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Winter Weather Advisory 11, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 2, 20126 counties in Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter weather advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 3:54 PM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 2, 2012, 3:54 PM EST (20:54 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM EST
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Mar 1, 6:30 PM EST, 21 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 6:30 PM EST, 21 hours 24 minutes before

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Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Massachusetts, 2012 Winter Weather Advisories in Connecticut, 2012 Winter Weather Advisories in Rhode Island, 2012 Every winter weather advisory in 2012

Sources

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