Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:42 PM EST for Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:42 PM EST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 4:08 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:35 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Keene, NH | WIRES DOWNED AT ELM ST. AT BARRETT AVE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853 WWUS41 KBOX 242042 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON... NHZ011-015-250445- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.110225T0600Z-110225T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0009.110225T0800Z-110226T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHESHIRE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND MAY EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR SQUALLS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE ANTICIPATED. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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 UN PLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>004-008>010-026-250445- /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.110225T0800Z-110226T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL QUICKLY MIX WITH SLEET WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR SQUALLS ANTICIPATED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOWFALL AND GLAZING OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ012-250445- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.110225T0800Z-110226T0000Z/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL QUICKLY MIX WITH SLEET WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE ANTICIPATED BY EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY WILL ALSO HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
853 WWUS41 KBOX 250413 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1113 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON... NHZ011-015-251215- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.110225T0800Z-110226T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1113 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CHESHIRE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET...AND MAY EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE ANTICIPATED. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UN PLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>004-008>010-026-NHZ012-251215- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.110225T0800Z-110226T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 1113 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL QUICKLY MIX WITH SLEET...ALONG WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN... BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE ARE ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY WILL ALSO HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$
017 WWUS41 KBOX 250959 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 459 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ002-008-009-251800- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 459 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE...AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH LATE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF INTO THE LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UN PLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NHZ011-015-251800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 459 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CHESHIRE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR A TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF INTO THE LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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 UN PLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-004-010-026-NHZ012-251800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 459 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES AS WELL AS NORTHERN MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER COUNTIES. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL QUICKLY MIX WITH SLEET...ALONG WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE ARE ANTICIPATED BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY WILL ALSO HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ DOODY/SIPPRELL
892 WWUS41 KBOX 251531 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1031 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS AFTERNOON... NHZ011-015-252345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1031 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CHESHIRE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY RAIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR A TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF INTO THE LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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 UN PLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-008-009-252345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1031 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE...AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF INTO THE LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UN PLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-004-010-026-NHZ012-252345- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 1031 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES AS WELL AS NORTHERN MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER COUNTIES. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW MIXING WITH SLEET...ALONG WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE CAN BE ANTICIPATED BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY WILL ALSO HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$
461 WWUS41 KBOX 252108 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 408 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 MAZ002-008-009-NHZ011-015-252215- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 408 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WITH ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP THROUGH THE 20S. $$ MAZ003-004-010-026-NHZ012-252215- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 408 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND MAY BRING ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION. UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP THROUGH THE 20S. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 36 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:44 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:49 PM EST | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:41 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:41 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:41 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 11 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.