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Storm Watch 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 9, 2010

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this storm watch at Feb 9, 2010, 3:30 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 10, 2010, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2010, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2010, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 9, 2010, 4:06 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 storm watch went out at Feb 9, 2:33 AM EST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 2:33 AM EST, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 4:43 PM EST, 10 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
443 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-092145-
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 MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
443 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOWEVER...THERE MAY
BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THIS REGION SO
CONFIDENCE IS LOW AS TO WHERE EXACTLY THIS HAPPENS.

THERE REMAINS PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. A
TRACK FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW INTO CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. A TRACK FURTHER SOUTH WOULD KEEP THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW OUT OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002>004-MAZ017>024-RIZ001>008-092145-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
443 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-092145-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
443 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 3:56 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket12 hr
Feb 9, 3:52 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 5 more33 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket35 hr
Feb 9, 4:06 PM ESTGale WarningBOX45 hr
Feb 9, 4:06 PM ESTStorm WarningBOX35 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.