLIMB. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING NORTHWEST OF I-84 THROUGH 10 AM AND THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
IN NORTHWEST MA AND SOUTHWEST NH. AS A SURFACE LOW APPROACHES THE
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING...EXPECT PRECIP TO BEGIN BETWEEN 9 AND 11 AM
ACROSS SOUTHWEST MA AND NORTHERN CT. PRECIP WILL START AS A MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THESE AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
CWA DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
ACROSS THE INTERIOR...WE EXPECT SLEET AND ANY BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW
TO SWITCH TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS IF NOT SOONER.
KEPT PRETTY CLOSE TO THE NAM TEMPERATURE PROFILES GIVEN THE
RESOLUTION OF THE MODEL AND IT/S ABILITY TO BETTER MODEL LOW LEVEL
THERMAL PROFILES. OVERALL...WE/RE LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT ICE EVENT
FOR MAINLY ELEVATED AREAS...IE...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKS AS WELL
AS NRN WORCESTER COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF SWRN NH.
TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN APPROX 1000
AND 2500 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST LATE AFTERNOON. AT THESE
ELEVATIONS...THERE/S A GOOD CHANCE THAT GREATER THAN A 1/2 INCH OF
ICE COULD OCCUR. AT ELEVATIONS ROUGHLY BELOW 1000 FT...THE WARMING
WILL BE GREATER...AND THUS A MORE BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED. EVEN STILL...A QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH OF ICE COULD
OCCUR.
WE WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE LOCATIONS THAT
WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH OF
ICE. WAS CONTEMPLATING AN ICE STORM WARNING FOR THESE LOCATIONS BUT
IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AS WELL AS THE CHANCE THAT MORE SLEET
COULD OCCUR THAN FORECAST /SREF PROBS INDICATE A DECENT AMOUNT OF
SLEET COULD OCCUR/...WE DECIDED ON A WINTER STORM WARNING INSTEAD.
WE BUFFERED THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA WITH WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES. THIS INCLUDES NORTHERN CT...NW RI..PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MASS...AS WELL AS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NH. IN THESE AREAS
THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MORE BRIEF AND IS EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY
TURN TO ALL RAIN. ICE ACCRETIONS MAY TOTAL UP TO A QUARTER INCH IN
THE ADVISORY AREA AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 500 FT. SOME SLIPPERY
TRAVEL IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AT PRECIP ONSET.
FOR THE BOSTON-PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST MA...AND THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS...THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE WARM ENOUGH THAT RAIN WILL PREVAIL.
THE HEAVIEST PRECIP LOOKS LIKE IT WILL FALL LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW
LYING AREAS.
OVERNIGHT...THE SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG 60 TO 70 KT LOW LEVEL JET.
AS MIXING HEIGHTS RISE SHARPLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND COINCIDE WITH
RAPID PRESSURE RISES...A PORTION OF THESE STRONG WINDS MAY MIX DOWN
TO THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT GET WARM DURING THE DAY
TODAY...IE...EASTERNMOST MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND.
WENT WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR THESE
LOCATIONS. MODELS DO INDICATE THAT MARGINAL HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA COULD BE MET FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS JUST AFTER 06Z...AND
WILL LET DAY SHIFT REEVALUATE.
WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH FOR SOME CONVECTION ALONG COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING WHICH COULD ALSO BRING DOWN SOME HIGHER WINDS.
IN THE ICE STORM WARNING AREA...WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SUB-ADVISORY
WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT THAT COULD BRING DOWN ADDITIONAL TREE BRANCHES
AND POWER LINES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST
DUE TO HIGH-IMPACT WEATHER OCCURRING IN THE FIRST 2 FORECAST PERIODS.
OVERALL...WE ARE EXPECTING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE
LONG TERM AS RIDGING ALOFT PREVAILS. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING MONDAY AND
LASTING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION DURING THIS TIME FRAME IS EXPECTED TO FALL AS RAIN. IF
THE 00Z ECMWF IS CORRECT...A VERY IMPRESSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
PASS ACROSS NORTHERN NY AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY. A FEW
SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF THAT SOLUTION VERIFIED.
&&
.AVIATION /10Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
CIGS AND VSBYS WILL DECREASE TO MVFR AROUND 15Z THEN IFR BY 18Z AS E
WINDS INCREASE AND PRECIP DEVELOPS AND ADVECTS NE ACROSS THE REGION.
PRECIP WILL DEVELOP AS A MIX OF IP/ZR ACROSS INTERIOR TERMINALS AND
AS RAIN ALONG THE COAST. COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT ICING AT KORH-KORE-
KAFN-KEEN.
TONIGHT...STRONG SOUTH WINDS UP TO AROUND 30 KTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 KTS MAY AFFECT PVD-BOS-HYA-ACK AFTER 06Z AS A STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
VFR. LLWS WILL BECOME AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR SE MASS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. COULD SEE MVFR
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RAIN TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOUTHEASTERLY GALES
LIKELY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS...ESPECIALLY GUSTS...WILL
INCREASE AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
COASTAL WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT. A FEW 45 KT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED RIGHT
BEHIND THE FRONT.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
WEST GALES WILL SUBSIDE SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
RELATIVELY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY IN CONTROL. SHOULD SEE WINDS AND
SEAS ON THE INCREASE BY LATE TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR MAZ002>004-008-009.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
MAZ022>024.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY FOR MAZ007-
013>021.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR MAZ010>012-026.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAZ005.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR NHZ011-015.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR NHZ012.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
RIZ008.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY FOR RIZ002-
004>007.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIZ001.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
ANZ231>235-237-250-254-255.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
ANZ230-236.
&&
SYNOPSIS...EKSTER
NEAR TERM...RLG
SHORT TERM...RLG/EKSTER
LONG TERM...EKSTER
AVIATION...EKSTER/RLG
MARINE...EKSTER/RLGHazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 7:02 AM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-021215- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. TONIGHT...GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002-004>007-021215- EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-021215- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ002>004-008-009-NHZ011-015-021215- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ005-NHZ012-RIZ001-021215- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ006-RIZ003-021215- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN KENT RI- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. TONIGHT...GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ231>235-237-250-254-255-021215- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-236-021215- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 702 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 14 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Ice Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Ice Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2008Every ice storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.