Alert archive / New Hampshire / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 18, 2014, 2:02 PM EST for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; Essex County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 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
- Jan 18, 2014, 2:02 PM EST (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2:47 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Andover, MA | REPORT OF TREE DOWN ANDOVER STREET AT BANNISTER ROAD DUE TO HEAVY SNOW |
| Jan 18, 2:48 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Haverhill, MA | WIRES DOWN ON BROADWAY WITH POWER OUTAGES BEING REPORTED IN HAVERHILL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1409 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 108 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
944 WWUS41 KBOX 181902 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 202 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS... MAZ006-NHZ012-190000- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0002.140118T1902Z-140119T0000Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 202 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>005-008-010-012-026-NHZ011-015-190000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 202 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE UP INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLOW AND TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
2 follow-up statements
926 WWUS41 KBOX 182110 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 410 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... MAZ006-NHZ012-190000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 410 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW CONTINUES LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. A FEW BURST OF SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND WIRES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ002>005-008-010-012-026-NHZ011-015-190000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 410 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE UP INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. A QUICK BURST OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLOW AND TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
457 WWUS41 KBOX 190003 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 703 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 MAZ006-NHZ012-190115- /O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 703 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED OF AROUND AN INCH. ANY SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AS WELL AS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ MAZ002>005-008-010-012-026-NHZ011-015-190115- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 703 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED OF AROUND AN INCH. ANY SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AS WELL AS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Cheshire, Hillsborough | 15 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:06 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.