Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 13, 2008, 4:46 AM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Washington County, Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Jan 13, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. 36 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
- Jan 13, 2008, 4:46 AM EST (09:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2008, 11:52 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 5:57 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Agawam, MA | ONE TREE DOWN...BLOCKING RD. HEAVY WET SNOW. |
| Jan 14, 5:57 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | West Springfield, MA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ROGERS AVE...MEMORIAL AVE BLOCKING ROADS. ALL CAUSED BY HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON BRANCHES. |
| Jan 14, 6:02 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | West Springfield, MA | LARGE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON AMOSTOWN ROAD DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. |
| Jan 14, 6:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Holyoke, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Jan 14, 6:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | West Springfield, MA | TREES DOWN ON CARS. ONE ON HILL ST. |
| Jan 14, 6:35 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Westfield, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON FRANKLIN AT SHEPARD ST |
| Jan 14, 6:50 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | East Longmeadow, MA | 5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN. HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUM. |
| Jan 14, 6:50 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Westfield, MA | WIRES DOWN ON STATE ST |
| Jan 14, 6:50 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Springfield, MA | TREES DOWN ON 2 CARS WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE ON ROUTE 20. |
| Jan 14, 7:05 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Springfield, MA | LARGE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON SOUTHWORTH ST |
| Jan 14, 7:25 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Agawam, MA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 14, 7:25 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Ludlow, MA | LARGE LIMBS AND A FEW TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 14, 7:25 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Springfield, MA | LARGE LIMBS AND A FEW TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Upton, MA | 20 TO 30 LARGE BRANCHES DOWN...NONE AFFECTING WIRES. |
| Jan 14, 7:50 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Springfield, MA | SEVERAL TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BALDWIN STREET. |
| Jan 14, 7:53 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Hingham, MA | LARGE TREES DOWN BLOCKING WANDERS DRIVE. |
| Jan 14, 8:03 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Swansea, MA | LARGE BRANCHES ON WIRES. |
| Jan 14, 8:20 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | East Bridgewater, MA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON EAST STREET. |
| Jan 14, 8:20 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Sharon, MA | UTILITY POLE DOWN ON BAY ROAD. |
| Jan 14, 8:20 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Bridgewater, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON ROOSEVELT STREET. |
| Jan 14, 8:20 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Walpole, MA | TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SMALL ROADS BLOCKED. |
| Jan 14, 8:32 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Somerset, MA | WIRES DOWN ON BRAYTON AVENUE. |
| Jan 14, 8:45 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Hingham, MA | TREES DOWN ON CUSHING STREET. TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON HIGH STREET. |
| Jan 14, 8:53 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Springfield, MA | TREE AND POLE DOWN ON CAYENNE STREET. |
| Jan 14, 9:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Franklin, MA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 14, 9:08 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Brookline, MA | NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jan 14, 9:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Boston, MA | WIRES DOWN. LARGE LIMB ON CAR ON MELVILLE AVENUE. |
| Jan 14, 9:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Foxborough, MA | NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 14, 9:31 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Springfield, MA | MORE THAN 50 TREES DOWN. 9606 HOMES WITHOUT POWER. |
| Jan 14, 9:35 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Foster, RI | TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 14, 9:45 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Burrillville, RI | TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 14, 10:23 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Boston, MA | POLE DOWN INTO A HOUSE ON CLARKWOOD STREET. NUMEROUS WIRES DOWN ON SEVERAL STREETS WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jan 14, 10:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Boston, MA | LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING PAINE ROAD. |
| Jan 14, 11:15 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Boston, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON LAGRANGE STREET...BROWN AVENUE...CENTER AND MOULTRIE STREETS AND ALLSTON STREET. |
| Jan 14, 11:35 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Kingston, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON JOSEPH STREET. |
| Jan 14, 11:35 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Pembroke, MA | WIRES DOWN CLOSING CENTER STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 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 130946 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 446 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .A STORM DEVELOPING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE UP THE ATLANTIC COAST LATE TODAY AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY MONDAY...AND WILL AFFECT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOURS. A LOT OF MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS. CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011>013-017-018-RIZ001>004-131800- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 446 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING COVERS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF HARTFORD...WILLIMANTIC...WOONSOCKET...PROVIDENCE... SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...NORWOOD...BROCKTON AND TAUNTON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND ACCUMULATING ONE OR MORE INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ002>008-010-014>016-019>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ005>008- 131800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 446 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT ALSO COVERS SOUTH AND EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ WTB
