Alert archive / Massachusetts / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this blizzard warning at Jan 11, 2011, 4:20 PM EST for 7 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 12, 2011, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:20 PM EST (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2011, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2011, 4:20 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 WWUS41 KBOX 112120 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... MAZ007-014>016-018-019-021-120530- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.110112T0700Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BOSTON AND INTERIOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ022-023-120530- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.110112T0500Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.110112T0700Z-110113T0100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS UPPER CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-008>013-017-026-RIZ001>006-120530- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ020-RIZ007-008-120530- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-012-015-120530- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.110112T0500Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ024-120530- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0003.110112T0700Z-110113T0300Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 420 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NANTUCKET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
5 follow-up statements
910 WWUS41 KBOX 120531 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1231 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MAZ007-014>016-018-019-021>023-121345- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.110112T0700Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN 1231 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BOSTON AND INTERIOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY 2 AM ACROSS MOST OF EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-008>013-017-026-RIZ001>006-121345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1231 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ020-RIZ007-008-121345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1231 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-012-015-121345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1231 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 2 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ024-121345- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0003.110112T0700Z-110113T0300Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 1231 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RLG
264 WWUS41 KBOX 120855 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MAZ018-121700- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROCKTON 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ021-121700- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MATTAPOISETT 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ019-022-121700- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THE UPPER CAPE THROUGH COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE OUTER CAPE. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF PLYMOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ023-121000- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH IN MARTHAS VINEYARD THAT RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX IS FALLING ON THE ISLAND. BELIEVE THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING...SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ RIZ008-121700- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.110112T0855Z-110113T0100Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ024-121000- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110113T0300Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. EXPECT RAIN TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE A SWITCH BACK TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. $$ MAZ007-014>016-121700- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM SCITUATE NORTHWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH NOON TIME. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-008>013-017-026-RIZ001>006-121700- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT NEWPORT COUNTY AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH NOON TIME. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ020-RIZ007-121700- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...NEWPORT 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-012-015-121700- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 355 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RLG
401 WWUS41 KBOX 121318 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MAZ007-014>016-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM SCITUATE NORTHWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-008>013-017-018-026-RIZ001>006-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...19 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2 FEET. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ007-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-012-015-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ019-022-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THE UPPER CAPE THROUGH COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE OUTER CAPE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF PLYMOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ RIZ008-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 818 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FIELD
179 WWUS41 KBOX 121538 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH THIS EVENING... MAZ007-014>016-122345- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM SCITUATE NORTHWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. VERY HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-008>013-017-018-026-RIZ001>006-122345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...19 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2 FEET. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ007-122345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-012-015-122345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ019-022-122345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THE UPPER CAPE THROUGH COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE OUTER CAPE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF PLYMOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ RIZ008-122345- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1038 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
286 WWUS41 KBOX 122120 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS EVENING... MAZ007-014>016-130100- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY 420 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM SCITUATE NORTHWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW BANDS WILL BRING UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO THE AREA LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. FALLEN HEAVY WET SNOW ON LIMBS AND ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL CAUSE SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WITH ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES LIKELY THIS EVENING. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE REMOVAL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>013-017>022-026-NHZ011-012-015- RIZ001>007-130100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 420 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MODERATE BANDS OF SNOW WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 26 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...8 TO 18 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW BANDS WILL TAPER OFF IN INTENSITY AFTER 8 PM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO THE AREA REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RIZ008-130100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T0100Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 420 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:44 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 53 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:14 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:28 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 27 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.