Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 29, 2012, 4:25 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 15 reports 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
- Dec 29, 2012, 4:25 AM EST (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 1:49 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 11:28 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Rehoboth, MA | TREE DOWN ON ASH STREET |
| Dec 29, 11:33 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Boston, MA | UTILITY POLE DOWN ON JAMAICAWAY AND POND STREET |
| Dec 29, 11:35 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Dartmouth, MA | LARGE BRANCH IN THE ROAD ON RYDER STREET |
| Dec 30, 12:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Mattapoisett, MA | TREE DOWN ON LEBARON WAY |
| Dec 30, 12:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Roxbury, MA | TREES DOWN |
| Dec 30, 12:49 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Acushnet, MA | TREE DOWN ON LUSSIER ST. |
| Dec 30, 12:49 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Dartmouth, MA | TREE DOWN ON HORSENECK RD NEAR RUSSELLS MILLS LANDING |
| Dec 30, 12:53 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Mattapoisett, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD |
| Dec 30, 1:01 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Brookline, MA | TREES DOWN |
| Dec 30, 1:09 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | New Bedford, MA | CABLE WIRES DOWN ON CAR ON ALVA ST. |
| Dec 30, 1:16 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Dartmouth, MA | POWERLINES DOWN ON ELSWICK ST |
| Dec 30, 1:19 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Marion, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING RT-6 EASTBOUND AT MATTAPOISETT LINE |
| Dec 30, 1:19 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Plymouth, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING A ROADWAY |
| Dec 30, 1:26 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Acushnet, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BESSEY STREET |
| Dec 30, 1:26 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Marion, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 1035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109 WWUS41 KBOX 290925 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...A DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM WILL BRING A PLOWABLE SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD TONIGHT...THEN INTO NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A LARGE SWATH OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH AN AREA OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. CTZ004-MAZ005>007-014-015-291730- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1500Z-121230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0005.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * UNCERTAINTY...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON. THEREFORE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS METRO WEST INCLUDING THE ROUTE 128 AND INTERSTATE 495 CORRIDORS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN TAPERING OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY 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. && $$ MAZ012-013-016>021-RIZ001>007-291730- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.121229T1500Z-121230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0005.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * UNCERTAINTY...THE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL TRACK ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THUS THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-RIZ008-291730- /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...BLOCK ISLAND 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-022-026-291730- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-BARNSTABLE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...AYER 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT/WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS/CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NOCERA
7 follow-up statements
348 WWUS41 KBOX 291030 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 530 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...A DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM WILL BRING A PLOWABLE SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD TONIGHT...THEN INTO NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A LARGE SWATH OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH AN AREA OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-291830- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 530 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * UNCERTAINTY...THE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL TRACK ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THUS THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-291830- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 530 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON... THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-RIZ008-291830- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... BLOCK ISLAND 530 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY 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. && $$
008 WWUS41 KBOX 291035 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 535 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...A DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM WILL BRING A PLOWABLE SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD TONIGHT...THEN INTO NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A LARGE SWATH OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH AN AREA OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-291845- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 535 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * UNCERTAINTY...THE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL TRACK ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THUS THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-291845- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 535 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON... THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY 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. && $$ MAZ022-RIZ008-291845- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.121229T1700Z-121230T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... BLOCK ISLAND 535 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND MIDDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM 5 PM TO 1 AM...THEN SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$
836 WWUS41 KBOX 291924 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 224 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT... CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-015-300330- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 224 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WAS OVER SPREADING THE REGION AS OF MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...FALLING AT THE RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL BE OVER MIDNIGHT...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * 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 UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-300330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 224 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...FAR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT A SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...SNOW WAS OVER SPREADING THE REGION AS OF MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY BE MIXED WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * UNCERTAINTY...THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES INITIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ONCE THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES HEAVY BY EARLY EVENING...ALL THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD BE LOWER IF RAIN LASTS LONGER. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POOR. IN ADDITION...A SWATH OF WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. 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-NHZ011-300330- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 224 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND CHESHIRE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WAS OVER SPREADING THE REGION AS OF MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POOR AT TIMES. && $$ MAZ022-RIZ008-300330- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... BLOCK ISLAND 224 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST EXPECTED ON THE UPPER CAPE WITH THE LOWEST ON THE OUTER-CAPE. * TIMING...MAINLY RAIN SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW THIS SOMETIME THIS EVENING...AND MAY FALL BRIEFLY HEAVY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * UNCERTAINTY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEPEND UPON HOW QUICKLY THE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW. THE BEST CHANCE FOR AMOUNTS OVER 3 INCHES WILL BE ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT AMOUNTS EXCEED 6 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. IF THIS OCCURS...THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. && $$ FRANK
752 WWUS41 KBOX 292201 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 501 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT... CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-300615- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 501 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...FAR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT A SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...SNOW HAD SPREAD OVER THE REGION AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY BE MIXED WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * UNCERTAINTY...THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES INITIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ONCE THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES HEAVY BY EARLY EVENING...ALL THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD BE LOWER IF RAIN LASTS LONGER. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POOR. IN ADDITION...A SWATH OF WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-015-300615- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 501 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WAS SPREADING OVER THE REGION AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING EARLY THIS EVENING...FALLING AT THE RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL BE OVER SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT... BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-300615- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 501 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND CHESHIRE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WAS OVER SPREADING THE REGION AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW COMING TO AN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POOR AT TIMES. $$ MAZ022-RIZ008-300615- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... BLOCK ISLAND 501 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST EXPECTED ON THE UPPER CAPE WITH THE LOWEST ON THE OUTER-CAPE. * TIMING...MAINLY RAIN SHOULD FALL OVER THE REGION THROUGH VERY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW THIS SOMETIME THIS EVENING...AND MAY FALL BRIEFLY HEAVY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * UNCERTAINTY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEPEND UPON HOW QUICKLY THE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW. THE BEST CHANCE FOR AMOUNTS OVER 3 INCHES WILL BE ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT AMOUNTS EXCEED 6 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. IF THIS OCCURS...THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NMB
628 WWUS41 KBOX 300316 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1016 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT... MAZ019-021-300430- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 1016 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. RAINFALL EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS LOWERED THE EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES. SNOWFALL IS STILL EXPECTED...BUT SHOULD ONLY TOTAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. $$ MAZ022-RIZ008-300430- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... BLOCK ISLAND 1016 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAINFALL EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS LOWERED THE EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS CAPE COD AND BLOCK ISLAND. SNOWFALL IS STILL EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD ONLY UP TO 1 INCH FOR MOST LOCATIONS. A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS UPPER CAPE COD COULD SEE AN ISOLATED 2 INCH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>018-020-RIZ001>007-301130- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1016 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...FAR NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. RAINFALL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POOR. IN ADDITION...A SWATH OF WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-015-301100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1016 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * TIMING...THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL BE OVER SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-301130- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 1016 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND CHESHIRE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE BULK OF THE SNOW COMING TO AN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POOR AT TIMES. $$ BELK
104 WWUS41 KBOX 300646 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 146 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>018-020-RIZ001>007-300800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 146 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-015-301500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T000CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-015-300745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 146 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 145 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NOCERA
686 WWUS41 KBOX 300649 AAC WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 149 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE AND EXITED SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THUS NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CTZ002-003-MAZ004-008>011-026-NHZ012-015-300800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121230T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 149 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MAZ002-003-NHZ011-300800- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... JAFFREY...KEENE 149 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 12:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 40 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:54 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 47 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:54 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 17 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 34 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Rhode Island, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.