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBOX 131700 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .A STORM DEVELOPING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE UP THE ATLANTIC COAST LATE TODAY AND SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY MONDAY...AND WILL AFFECT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOURS. A LOT OF MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS. CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-140100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THIS PORTION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DAYBREAK MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ RIZ007-008-131800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM NEWPORT TO BLOCK ISLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER THAN EARLIER THOUGHT...NOW IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. THEREFORE... THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. $$ MAZ002>008-010-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-140100- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS PORTION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MUCH OF WESTERN...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND WILL REACH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 4 AM. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ015-016-019-RIZ006-140100- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS PORTION OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON METRO AREA...COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND FROM WESTERLY TO NARRAGANSETT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THE LOWEST TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY SOUTH OF DUXBURY. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN RHODE ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND IN METRO BOSTON BY 3 AM MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ013-017-018-RIZ001>004-140100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THIS PORTION OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND ADJACENT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM MONDAY...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005-140100- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM MONDAY...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL INITIALLY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT MONDAY...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. $$ JWD
000 WWUS41 KBOX 132034 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 334 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL PASS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MONDAY MORNING...THEN WILL HEAD TO THE GULF OF MAINE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY MONDAY...AND WILL AFFECT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOURS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-140445- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 334 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND WILL REACH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 4 AM. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON...FIRST NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 2 PM AND THEN IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 5 PM. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ013-015>019-RIZ001>004-006-140445- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 334 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005-140445- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL 334 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AWAY FROM THE COAST. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL INITIALLY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT MONDAY...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. $$ JWD
000 WWUS41 KBOX 140339 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1039 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL PASS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MONDAY MORNING...THEN WILL HEAD TO THE GULF OF MAINE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY MONDAY...AND WILL AFFECT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOURS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-141015- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1039 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND WILL REACH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 4 AM. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON...FIRST NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 2 PM AND THEN IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 5 PM. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ013-015>019-RIZ001>004-006-141015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1039 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005-141015- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.080114T0500Z-080115T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL 1039 PM EST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AWAY FROM THE COAST. SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL INITIALLY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT MONDAY...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. $$
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141000 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 500 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING...AFFECTING THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. MAZ017>019-RIZ004-006-141800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080115T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 500 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THIS ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING WESTERLY...WARWICK...TAUNTON...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING...SOMETIMES FALLING AT A RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS AWAY FROM THE COAST. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS MORNING. YOU SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-141800- /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 500 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE OR TWO INCHES AN HOUR. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MID TO LATE MORNING IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. ENOUGH SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE TO CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ MAZ013-015-016-RIZ001>003-141800- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH 500 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW COLLECTING ON POWER LINES COULD BRING SOME LINES DOWN...CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005-141800- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL 500 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL FALL THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AWAY FROM THE COAST. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. $$ WTB
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141114 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 614 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...A COASTAL STORM IS PRODUCING A PERIOD OF HEAVY AND PLOWABLE SNOW FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS MORNING... THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING...AFFECTING THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-141600- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 614 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE OR TWO INCHES AN HOUR. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MID TO LATE MORNING IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. ENOUGH SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL MIDDAY OR THIS AFTERNOON...RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL HAVE DEVELOPED. $$ MAZ013-015-016-RIZ001>003-141600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH 614 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW COLLECTING ON POWER LINES WILL PROBABLY BRING SOME LINES DOWN... CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL HAVE DEVELOPED. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ004>006-141600- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 614 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING WESTERLY...WARWICK...TAUNTON...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR UNTIL ABOUT 8 AM OR 9 AM. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES LATE THIS MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR AWAY FROM THE COAST. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS MORNING. YOU SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL LATE THIS MORNING...RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL HAVE DEVELOPED. ALSO...BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND CLINGING TO BRANCHES AND WIRES... SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. ALREADY AS OF 6 AM...THERE WAS A REPORT OF TREE BRANCHES BREAKING IN THE ATTLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS AREA. 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 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. