Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Chill Advisories in 2015
Wind Chill Advisory 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 15, 2015, 4:15 AM EST for Bristol County, Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 15, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2015, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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 76 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WWUS41 KBOX 150915 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING MONDAY. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ004-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-151715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 24 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-024-151715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 30 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 20 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * 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. && $$ CTZ004-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...35 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. AS LOW AS 37 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. 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362 WWUS41 KBOX 151310 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES BUT LOCALIZED 18 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ004-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COMING TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATER THIS MORNING AND AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 20 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-024-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 28 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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691 WWUS41 KBOX 151421 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES BUT LOCALIZED 18 TO 24 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES BUT LOCALIZED 18 TO 24 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ004-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COMING TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES...BUT LOCALIZED 20 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR NEW BEDFORD. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATER THIS MORNING AND AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 20 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-024-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 28 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE 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. && $$ CTZ004-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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491 WWUS41 KBOX 151738 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-160145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ004-160145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ RIZ006>008-160145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-160000- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>019-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ACROSS CAPE AND ISLANDS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ020>024-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR A FEW MORE INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ACROSS CAPE AND ISLANDS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ004-160145- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
012 WWUS41 KBOX 151942 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...GROUND BLIZZARD ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET WINDS DOWN THIS EVENING BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... MAZ005>007-013>019-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. QUARTER && $$ MAZ020-021-023-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS..THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS MARTHAS VINEYARD. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ004-012-026-RIZ001>004-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ RIZ006>008-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-024-160345- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR A SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
278 WWUS41 KBOX 152047 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 347 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... MAZ022-024-160500- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 347 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR A LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-160500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 347 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. && $$ MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>004-160500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 347 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. QUARTER && $$ RIZ005-160500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 347 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-160500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 347 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
819 WWUS41 KBOX 152122 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 422 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... MAZ022-024-160530- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 422 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-160530- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 422 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>004-160530- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 422 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE 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. QUARTER && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ005>008-160530- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 422 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
311 WWUS41 KBOX 152250 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 550 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>004-160700- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 550 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-160700- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 550 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE. && $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ005>008-160700- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 550 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
995 WWUS41 KBOX 160519 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1219 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>004-161330- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 1219 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS COLD COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE. && $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ005>008-161330- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1219 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS COLD COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-161330- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 1219 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS COLD COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
879 WWUS41 KBOX 161439 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 939 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-161545- /O.EXP.KBOX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ 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- 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...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK 939 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO THE 5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ005>008-161545- /O.EXP.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 939 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO THE 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO RANGE. $$ MANNING FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 14, 11:26 PM EST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 11:26 PM EST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1126 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL OFFSHORE STORM WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS
COASTAL COMMUNITIES SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH HURRICANE FORCE
WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. EXCEPTIONALLY
COLD AIR...THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON...FOLLOWS LATE SUNDAY INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED BY MIDWEEK
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF BITTER COLD.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
1125 PM UPDATE...
INTERESTING FORECAST FOR SURE THIS EVENING. THE PREVIOUSLY
EXPECTED LULL HAS FINALLY ARRIVED ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. A LOT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES SEEN OFFSHORE OF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST...BUT IT IS QUITE CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE
DETECTION NETWORK. THE MAIN POINT WITH THIS IS THERE IS AN
ABUNDANCE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY TO BE TAPPED. WE ARE NOT YET DONE
WITH THIS STORM.
15/00Z SOUNDINGS ARE IMPRESSIVE. AS FAR WEST AS PITTSBURGH AND
CINCINNATI...NEAR DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE THROUGH A VERY DEEP LAYER.
ALSO SEEING SIGNS OF A TROPOPAUSE FOLD...WITH THE BASE OF THE
TROPOPAUSE AS LOW AS 700 MB OR SO. WE HAVE CONCERNS THE OFFSHORE
STORM WILL INTENSIFY EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVELY THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
LATEST RUNS OF THE HI-RESOLUTION GUIDANCE TRYING TO BEAR THIS OUT.
SOME...LIKE THE HRRR AND REGIONAL CANADIAN...SHOWING AN IMPRESSIVE
BANDING SIGNATURE. AT THIS POINT...HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN
EXACTLY WHERE THIS BAND WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF. WHERE IT DOES
PERSIST FOR A TIME...WILL LIKELY SEE LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH
RATES OF 2-4 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS IS A COMPLICATING THE TOTAL
SNOWFALL FORECAST.
