Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 21, 2013, 11:53 PM EDT for Bristol County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 21, 2013, 11:53 PM EDT (03:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2013, 5:49 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389 WWUS41 KBOX 220353 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1153 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS TONIGHT... MAZ020-021-220800- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0008.130322T0353Z-130322T0800Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 1153 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 8 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM... BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE WITHIN THE HEAVY BANDS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. 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. && $$ MAZ017>019-022-023-RIZ005-007-220800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T0800Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL... NEWPORT 1153 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH ISOLATED 6 INCHES AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH 2 AM... BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE CAPE AND MARTHAS VINEYARD...WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ DUNTEN
4 follow-up statements
916 WWUS41 KBOX 220524 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 124 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS TONIGHT... MAZ017-RIZ005-220630- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T0800Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BRISTOL 124 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVY SNOW BANDS HAVE MOVED EAST AND OUT OF THE ADVISORY AREA. AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER OR TWO MAY STILL FALL...BUT MAIN THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ MAZ020-021-221000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 124 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 8 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM... BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE WITHIN THE HEAVY BANDS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ018-019-022-023-RIZ007-221000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NEWPORT 124 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH ISOLATED 6 INCHES AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH 6 AM... BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE CAPE AND MARTHAS VINEYARD...WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ DUNTEN
326 WWUS41 KBOX 220629 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS EARLY THIS MORNING... RIZ007-220730- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWPORT 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVY SNOW BANDS HAVE MOVED EAST AND OUT OF THE ADVISORY AREA. AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER OR TWO MAY STILL FALL...BUT MAIN THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ MAZ019-221000- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY...ESPECIALLY AREAS SOUTH OF SCITUATE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED 7 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH TIL AROUND 5 AM... BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ020-021-221000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 8 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 AM...BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE WITHIN THE HEAVY BANDS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ018-022-023-221000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH ISOLATED 6 INCHES AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH 5 AM... BUT THE ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE CAPE AND MARTHAS VINEYARD...WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ DUNTEN
146 WWUS41 KBOX 220813 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 413 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS EARLY THIS MORNING... MAZ020-021-220915- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 413 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW BAND IS NOW EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY THIS MORNING AS TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING. $$ MAZ018-023-220915- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...VINEYARD HAVEN 413 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVY SNOW BAND IS NOW EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY THIS MORNING AS TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING. $$ MAZ019-221000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH 413 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY...ESPECIALLY AREAS SOUTH OF SCITUATE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED 7 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY 5 AM...YET THERE STILL MAY BE LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT TIME. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ022-221000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 413 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH ISOLATED 6 INCHES AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY 5 AM...YET THERE STILL MAY BE LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTERWARDS. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ DUNTEN
958 WWUS41 KBOX 220949 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 549 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS EARLY THIS MORNING... MAZ019-221100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130322T1000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH 549 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW BAND IS NOW EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY THIS MORNING AS TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING. $$ MAZ022-221100- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130322T1100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 549 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH ISOLATED 6 INCHES AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY 7 AM...YET THERE STILL MAY BE LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTERWARDS. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ DUNTEN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 storm warning went out at Mar 21, 10:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 10:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1003 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...MAINLY DRY BUT CHILLY WEATHER FOR LATE MARCH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE
ON A MID ATLANTIC STORM FOR SUN NIGHT/MON. ODDS FAVOR THE BULK OF
THE STORM PASSING TO OUR SOUTH...BUT STILL A LOW PROBABILITY IT
TRENDS NORTH AND BRINGS MORE SNOW TO THE REGION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
1000 PM UPDATE...
NO CHANGES IN THE HEADLINES AT THIS TIME. BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIP
SHIELD IS PUSHING INTO A BVY-OWD-IJD LINE AT THIS TIME. CONTINUE
TO WATCH FOR BANDING STRUCTURE...PER LATEST RADAR IMAGERY NOTICED
ONE ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST OF MASS. THIS BAND HAS BEEN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND IS MOST LIKELY DROPPING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2"
PER HOUR. ON THE FENCE OF ISSUING THE WARNING FOR IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...HOWEVER BECAUSE THE BANDWILL
EVENTUALLY MOVE EASTWARD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AT THIS TIME.