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141407 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 907 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...A COASTAL STORM AS OF 830 AM HAD PRODUCED UP TO NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW IN PARTS OF THE MONADNOCK REGION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WILL MOVE OFF THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-141645- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 907 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SNOW WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF DIMINISHING NOW IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND ANY LAST BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW THERE SHOULD BE BRIEF. HEAVY SNOW IN NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF MOVING NORTHEAST AND BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AND IT WILL BE WINDING DOWN IN EARNEST THERE AROUND 930 AM OR 10 AM. SNOW IN THE MONADNOCK REGION EASTWARD AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MANCHESTER NASHUA REGION ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 11 AM ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. SNOWFALL RATES WILL TAPER CONSIDERABLY IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AND MONADNOCK REGION BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM. FINAL TOTALS IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL RANGE GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES AND GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATED 13 OR 14 INCH STORM TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE MONADNOCKS INTO THE HILLS OF NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. SNOWFALL IN THE KEENE AREA OF CHESHIRE COUNTY HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN MANY OTHER AREAS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES FROM THE WET SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH DURING MIDDAY AS THE SNOW AND WIND DIMINISHES AND TEMPERATURES REMAIN OR FALL BELOW 30 DEGREES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL MIDDAY OR THIS AFTERNOON...RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL HAVE DEVELOPED. $$ MAZ013-015-016-RIZ001>003-141645- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH 907 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE BOSTON AREA THROUGH AT LEAST NOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THERE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH OCEAN EFFECT SNOW MAY CONTINUE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HEAVIEST NEAR ROUTE 128. SNOW COLLECTING ON POWER LINES WILL PROBABLY BRING SOME LINES DOWN...CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES....ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON. MEANWHILE...THE AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND ARE STARTING TO BE LESS ORGANIZED. THIS PROCESS OF WINDING DOWN WILL GRADUAL BECOME WIDESPREAD AROUND 10 AM. HOWEVER THE WARNING IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND CONTINUES INTO MIDDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL HAVE DEVELOPED. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ004>006-141645- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 907 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING WESTERLY...WARWICK...TAUNTON...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH. SNOWFALL IN THE ADVISORY REGION OF SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WHEN THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES LATE THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTY WILL PROBABLY AVERAGE CLOSE TO 6 INCHES WHILE LESSER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 3 INCHES WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL COUNTIES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS MORNING. YOU SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL LATE THIS MORNING...RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL HAVE DEVELOPED. ALSO...BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND CLINGING TO BRANCHES AND WIRES... SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS41 KBOX 141652 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...THE COASTAL STORM THAT AS OF 1130 AM HAD PRODUCED 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SECTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WILL MOVE OFF THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAZ013-015-016-141945- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T2000Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE BOSTON METRO AREA AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. THIS CONVERSION OF THE WINTER STORM TO A SINGLE ELEMENT HEAVY SNOW WARNING INDICATES THAT THE CURRENT BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE WORST OF THE STORM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE IN PARTS OF THE BOSTON AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. IF TRAVEL CAN BE DELAYED TILL MID AFTERNOON... RECOVERY CONDITIONS AND EASIER TRAVEL WILL BE DEVELOPING. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>012-NHZ011-141800- /O.CAN.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY...KEENE 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. THE WORST OF THIS SNOWSTORM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. WHILE THERE MAY BE A BURST OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTENT HEAVIER SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AND RECOVERY IS IN PROGRESS. ONE AREA THAT COULD SEE ANOTHER INCH OR 2 OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN NOW AND 2 PM IS THE EAST PART OF CHESHIRE COUNTY. $$ RIZ001>003-141800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM HAS DIMINISHED FOR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. WHILE THERE MAY BE ANOTHER BURST OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...THIS WILL BE MUCH LESS SUBSTANTIAL THAN THE SNOWFALL OF EARLIER THIS MONDAY MORNING. $$ RIZ006-141800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NO FURTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MAZ006-007-014-141945- /O.EXT.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T2000Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IN ESSEX COUNTY AND NEARBY ROUTE 128 JUST NORTHWEST OF BOSTON WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES UNTIL ABOUT 2 OR 3 PM. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE STILL BE HAZARDOUS. ALLOW A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING DRIVE TIME. $$ MAZ004-005-026-NHZ012-015-141800- /O.CON.KBOX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T1800Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. WHILE THE WORST OF THE SNOWSTORM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...POCKETS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ON TOP OF THE WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL REQUIRE FURTHER SNOW REMOVAL. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING TO FLURRIES AS THE AFTERNOON UNFOLDS... ESPECIALLY DURING MID AFTERNOON. ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ004-005-141945- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080114T2100Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...WARWICK...BRISTOL 1152 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS UNTIL MID AFTERNOON FOR ADDITIONAL STORM SNOW AND SOME OCEAN ENHANCEMENT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ DRAG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 13, 4:33 AM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 4:33 AM EST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
433 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN MOVE OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
ANOTHER WINTER STORM COULD IMPACT OUR REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY WITH EFFECTS LINGERING INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
PATCHY HIGH CLOUDS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE
CLOUDS SHOULD THICKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS COASTAL LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES. WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING NORTH OF US...LIGHT
WINDS WILL SLOWLY PICK UP FROM THE NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES AT 900 MB ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND 0C TO
-2C...WHICH WITH FULL MIXING WOULD SUPPORT A MAX TEMP OF 45 TO 50F.
