Alert archive / Massachusetts / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this blizzard warning at Mar 25, 2014, 2:37 PM EDT for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Mar 26, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 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 25, 2014, 2:37 PM EDT (18:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2014, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
935 WWUS41 KBOX 251837 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 237 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS... MAZ022>024-260245- /O.UPG.KBOX.BZ.A.0004.140326T0400Z-140326T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0004.140326T0400Z-140326T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 237 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE AND NANTUCKET. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 2 AM UNTIL NOON...TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ007-260245- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0009.140326T0400Z-140326T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.140326T0400Z-140326T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 237 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEWPORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT AND NEWPORT. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 2 AM AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL WHERE TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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 RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS 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. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
5 follow-up statements
742 WWUS41 KBOX 260218 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1018 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS... MAZ022>024-261030- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0004.140326T0400Z-140326T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1018 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE AND NANTUCKET. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 5 AM UNTIL NOON...TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ007-261030- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.140326T0400Z-140326T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 1018 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEWPORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT AND NEWPORT. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL WHERE TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NOCERA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
525 WWUS41 KBOX 260758 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS... MAZ022>024-261600- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140326T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 358 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 4 AM UNTIL NOON...THEN TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES INTO MIDDAY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ017>021-RIZ007-261600- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 358 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NEWPORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT AND NEWPORT. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 8 AM AND MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL WHERE TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NOCERA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
403 WWUS41 KBOX 261252 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 852 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS... MAZ017-RIZ007-261400- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...NEWPORT 852 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS REGION. MOST OF THIS REGION SHOULD JUST RECEIVE ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ MAZ022>024-261800- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140326T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 852 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL UNTIL NOON...THEN TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES INTO MIDDAY. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ018>021-261600- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1600Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT 852 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT AND NEWPORT. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS WILL BE TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL...WHERE TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS 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. && $$ FRANK/NOCERA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
209 WWUS41 KBOX 261516 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1116 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF HURRICANE FORCE CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS... MAZ020-261630- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD 1116 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MAZ022>024-262000- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140326T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1116 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHA/S VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AROUND MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AROUND MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...NORTHERLY WIND GUST OF 60 TO EVEN 80 MPH ACROSS NANTUCKET WILL RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE ALONG WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...HAVE OPTED TO CONTINUE THE BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THIS A DANGEROUS STORM AND TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ018-019-021-262000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T2000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 1116 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WHILE SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES INTO LATE AFTERNOON...SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS WILL BE TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL...WHERE TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
958 WWUS41 KBOX 261915 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 315 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 MAZ022>024-262015- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140326T2000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 315 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. JUST A FEW LEFT OVER LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WERE AFFECTING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AT MID AFTERNOON. THESE SHOULD END SHORTLY AND NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES INTO THE EVENING. $$ MAZ018-019-021-262015- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T2000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 315 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE CAPE COD CANAL. $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 4:42 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 10 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:39 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 42 hr | |
| Mar 25, 1:39 PM EDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:37 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 25 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:54 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:09 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 28 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 18 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 18 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.