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW ONCE THE WINDS PICK
UP...GIVING SOME THOUGHT TO EXPANDING THE BLIZZARD WARNING FARTHER
WEST. WILL NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO EVALUATE THAT.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
LOW PRES WILL TAKE SHAPE TONIGHT E OF THE NJ COAST...THEN RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT SE OF NANTUCKET OVERNIGHT AS STRONG H5 SHORT
WAVE RIDES INTO BASE OF DIGGING TROUGH...TRYING TO CUT OFF
OVERNIGHT AS THE TROUGH BEGINS TO BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED.
NOTING THAT MOST SHORT RANGE MODELS DEVELOP THE INTENSIFYING LOW A
BIT FURTHER E THAN PREVIOUS RUNS...BUT STILL DO EXPECT A PERIOD OF
VERY STRONG WINDS AS LOW LEVEL NE JET QUICKLY INCREASES TO 50-65 KT
FROM 1000 TO 900 HPA ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE ALONG WITH LAPSE
RATES ON ORDER 8.5C-10C/KM. BIG QUESTION AT THIS POINT WILL BE HOW
CLOSE TO THE COAST THIS OCCURS...ALLOWING THESE STRONG WINDS TO
MIX DOWN. AS COMMA HEAD ROTATES AROUND THE DEEPENING LOW
OFFSHORE...WILL SEE N-NE WINDS ALSO QUICKLY INCREASE TOWARD
DAYBREAK.
NEXT QUESTION THAT CONTINUES IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN
THE PRECIP SHIELD OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW TAKES SHAPE. MODELS HAVING
THEIR ISSUES WITH THE TIMING OF THIS FEATURE BUT ALL DO SHOW THIS
IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE EARLY
TONIGHT...WITH SOME POCKETS OF MODERATE SNOW. THEN...AS THE COMMA
HEAD DEVELOPS AROUND THE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT...EXPECT WRAP AROUND PRECIP TO WORK INTO NE MA SOMETIME
AROUND 08Z...THEN WORK S-SW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS
TOWARD DAYBREAK.
USED A BLEND OF PREVIOUS FORECAST ALONG WITH GFS AND EC...PLUS
THEIR ENSEMBLES. LEANED AGAINST USING THE 12Z NAM AS THIS RUN
SEEMED TO HAVE PROBLEMS HANDLING THE DEEPENING OF THE LOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
EXPECT LOW TO ELONGATE W-E TO THE E OF CAPE COD...DEEPENING TO
AROUND 975-980 HPA DURING SUNDAY. SOME TIMING ISSUES BETWEEN THE
TWO OP MODELS USED...THE GFS AND ECMWF IN BRINGING THE WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS. LEANED TOWARD ENSEMBLES
WITH SOMEWHAT QUICKER TIMING THAN THE 12Z EC RUN...CLOSER TO THE
GFS. WILL ALSO SEE WINDS INCREASE QUICKLY SUNDAY MORNING.
AS THE WINDS PICK UP...WILL SEE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DEVELOP.
WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 50 MPH...POSSIBLY UP TO
HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. WHAT WILL ALSO HELP
IN KEEPING WINDS BLOWING IS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS THAT WORKS IN AS
THE LOW DEPARTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL SHOULD DIMINISH FROM
W-E DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE BLOWING SNOW COULD KEEP
LOWER VISIBILITIES.
WITH THE STRONG MAINLY ONSHORE WINDS /N-NE DIRECTION/...WILL SEE
PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ACROSS THE NORMAL
PROBLEMATIC AREAS OF CAPE ANN AND THE SOUTH SHORE TO THE CAPE COD
BAY SHORELINE. PLEASE SEE THE COASTAL FLOOD SECTION BELOW.
WITH THE LOW A BIT FURTHER OFFSHORE...DID LOWER THE SNOW AMOUNTS
JUST A TAD...WITH MAX OF 10-14 INCHES ACROSS NE MA...8-10 INCHES
OVER N CENTRAL AND REMAINDER OF E MA...THEN DOWN TO 4-6 INCHES
OVER THE CT VALLEY. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...THOUGH...WILL LIKELY
SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES MAINLY DURING SUNDAY MORNING.