WITH THICKENING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON WE WILL FAVOR THE COOLER SIDE
OF THIS RANGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
ALL THE MODELS AGREE THAT THE 800 POUND ELEPHANT WILL WALK PAST. BUT
THEY DONT AGREE ON WHERE THAT WALK PATH WILL BE. THE OPERATIONAL
RUNS...WHICH SUPPLY MUCH OF THE GRID DATA WE IMPORT...ARE OUTLIERS IN
THE RANGE OF SOLUTIONS. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS BRING THE LOW CLOSER TO
THE COAST THAN THE ECMWF-UKMET-GLOBAL-SREF SOLUTIONS. THE GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN TENDS TOWARD THE ECMWF AND GLOBAL POSITIONS...WHICH
BRING THE STORM CENTER OVER THE 40/70 BENCHMARK.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS CONSENSUS TRACK. THIS WOULD BRING THE
PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. IT WILL FEATURE DEEP LIFT AND MOISTURE WITH STRONG LIFT IN
THE DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH ZONE AS WELL AS STRONG INFLOW.
WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO BE SNOW.
FROM CLIMATOLOGY...A TRACK OVER THE BENCHMARK SHOULD BRING THE
HEAVIEST SNOW TO NORTHEAST CT-NORTHWEST RI-BOSTON METROWEST AND
METRONORTH. THE CONSENSUS OF THE MODELS ALSO BRINGS ABOVE FREEZING
AIR ALOFT OF THE ISLANDS AND SOUTH COAST...EXTENDING ON A LINE FROM
GROTON THROUGH FALL RIVER TO PLYMOUTH. THIS WARM INTRUSION WOULD
PROMOTE MELTING ALOFT AND RESULT IN A MIX OR CHANGE TO SLEET...EVEN A
CHANGE TO RAIN WHERE THE WARMING REACHES THE SURFACE. THERE CONTINUES
TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAR NORTH THIS WILL GET...TIED OF
COURSE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TRACK.
WITH ALL THIS IN MIND...THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN CT-
NORTHERN RI-ADJACENT MASS WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WINTER STORM
WARNING. NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE WE WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM
WATCH BECAUSE THE LATER ONSET OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. WE ANTICIPATE
THESE NORTHERN AREAS WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING DURING THE DAY.
UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN AS TO THE EXTENT OF SLEET AND RAIN IN THE SOUTH
COASTAL AREA. INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THESE ZONES MAY ACTUALLY REACH
WARNING CRITERIA...WHILE THE ZONE-WIDE AVERAGE MAY BE WITHIN ADVISORY
CRITERIA. WE WILL LEAVE THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN PLACE AT THIS TIME
ANTICIPATING AN EVENTUAL CONVERSION TO EITHER A WARNING OR ADVISORY.
A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET. STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND STRONG PRESSURE
CHANGE/ISALLOBARIC FLOW POINT TO A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS. AS
WE GET CLOSER TO STORM TIME THIS MAY BE CONVERTED TO AN ADVISORY OR
WARNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SNOW WILL TAPER TO LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING
BY TUESDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER TRAILING SHORT WAVE WILL APPROACH LATE TUESDAY OR TUESDAY
NIGHT...SO DECIDED TO KEEP A LOW CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF OCEAN SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY
BEHIND THE TRAILING SHORT WAVE AS LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES STEEPEN.
OTHERWISE EXPECT CLEARING SKIES.
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD ARRIVE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...GFS AND ECMWF BOTH INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR
A COASTAL LOW TRACKING THROUGH THE AREA...BUT THE TIMING DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THESE 2 MODELS IS A FULL DAY. WILL CONTINUE TO TREND TOWARDS
GFS DURING THESE PERIODS WITH PRIMARILY CHANCE OF SNOW /CHANCE RAIN
AS WELL COASTAL AREAS/...BUT HELD ON TO CHANCE POPS FOR SNOW ON
SATURDAY. POTENTIAL FOR TEMPERATURES TO TUMBLE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
OVER THE COURSE OF NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR NO CIG AND VFR CIG ABV 10 THOUSAND FEET THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
CIGS AND VSBYS WILL LOWER TO MVFR AND THEN IFR TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. IFR AND LIFR CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF MONDAY.
INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 20 KNOTS OR HIGHER ALONG THE COASTS. WINDS
SHOULD SHIFT TO NORTH DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT...IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS.
TUESDAY...VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS THE MORNING /ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST MA
AND SOUTHERN NH/...BECOMING VFR.
TUESDAY NIGHT...VFR...WITH SCATTERED MVFR POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY...VFR. EXCEPT MVFR PORTIONS OF OUTER CAPE COD IN MORNING
OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
THURSDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
5 FOOT SEAS LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST OUTER WATERS.
WITH LIGHT FLOW THIS MORNING...THESE VALUES MAY SUBSIDE FURTHER.
AS COASTAL LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE COAST LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL BRING
INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS ARRIVING AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING MUCH OF MONDAY. CURRENT DATA SUGGESTS WIND
GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...A STRONG GALE AND CLOSE TO STORM FORCE. MEANWHILE
SEAS WILL BE PUSHED TO 12 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING AND THE NORTHEAST
WINDS MAY BRING SEAS TO 15 FEET IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY DURING MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUE...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NW AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISH. SEAS WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO SUBSIDE...REMAINING ABOVE 5
FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT...MAY SEE ANOTHER PERIOD OF WINDS 25 KT OR GREATER AS
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 5
FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS.
WEDNESDAY INT THURSDAY...WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE LATE AS A HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS COULD BRING A PERIOD OF COASTAL
FLOODING TO EASTERN MA DURING THE MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. THERE
IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. JUDGING FROM THE
HIGH TIDE AT BOSTON...THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS NOT THE HIGHEST FOR
THIS MONTH AND LESS THAN 10 FT. LATEST SURGE GUIDANCE FROM THE GFS
HAS A 1.9 FT SURGE...WHICH WOULD LEAVE US ABOUT 1.5-1.7 FT BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
WAVES ON TOP OF THE SURGE MAY BE A CONCERN FOR THE COASTLINE. WITH
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS IN MASS BAY OF 10 TO 15 FEET...COASTAL
SPLASHOVER IS LIKELY IN THE USUAL SPOTS. WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
THIS SITUATION WILL BEAR WATCHING. IF THIS HAD BEEN A WEEK LATER...WITH
A 11.3 HIGH TIDE...THE FLOODING THREAT WOULD BE MUCH CLEARER.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY
FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR MAZ002>008-010-014>016-019>021-026.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY
FOR MAZ009-011>013-017-018.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
MAZ022>024.
NH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR RIZ005>008.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY
FOR RIZ001>004.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY FOR
ANZ232>235-237-254-255.
GALE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ231-250.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ254-255.
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SYNOPSIS...WTB
NEAR TERM...WTB
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...BELK/NMB
AVIATION...WTB/BELK
MARINE...WTB/BELK
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WTBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 5:54 PM EST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 554 PM EST SAT JAN 12 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-132300- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 554 PM EST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH IN GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME MONDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BE NECESSARY ALONG THE COAST...AND A WIND ADVISORY AS FAR WEST AS THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR IN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT MONDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...OR SEEK ALTERNATE PLANS. THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET AND BUILDING WAVES MAY LEAD TO SPLASHOVER AND MINOR BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022>024-132300- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 554 PM EST SAT JAN 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH IN GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON CAPE COD FOR A TIME MONDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BE NECESSARY ALONG THE COAST...AND A WIND ADVISORY AS FAR WEST AS THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR IN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT MONDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...OR SEEK ALTERNATE PLANS. THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET AND BUILDING WAVES MAY LEAD TO SPLASHOVER AND MINOR BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-132300- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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- 554 PM EST SAT JAN 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS... WITH PERHAPS STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 55 KT...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 FT MONDAY...BUT PERHAPS UP TO 20 FT IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES MORE RAPIDLY. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MARINERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND KEEP ADVISED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT AS THIS COASTAL STORM TRACKS INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:54 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 7 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:00 PM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 28 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:04 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 28 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Rhode Island, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2008Every winter 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.