ANOTHER BAND IS CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER MVY AT THIS TIME AS WELL
DROPPING SIMILAR SNOWFALL RATES. THESE BANDS WILL REDUCE VSBYS
DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE...URGE MOTORIST TO USE CAUTION.
OTHERWISE UPDATED FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS...BUT
BULK OF THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
WE EXPANDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO SOUTHEAST RHODE
ISLAND AS WELL AS NORTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY. BANDS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WERE STREAMING NORTHWARD INTO THIS REGION AS A
RESULT OF VERY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...ALONG WITH DEEP
MOISTURE AND LIFT. IN FACT...THE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AROUND 8
C/KM AND TOTAL TOTAL VALUES APPROACHING 60. ALL THESE INGREDIENTS
SUPPORT CONVECTIVE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
DEVELOPING. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE STILL EXTREMELY TRICKY BECAUSE ITS
A MESOSCALE NATURE. FEEL WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST RI/SOUTHEAST MA...BUT ISOLATED 5 TO 6
INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MA.
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN SHOWING THIS BATCH OF
LIFT/INSTABILITY MOVING EAST AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. THIS SHOULD
EVENTUALLY SHIFT THE FOCUS ONTO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...WITH SNOW
TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TO THE NORTHWEST OF THESE AREAS.
OTHERWISE...DID NOT INCLUDE NANTUCKET IN THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...AS INITIAL WARM BOUNDARY LAYER MAY RESULT IN A PERIOD OF
RAIN AT THE ONSET. THEY SHOULD EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW
THOUGH...SO NEXT SHIFT WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS SINCE
SNOW COULD QUICKLY ACCUMULATE GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY/LIFT
OVERNIGHT.
FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST INTO EASTERN MA/NORTHWEST RI AND NORTHEAST
CT...MAY SEE A COATING TO 1 INCH OF SNOW WITH MORE BROAD SYNOPTIC
LIFT THIS EVENING. PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED 2 INCH AMOUNTS CAN/T BE RULED OUT.
THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
MID LEVEL TROUGH STAYS PRETTY WELL PUT OVER THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH THE SURFACE LOW IN THE
MARITIMES WILL ALLOW FOR SOME FLURRIES AND ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS TO LINGER OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AS WELL AS START UP
ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOULD
START TO COME TO AN END OVERNIGHT AS THE MID LEVEL LOW AND SURFACE
LOW LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TAKING THE LIFT AND MOISTURE WITH IT.
TEMPERATURES WERE A BLEND OF BIAS CORRECTED MOS...WITH HIGH TEMPS
REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S AND LOW TEMPS IN THE 20S.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* UNSEASONABLY CHILLY WEATHER THROUGH NEXT WEEK
* NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON A MID ATLANTIC STORM SUN NIGHT/MON
DETAILS...
THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO FEATURE A NEGATIVE AO/NAO WELL
INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWER THAN AVERAGE HEIGHT
FIELDS AND IN TURN BELOW NORMAL TEMPS IN OUR REGION. MUCH OF THE
PERIOD WILL FEATURE DRY NORTHWEST FLOW...SO THE STRONG MARCH SUN
SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH TO PUSH HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 30S TO MIDDLE
40S MUCH OF THE TIME. THE LATEST MEX GUIDANCE APPEARS TOO MILD
THOUGH AS IT OFTEN TRENDS MORE TOWARDS CLIMATOLOGY IN THE LATER PERIODS.
THE MAIN THING TO WATCH IS THE TRACK OF A MID ATLANTIC STORM SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MOST OF THE GUIDANCE HAS BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THAT THE MAIN AFFECTS FROM THIS STORM WILL PASS SOUTH OF OUR REGION.
THIS A RESULT OF VERY STRONG HIGH LATITUDE BLOCKING AND THE CLOSED
UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. HOWEVER...THIS STORM IS
STILL ABOUT 4 DAYS AWAY AND IT WOULDN/T TAKE MUCH OF A NORTHWARD
ADJUSTMENT TO GET US INTO AT LEAST SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD.