BEST SHOT REMAINS ACROSS E MA.
FINALLY...AS THE ARCTIC AIR WORKS IN ON THE STRONG N-NW WINDS
LATER SUNDAY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO -10 TO -20 ACROSS
CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS WITH THE LOWEST VALUES ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN BY AROUND SUNSET. WIND CHILL WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON EARLY NEXT WEEK
* DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING
* ANOTHER STORM POSSIBLE BY MIDWEEK BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW
* ANOTHER SURGE OF BITTER COLD FOLLOWS FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT...
WIND CHILL WARNINGS CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.
INTENSE LOW PRES WILL BE MOVING INTO NOVA SCOTIA SUN NIGHT WITH
STRONG NW WINDS DRAGGING DOWN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON INTO
SNE. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...BUT OCEAN
EFFECT CLOUDS WILL LINGER OVER THE CAPE/ISLANDS AND IT APPEARS
SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER CAPE GIVEN HOW EXTREME THE
INSTABILITY WILL BE OVER THE OCEAN AS ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. ANY
ACCUM SUN NIGHT SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH AS MIXING DEPTH IS
RATHER SHALLOW...MOSTLY BELOW 900 MB AND TRAJECTORY WILL BE NW
WHICH WILL KEEP BULK OF ACTIVITY OFFSHORE.
BLOWING SNOW WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR MOST OF SUNDAY NIGHT. STILL
EXPECTING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING IN THE
COASTAL PLAIN BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT
BUT STILL GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH OVERNIGHT...AND UP TO 45 MPH OUTER
CAPE/ISLANDS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VSBYS.
THE MAIN STORY FOR SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING WILL BE THE BITTER
COLD AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE 25-30
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. USED A BLEND OF MOS AND 2M TEMPS WHICH
SHOW MINS DROPPING TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW ACROSS MOST OF SNE AND 10
TO 15 BELOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EXPECT WIND CHILLS 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AND 30 TO 40 BELOW OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN CENTRAL AND W MA. THIS IS DANGEROUS COLD AND
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED FLESH CAN OCCUR QUICKLY.
GUSTY NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND DESPITE SUNSHINE MAXES
WILL ONLY REACH THE SINGLE NUMBERS TO LOWER TEENS. WIND CHILLS
DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL ONLY RECOVER INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS
BELOW ZERO...BUT COLDER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
FOR MON NIGHT WINDS WILL FINALLY DIMINISH AS SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN
FROM THE WEST...BUT ANOTHER BITTER COLD NIGHT WITH MINS ZERO TO 10
BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF SNE...EXCEPT SINGLE NUMBERS NEAR THE COAST.
WIND CHILLS WILL BE 5 TO 20 BELOW AND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED.
TUE...HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION. LIGHT WINDS
EXPECTED WITH SFC RIDGING OVER THE REGION AND TEMPS MODERATE INTO
THE TEENS AND POSSIBLY LOWER 20S IN THE COASTAL PLAIN.
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
CONFIDENCE REMAINS SOMEWHAT LOW FOR THE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM
EMERGING OFF THE MID ATLC COAST AND TRACKING SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND. MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THE TRACK WITH POOR RUN TO
RUN CONSISTENCY. LATEST DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE KEEPS TRACK WELL
SOUTH OF THE BENCHMARK WITH GFS ON THE NW PERIPHERY OF THE
GUIDANCE ENVELOPE. THE GEFS MEMBERS ARE MOSTLY CLUSTERED CLOSE TO
THE BENCHMARK WITH NORMAL TIMING DIFFERENCES...WHILE THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE SPREAD AMONG THE ECENS MEMBERS. THE SHORTWAVE ENERGY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORM IS NOT REACHING THE WEST COAST UNTIL
SUNDAY SO CONFIDENCE IN A GIVEN SOLUTION REMAINS LOW.
WE ARE LEANING TOWARD A BLEND OF ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS WHICH
HAVE SHOWN LESS VARIABILITY BUT STILL HAVE TO LEAVE ALL MODEL
SOLUTIONS ON THE TABLE UNTIL SOME CLUSTERING IN THE GUIDANCE
EMERGES.
