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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 4, 20144 states

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 4, 2014, 4:15 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 5, 2014, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 23 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
Feb 4, 2014, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2014, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 5, 2014, 11:04 PM EST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2014-02-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2014-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

758 
WWUS41 KBOX 040915
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE PASSING SOUTH OF CAPE COD EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL
SPREAD PLOWABLE SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION AND
PERHAPS A WINTRY MIX TO THE SOUTH COAST. 

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-041715-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
415 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6
PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH
  ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 14 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND
ICE ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED TUESDAY EVENING.
CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

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>022-RIZ005>007-041715-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0004.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
415 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF
  HIGHER ICE AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COASTAL
  REGIONS.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY
  FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND
ICE ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED TUESDAY EVENING.
CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-041715-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
415 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

$$


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403 
WWUS41 KBOX 041632
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1132 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE PASSING SOUTH OF NANTUCKET EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL
SPREAD PLOWABLE SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION AND
PERHAPS A WINTRY MIX TO THE SOUTH COAST.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-042200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1132 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH 
  ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 14 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND
ICE ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED TUESDAY EVENING.
CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

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>022-RIZ005>007-042200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1132 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY 
  OF HIGHER ICE AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH 
  COASTAL REGIONS.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND
ICE ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED TUESDAY EVENING.
CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-042200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
1132 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

$$


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031 
WWUS41 KBOX 041722
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1222 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE PASSING SOUTH OF NANTUCKET EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL
SPREAD PLOWABLE SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION AND
PERHAPS A WINTRY MIX TO THE SOUTH COAST.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-050130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1222 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-050130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1222 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY
  FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-050130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
1222 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

$$


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311 
WWUS41 KBOX 042129
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
429 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE DELAWARE COAST EARLY
WEDNESDAY AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF NANTUCKET
LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A LARGE SWATH OF 6 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOWFALL AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST. FOR THE IMMEDIATE
SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...3 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FROM 9 AM
TO MIDDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON EXCEPT
ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE
SNOW MAY LINGER UNTIL 4 PM TO 7 PM.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-050530-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
429 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
  THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-050530-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
429 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING....SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW
  OR FLURRIES MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

RIZ008-050530-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND
429 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW FOLLOWED BY SLEET...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING....SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW
  OR FLURRIES MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-050530-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN
429 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW
  OR FLURRIES MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

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060 
WWUS41 KBOX 050345
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1045 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE DELAWARE COAST EARLY
WEDNESDAY AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF NANTUCKET
LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A LARGE SWATH OF 6 TO
12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST. FOR THE
IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND
RAIN FROM 9 AM TO MIDDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON EXCEPT ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE WHERE SNOW MAY LINGER UNTIL 4 PM TO 7 PM.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-051145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1045 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES 
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER 
  HOUR THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-051145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1045 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING....SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES 
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER 
  HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 
  AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT 
  SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-RIZ008-051145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.140205T0500Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
1045 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING....SNOW ARRIVES 2 AM TO 5 AM AND THEN QUICKLY BECOMES 
  HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER 
  HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 
  AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT 
  SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY DEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

$$


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452 
WWUS41 KBOX 050827
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
327 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC THIS MORNING WILL
TRACK SOUTH OF NANTUCKET LATE TODAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A
LARGE SWATH OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AWAY FROM THE SOUTH
COAST. FOR THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO
SLEET AND RAIN FROM 9 AM TO MIDDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE
AFTERNOON EXCEPT ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE WHERE SNOW MAY LINGER UNTIL THE EVENING. 

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-051630-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
327 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...SNOW IS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING
  AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF
  1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE IN SPOTS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THIS
  MORNINGS COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-051630-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
327 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  ICE ACCRETION BETWEEN A TRACE AND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING....SNOW IS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS
  MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
  SLEET AND RAIN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
  DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY REDEVELOP
  LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS... ESPECIALLY
  FOR THIS MORNINGS COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ023-RIZ008-051630-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
327 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING....SNOW IS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS
  MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY BY 6 OR 7 AM WITH
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
  SLEET AND THEN TO RAIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF TO DRIZZLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY
  DEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THIS MORNINGS COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* 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 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.

&&

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720 
WWUS41 KBOX 051603
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1103 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL ENDING BY MIDDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WELL SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND AT LATE MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AND OUT TO SEA LATER TODAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN ITS SHIELD OF HEAVY SNOW EXITING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
BY MIDDAY. HOWEVER PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS
LIKELY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS SNOW AND SLEET WILL END BY
MIDDAY AND WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN AND OR DRIZZLE. SO DESPITE THE HEAVY SNOW ENDING BY MIDDAY
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
A COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW NORTHERN AREAS...AND A WINTRY MIX
ACROSS CONNECTICUT... RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. NO
HEADLINES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AS
TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN ALL RAIN.


MAZ022-051715-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN
1103 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN ALL RAIN FOR
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. 

$$

MAZ023-RIZ008-051715-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND
1103 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN ALL RAIN FOR
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. 

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-052130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1103 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW ENDS BY MIDDAY AND IS REPLACED BY PERIODS OF
  LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW
  HAMPSHIRE WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS
  POSSIBLE. ACROSS CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
  MASSACHUSETTS HEAVY SNOW ENDS BY MIDDAY AND IS REPLACED BY
  PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT
  THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>007-052130-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
1103 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A MIX OF SNOW/SLEET AND RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO
  AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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745 
WWUS41 KBOX 051854
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
154 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL ENDING BY MIDDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL 
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AND OUT TO SEA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER
PERIODIC LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...
TAKING THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.

MEANWHILE OVER CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND INTO NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE FORM OF A WINTRY
MIX...LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE AT TIMES INTO
THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST INCLUDING
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE
FREEZING. THUS ALL RAIN FOR THIS REGION.

MAZ016>021-RIZ002-004>007-052000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140205T2300Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
154 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING THE
PRECIPITATION TO TAKE ON THE FORM OF ALL RAIN.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>015-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-003-060300-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0600Z/
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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
154 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT
  TIMES WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
  INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS
  AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ELSEWHERE UP TO AN INCH OF NEW
  ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY
  TRAVEL INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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876 
WWUS41 KBOX 051856
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
156 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AND OUT TO SEA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER
PERIODIC LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...
TAKING THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.

MEANWHILE OVER CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND INTO NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE FORM OF A WINTRY
MIX...LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE AT TIMES INTO
THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE
WARMED ABOVE FREEZING. THUS ALL RAIN FOR THIS REGION.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>015-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-003-060300-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0600Z/
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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
156 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS 
  WELL AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN 
  AT TIMES WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 
  INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS 
  AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ELSEWHERE UP TO AN INCH OF NEW 
  ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN 
  SLIPPERY TRAVEL INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

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234 
WWUS41 KBOX 052357
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
657 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011>013-RIZ001-003-060100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0600Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
657 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED BACK TO SNOW IN THESE REGIONS.
HOWEVER...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
ICY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT AS SLUSH...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN RE-FREEZE.

$$

MAZ002>008-010-014-015-026-NHZ011-012-015-060600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
657 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS NORTH OF THE
  MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1
  TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN
  MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN 
  SLIPPERY TRAVEL INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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189 
WWUS41 KBOX 060404
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1104 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END TONIGHT...

MAZ002>008-010-014-015-026-NHZ011-012-015-060515-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0600Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE
1104 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

CONDITIONS THAT WARRANT THE WARNING HAVE DIMINISHED. HOWEVER THERE
ARE STILL A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW
ON THE GROUND. MOTORIST SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT.

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