Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:36 PM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:36 PM EST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 2:36 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
252 WWUS41 KBOX 252136 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND... .THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. A STORM WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE MID- ATLANTIC STATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY. MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND... AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST OF CAPE COD THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WORST OF THE WINTRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTING. LIGHT ICING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. NHZ011-012-015-260545- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 436 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-260545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 436 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ WTB/DUNTEN
11 follow-up statements
238 WWUS41 KBOX 252155 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 455 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND... .THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. A STORM WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE MID- ATLANTIC STATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY. MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND... AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST OF CAPE COD THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WORST OF THE WINTRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTING. LIGHT ICING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. NHZ011-012-015-260600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 455 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITY MAY LOWER TO BETWEEN 1/4 MILE AND 1/2 MILE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 10 AM THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-260600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 455 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
479 WWUS41 KBOX 252157 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 457 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM HEADLINES FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. MEANWHILE THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. A STORM WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE MID- ATLANTIC STATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY. MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND... AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST OF CAPE COD THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WORST OF THE WINTRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT ICING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. NHZ011-012-015-260600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 457 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-260600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 457 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
326 WWUS41 KBOX 260837 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 337 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WINTER STORM WATCHES CONTINUE FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. A STORM WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW LATE TODAY. MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST OF CAPE COD THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WORST OF THE WINTRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT ICING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. NHZ011-012-015-261645- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 337 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-261645- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 337 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$
389 WWUS41 KBOX 261013 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 513 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY A FEW SPOTS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE 12 TO 16 INCHES. FARTHER SOUTHEAST INTO CONNECTICUT...THE WORCESTER HILLS AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY RAIN LATER TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND INTO METRO WEST BOSTON BEFORE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN LATER TONIGHT. MAZ002>004-008>011-026-261815- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 513 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-261815- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 513 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-012-261815- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... MILFORD...WORCESTER 513 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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. && $$ EVT/NOCERA
556 WWUS41 KBOX 261735 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY A FEW SPOTS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE 12 TO 16 INCHES. FARTHER SOUTHEAST INTO CONNECTICUT...THE WORCESTER HILLS AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY RAIN LATER TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND INTO METRO WEST BOSTON BEFORE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN LATER TONIGHT. MAZ002>004-008>011-026-270145- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 1235 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-270145- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1235 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 DEGREES. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-012-270145- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... MILFORD...WORCESTER 1235 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NMB
305 WWUS41 KBOX 262104 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY A FEW SPOTS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE 12 TO 16 INCHES. FARTHER SOUTHEAST INTO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND INTO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND THEN EVENTUALLY RAIN LATE TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR INCLUDING METRO WEST BOSTON BEFORE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN LATER TONIGHT. MAZ005-006-012-270515- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... MILFORD...WORCESTER 404 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. 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. && $$ MAZ002>004-008>011-026-270515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 404 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-270515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 404 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. && $$ RIZ001-270515- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 404 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002>004-270515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.121227T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 404 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...STARTING TONIGHT NIGHT AROUND 7 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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. && $$ DUNTEN
690 WWUS41 KBOX 270435 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1135 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY A FEW LOCATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE 12 TO 16 INCHES. FARTHER SOUTHEAST INTO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND INTO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SLEET AND THEN EVENTUALLY RAIN LATE TONIGHT. FOR METRO WEST BOSTON...THIS INCLUDES THE ROUTE 128 CORRIDOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN LATER TONIGHT. MAZ002>004-008>011-026-270930- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 1135 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...THEN POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THU. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. 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. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-270930- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1135 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. && $$ MAZ005-006-012-270930- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... MILFORD...WORCESTER 1135 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN EARLY THU MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-270930- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1135 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AND THEN CHANGING TO RAIN EARLY THU MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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. && $$ NOCERA
789 WWUS41 KBOX 270951 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 451 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...MORE SNOW EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...BASICALLY NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY A FEW LOCATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RECEIVE UP TO 16 INCHES. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SLOW AND DANGEROUS MORNING COMMUTE. MAZ005-006-009-011-012-271100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 451 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 495 HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. THUS THE RISK FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. $$ CTZ002>004-RIZ001-271100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121228T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 451 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. THUS THE RISK FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. $$ NHZ011-012-015-271800- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 451 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF UP TO 16 INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-008-271800- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 451 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. 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. && $$ MAZ003-004-010-026-271800- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER 451 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NOCERA
660 WWUS41 KBOX 271526 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1026 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE MONADNOCKS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...BASICALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ROUTE CORRIDOR AND WELL WEST OF INTERSTATE 495. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS IN WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES MAY RECEIVE UP TO 16 INCHES. NHZ011-012-015-272000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1026 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. 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. && $$ MAZ002-008-272000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 1026 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ003-004-010-026-272000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER 1026 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. 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. && $$ THOMPSON
538 WWUS41 KBOX 271815 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 115 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE MONADNOCKS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS IN WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES MAY RECEIVE UP TO 16 INCHES. MAZ003-004-010-026-271915- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER 115 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO DRIZZLE OR LIGHT SNOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 3 OR 4 PM. THUS ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER MAY FREEZE TOWARD SUNSET. COMMUTERS AND OTHER TRAVELERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE ALERT TO ICY SPOTS. $$ NHZ011-012-015-272000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 115 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE MAY OCCUR NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. && $$ MAZ002-008-272000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 115 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * IMPACTS...ANTICIPATED WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ THOMPSON
961 WWUS41 KBOX 271936 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 236 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .THE HEAVY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. MAZ002-008-NHZ011-012-015-272045- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T2000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 236 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR EVEN JUST SOME DRIZZLE IN A FEW SPOTS. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...DROPPING TEMPERATURES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL FREEZE ANY SLUSH AND MAKE FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:41 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:48 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 71 hr | |
| Dec 25, 5:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 24 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:55 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 45 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.