A TRACK CLOSE TO THE BENCHMARK WOULD BRING A MODERATE SNOW EVENT
TO E NEW ENG...ALTHOUGH PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD
LIKELY PRECLUDE A BIG HIT. A FURTHER OFFSHORE TRACK WOULD HAVE A
MINIMAL IMPACT.
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...
ANOTHER SURGE OF BITTER COLD AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS
FOLLOW FOR THU INTO FRI WITH 850 MB TEMPS DROPPING TO -20 TO
-30C...WHICH IS 2-3 SD BELOW NORMAL. MORE SUBZERO MINS THU NIGHT
AND FRI NIGHT WITH MAXES IN THE TEENS.
SATURDAY...
LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME RANGE. MODERATING TEMPS
EXPECTED...BUT ECMWF BRINGS SOME OVERRUNNING SNOW INTO SNE WHILE
GFS IS DRY.
&&
.AVIATION /04Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOWFALL THIS EVENING. EXPECTING SNOW TO RESUME
AFTER 06Z...AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME N-NE
AND BEGIN TO INCREASE MAINLY ALONG THE E COAST...SUSTAINED AT
20-30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35-45 KT. EXPECTING LIFR-VLIFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN SN/+SN. BLSN DEVELOPS AROUND OR AFTER 10Z.
SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
STORM INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY OFFSHORE. N WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40-50
KTS ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR S NEW ENGLAND WITH GUSTS AROUND 50-65
KTS ACROSS E AND SE COASTAL TERMINALS WHERE +SN/BLSN EXPECTED.
STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY. CIGS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS CENTRAL
AND WESTERN AREAS TO VFR...BUT LOW LEVEL VSBYS REDUCED WITH BLSN.
KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
KBDL TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. CONDITIONS IMPROVE
TO VFR...EXCEPT LINGERING MVFR OVER THE OUTER CAPE IN OCEAN EFFECT
CLOUDS AND SCT SNOW SHOWERS SUN NIGHT. NW WIND GUSTS TO 40-45 KT
IN THE EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE NIGHT. NW
GUSTS 25-35 KT MON...STRONGEST OUTER CAPE/ISLANDS.
TUESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. CONDITIONS WILL
DEPEND ON HOW CLOSE A COASTAL STORM TRACKS TO SNE. POTENTIAL FOR
IFR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED...BUT LESS
IMPACT IF STORM TRACKS WELL OFFSHORE.
THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. VFR. GUSTY NW WINDS.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
EXPECT WINDS TO EVENTUALLY BACK N-NE OVERNIGHT AND RAPIDLY
INCREASE. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 50-60 KT AND GUSTS UP TO
60-70 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGHEST ACROSS THE EASTERN
WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO AROUND 15 FT TONIGHT WILL BUILD UP
TO AROUND 25 FT ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS ON SUNDAY.
HEADLINES ON THE WATERS CONTINUED...EXCEPT TOOK DOWN THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR BOSTON HARBOR AND NARRAGANSETT BAY WITH
MUCH LOWER SEAS THERE. TOUGH TO GENERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITH LOW
SEAS AND MUCH LOWER FETCH. EXPECT REDUCED VSBYS IN MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MOSTLY GALE
FORCE NW WINDS...EXCEPT LINGERING STORM FORCE GUSTS OVER EASTERN
WATERS SUN EVENING. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH
MONDAY...POSSIBLY SUB GALE OVER NEARSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
DROPPING BELOW SCA ALL WATERS BY LATE MON NIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY LIKELY SUN NIGHT INTO MON.
TUESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.
WEDNESDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE YET ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM GETS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN WATERS...GALES OR SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY. A CLOSER TRACK WOULD SUGGEST GALES
WHILE A FURTHER SE TRACK WOULD SUGGEST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. NW WIND
GUSTS APPROACHING GALE ARE LIKELY. MORE FREEZING SPRAY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH
EROSION ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SALISBURY TO CAPE ANN AND HULL TO
DENNIS REACHES OF COASTLINE. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS STILL EXPECTED
ALONG A FEW PORTIONS OF SHORE BORDERING BOSTON HARBOR AND NANTUCKET
HARBOR...AND A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THERE. THE
NORTH SHORE FROM GLOUCESTER TO LYNN TECHNICALLY FALLS UNDER THE
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING BUT THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE THE ZONE INCORPORATES
ALL OF THE ESSEX COUNTY COAST. WE ANTICIPATE NO WORSE THAN MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING FROM GLOUCESTER TO LYNN WITH THIS STORM.