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR...MOST OF THE REGION WOULD BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
A SNOW EVENT. SO WHILE ODDS CURRENTLY FAVOR MORE OF A MISS/GLANCING
BLOW TO THE SOUTH...THERE REMAINS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. LOW POPS WERE INCLUDED IN THE
FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
OVERVIEW...MODERATE CONFIDENCE TONIGHT AND HIGH CONFIDENCE FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST RI/SOUTHEAST MA THIS EVENING. THE
BANDS OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD GRADUALLY PUSH EAST AND
FOCUS THEMSELVES ACROSS THE CAPE/ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR TERMINALS TONIGHT.
ANY LEFT OVER MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS
SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR BY EARLY TO MID MORNING FRIDAY.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD
PUSH EAST OF THE TERMINAL BY 3Z...WITH VFR CONDITIONS THEREAFTER.
RUNWAYS MAY BECOME COATED WITH SNOW.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS.
NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS EXPECTING DURING THE DAY
SAT...BUT MUCH LESS WIND ON SUN.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS IN
SNOW WOULD OCCUR ONLY IF STORM ENDS UP TRACKING FURTHER NORTH THAN
CURRENT MODELS INDICATE.
TUESDAY...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
SEAS BUILD WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE COASTAL WATERS. 5 TO 6 FOOT SEAS ARE EXPECTED ON THE OUTER
WATERS BY FRIDAY MORNING AND 6 TO 8 FOOT SEAS BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AS THEY INCREASE TO
AROUND 25 KTS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE UP FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
OUTER WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY NIGHT FOR MORE OF THE WATERS.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONG SCA WIND
GUSTS FROM THE NORTHWEST IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN. LOW
PROBABILITY FOR A PERIOD OF MARGINAL GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS.
SUNDAY...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDING...BUT LINGERING SCA LIKELY NEEDED FOR AT LEAST THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. SHOULD SEE AT LEAST
SCA NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS DEVELOP LATE SUN NIGHT/MON AS LOW PRESSURE
PASSES SOUTH OF THE WATERS. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR A PERIOD
OF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS IF THE STORM TRACK ENDS UP FURTHER NORTH
THAN CURRENT MODELS INDICATE.
TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MARGINAL NORTHWEST SCA WIND GUSTS OF
20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN BEHIND
THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
&&
.CLIMATE...
NORMAL HIGH TEMP/NORMAL LOW TEMP
BOS 47 / 32
BDL 50 / 29
PVD 49 / 31
ORH 45 / 28
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR MAZ017>023.
NH...NONE.
RI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR RIZ005-007.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ250.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR
ANZ254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK/RLG
NEAR TERM...FRANK/DUNTEN
SHORT TERM...RLG
LONG TERM...FRANK
AVIATION...FRANK/RLG
MARINE...FRANK/RLG
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 6:53 PM EDT, 5 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 653 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-006-008- 222300- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 653 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ017>023-RIZ005-007-222300- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- 653 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-222300- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 653 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF NORTHWEST GALES ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 21, 6:01 PM EDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 601 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 MAZ017>021-212315- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 601 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...BRIEF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS EARLY THIS EVENING AT 555 PM...DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO ATTLEBORO...MANSFIELD...BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH THROUGH 7 PM. A QUICK COATING TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY.
Special weather statement, Mar 21, 8:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 818 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 MAZ013-016>023-RIZ005-007-220230- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL... NEWPORT 818 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...BRIEF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH THE EVENING... AT 815 PM...DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. THIS INCLUDES FALL RIVER...BRAINTREE...TAUNTON...PLYMOUTH AND BOURNE. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. A QUICK COATING TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. DUNTEN
Special weather statement, Mar 21, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1015 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 MAZ018>023-RIZ005>007-220415- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1015 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...BRIEF HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH THE EVENING... AT 1015 PM...DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW MOVING ENE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. THIS INCLUDES FALL RIVER...PLYMOUTH AND BOURNE IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NARRAGANSETT AND NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. A QUICK COATING TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. DUNTEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 9:56 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 64 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:27 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
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Sources
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