Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Watches in 2009
Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm watch at Feb 21, 2009, 4:35 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 22, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2009, 4:35 AM EST (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2009, 4:26 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Feb 21, 4:20 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 4:20 AM EST, 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 5:31 PM EST, 11 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 531 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-010>023-RIZ001>008-212245- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 531 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING MAINLY RAIN TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND COASTAL PLAIN ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LEAVING A LIGHT ACCUMULATION. THE RAIN MAY END AS A BIT OF SNOW SUNDAY EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF THIS ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. AT THIS TIME THIS LOOKS TO OCCUR TOO LATE FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES FASTER THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A FEW TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS BOSTON AND THE BLUE HILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...MOST LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST BELOW CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ024-212245- NANTUCKET MA- 531 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>235-237-250-254-255-212245- 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- 531 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WESTERLY GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS RE- DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-212245- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 531 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WESTERLY GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS RE- DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ002>004-008-009-026-NHZ011-012-015-212245- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 531 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL LIKELY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF WET SNOW TO THE INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE ON SUNDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE A HIGH END ADVISORY/LOW END WARNING TYPE OF EVENT FOR THIS REGION...WITH THE LARGEST AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHESHIRE/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SINCE THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS IF WE END UP REACHING WARNING CRITERIA. IF THIS OCCURS IT WILL NOT EVEN HOLD A CANDLE TO THE ICE STORM BACK IN DECEMBER...BUT JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY WET SNOW. WINTER STORM WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES. IN ADDITION...A MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE WORCESTER HILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FRANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:26 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 31 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Worcester | 31 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Watches in Massachusetts, 2009Every winter storm watch in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.