WE HAVE ONLY MADE FAIRLY MINOR TWEAKS TO THE FORECAST STORM SURGE
AND WAVE HEIGHT FOR THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...730
AM TO 830 AM MOST LOCATIONS. BOTH THE ETSS AND ESTOFS STORM SURGE
GUIDANCE INCREASED SOME ON THE 1200 UTC RUN. THAT GUIDANCE AND THE
LATEST POSITIONING/CONFIGURATION OF THE LOW LEVEL JET WAS IMPETUS
TO INCREASE THE STORM SURGE BY A FEW TENTHS ALONG THE SCITUATE TO
DENNIS REACH OF COASTLINE. THE OVERALL PICTURE OF EXPECTED IMPACTS
AND WARNINGS/ADVISORIES HAS NOT CHANGED APPRECIABLY. AT THE TIME
OF THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE...WE ANTICIPATE A STORM SURGE OF 2
TO 2.5 FEET ALONG THE MA EAST COAST AND WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET
SEVERAL MILES OFF THE COAST.
THE SURGE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE
AND WILL PROBABLY CAUSE THE TIDE TO RECEDE MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL
AND MAY EVEN CREST AS MUCH AS A HALF HOUR AFTER THE TIME OF THE
SCHEDULED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IN SOME LOCATIONS. ALONG THE CAPE
COD BAY SHORE FROM SANDWICH TO DENNIS...THE STORM SURGE MAY CREST
NEAR OR EVEN A LITTLER HIGHER THAN 3.5 FEET BUT SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
THE TIME OF THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE.
THE SUNDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE IS LOWER ASTRONOMICALLY...AND THE WIND
SHOULD HAVE BECOME OFFSHORE FOR MOST SHORELINES BY THAT TIME. THUS
WE ANTICIPATE AT THIS TIME LITTLE OR NO IMPACT FOR THE SUNDAY
EVENING HIGH TIDE.
&&
.CLIMATE...
PRESIDENTS DAY MONDAY WILL BE VERY COLD ALTHOUGH SOME OF THAT WILL
BE DUE TO THE WIND. SOME OF THE LOW MAXIMUM RECORDS MAY BE AT
RISK. HERE ARE THE COLD TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THAT DATE.
FEBRUARY 16 RECORD LOW
BOSTON ......-9 IN 1943 PROVIDENCE...-10 IN 1943 WORCESTER....
-24 IN 1943 HARTFORD ....-24 IN 1943
FEBRUARY 16 RECORD LOW MAXIMUM
BOSTON ......14 IN 1943 PROVIDENCE...16 LATEST IN 1943
WORCESTER....12 LATEST IN 1963 HARTFORD.....12 IN 2003
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY FOR
CTZ002>004.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ002-003.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ004.
MA...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR MAZ005-013-017-018-
020-021-023.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ007-
019-022.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY FOR
MAZ005>007-010>019-026.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR MAZ006-007-014>016-
019-022-024.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
MAZ015-016-024.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ002-003-
008>011.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ004-012-026.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY FOR
MAZ002>004-008-009.
RI...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR RIZ006>008.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY FOR
RIZ001>004.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR RIZ001>005.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
ANZ231-232-250-254-255.
STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ230-
233>237-251-256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KJC/EVT
NEAR TERM...BELK/KJC/EVT
SHORT TERM...EVT
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...BELK/KJC/EVT
MARINE...KJC/EVT
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...STAFF
CLIMATE...STAFFHazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 12:25 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MAZ002-003-008-009-160530- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .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 STORM WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ006-014-160530- WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-019-160530- EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ005-013-017-018-160530- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ004-160530- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-160530- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-160530- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RIZ005-160530- BRISTOL RI- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-160530- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .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 STORM WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ004-160530- WINDHAM CT- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. .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 STORM WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ024-160530- NANTUCKET MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022-160530- BARNSTABLE MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ234-160530- BUZZARDS BAY- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ015-016-160530- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231-232-250-254-255-160530- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 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- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ233-235-237-251-256-160530- VINEYARD SOUND-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-160530- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 1225 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 9 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:10 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:44 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | BOX | 21 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.