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Wind Chill Advisory 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 22, 2015Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 22, 2015, 4:25 PM EST for Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 23, 2015, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2015, 4:25 PM EST (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2015, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 24, 2015, 6:34 AM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2015-02-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2015-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

272 
WWUS41 KBOX 222125
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-RIZ001-003-230530-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1300Z/
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 MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
425 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE
  ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER
  HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER AND BOSTON AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN
  JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

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8 follow-up statements
454 
WWUS41 KBOX 230358
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1058 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-RIZ001-003-231200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1300Z/
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 MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
1058 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM
EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE 
  ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER 
  HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER AND BOSTON AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 21 BELOW.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP 
  IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* AIR TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$


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381 
WWUS41 KBOX 230844
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
344 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

MAZ017>019-RIZ002-004-231645-
/O.EXB.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1500Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK
344 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
  THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER PROVIDENCE AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN
  JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF 20-BELOW.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH TODAY INTO
  THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOW TEMPERATURES...AROUND 0 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO TUESDAY
  MORNING. 

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>016-026-RIZ001-003-231645-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1500Z/
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 MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
WEST GREENWICH
344 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE 
  ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER 
  HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER AND BOSTON AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 21 BELOW.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP 
  IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH TODAY INTO
  THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOW TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO TUESDAY
  MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

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021 
WWUS41 KBOX 230852
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-231700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1500Z/
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
352 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND WESTERN
  RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE
  GREATER HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...AND
  PROVIDENCE METRO-AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP 
  IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF 20-BELOW.

* WINDS...WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

* LOW TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO TUESDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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602 
WWUS41 KBOX 231526
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1026 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-232330-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1500Z/
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
1026 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND 
  WESTERN RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES 
  THE GREATER HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...AND 
  PROVIDENCE METRO-AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP 
  IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF 20-BELOW.

* WINDS...WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

* LOW TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO TUESDAY 
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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674 
WWUS41 KBOX 232054
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
354 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS
EVENING AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS...

MAZ022>024-240500-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
354 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...10 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 7 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-240500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.150223T2300Z-150224T1500Z/
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
354 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND 
  WESTERN RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES 
  THE GREATER HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...AND 
  PROVIDENCE METRO-AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...6 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP 
  IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF 20-BELOW.

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

* LOW TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO TUESDAY 
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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951 
WWUS41 KBOX 240224
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
924 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO
MID MORNING TUESDAY...

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS...

MAZ022>024-241030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
924 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY
TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...10 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 7 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-RIZ001>004-241030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1500Z/
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
924 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN AND 
  WESTERN RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES 
  THE GREATER HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER...BOSTON...AND 
  PROVIDENCE METRO-AREAS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN
  JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF 20-BELOW.

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

* LOW TEMPERATURES...AROUND 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO TUESDAY 
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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122 
WWUS41 KBOX 240857
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT BUT MOST OF IT WILL BE
OVER BY THE START OF THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...

MAZ013-017>019-RIZ002-004-241700-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE
  ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
  COAST.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF IT
  SHOULD BE OVER BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL RATES
  MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR. BULK OF THE SNOW
  WILL BE OVER BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT UNTREATED
  ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ003-005-010-011-026-RIZ001-003-241000-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

BITTERLY COLD BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID
MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SO THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MAZ006-007-014>016-241700-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1200Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...
BOSTON...QUINCY
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE
  BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
  COAST.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF IT
  SHOULD BE OVER BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL RATES
  MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR. BULK OF THE SNOW
  WILL BE OVER BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT UNTREATED
  ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 21 BELOW VERY EARLY THIS
  MORNING.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020-021-RIZ005>008-241700-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST OF
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF IT
  SHOULD BE OVER BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL RATES
  MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR. BULK OF THE SNOW
  WILL BE OVER BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT UNTREATED
  ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

MAZ002-004-008-009-012-241200-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1200Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE WORCESTER HILLS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE
  BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP 
  IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF 20-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.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-241700-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
357 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF IT
  SHOULD BE OVER BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL RATES
  MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR. BULK OF THE SNOW
  WILL BE OVER BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT UNTREATED
  ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

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480 
WWUS41 KBOX 241134
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
634 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT BUT MOST OF IT WILL
BE OVER BY THE START OF THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...

MAZ006-007-014>016-241945-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...
BOSTON...QUINCY
634 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE 
  BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF IT 
  SHOULD BE OVER BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL 
  RATES MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR. BULK OF THE 
  SNOW WILL BE OVER BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT 
  UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

MAZ002-004-008-009-012-241245-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150224T1200Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...BARRE...FITCHBURG...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...MILFORD...WORCESTER
634 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

$$

MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002-004>008-241945-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0018.150225T0300Z-150225T1200Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
634 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH RHODE ISLAND AND 
  MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF IT 
  SHOULD BE OVER BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL 
  RATES MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR. BULK OF THE 
  SNOW WILL BE OVER BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT 
  UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.  WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.

&&

$$


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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 22, 4:19 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 4:19 PM EST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
419 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN AN ARCTIC
FRONT BARRELS THROUGH THE REGION VERY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MON
MORNING...BRINGING FRIGID AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. LARGE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY. ANOTHER ARCTIC
FRONT MOVES ACROSS DURING WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW.
ANOTHER HIGH WILL BRING FRIGID BUT DRY CONDITIONS LATE NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...

4 PM UPDATE...

QUITE THE AFTERNOON WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE /EXCEPT THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS WHERE CLOUDS LINGER/ AND TEMPS 35-40 ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS.
LOTS OF MELTING TAKING PLACE AND THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO
REMOVE ANY SLUSH BEFORE AN ARCTIC FRONT BARRELS THROUGH THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT...REFREEZING ANY STANDING WATER OR SLUSH. BY SUNRISE
TEMPS WILL BE IN THE TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH LOW TO MID
20S ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. HENCE SOME ICY SPOTS FOR THE MORNING
COMMUTE ESPECIALLY UNTREATED SURFACES.

THE ARCTIC FRONT DOES HAVE A NARROW BAND OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH
ALONG WITH STEEP 0-2KM LAPSE RATES AND SOME MODEST FORCING FOR
ASCENT. HOWEVER ALL MODEL GUIDANCE AGREES THAT DRY AIR BETWEEN 900-
800 MB WILL LIMIT AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF ANY SNOW
SHOWERS/SQUALLS ALONG AND AHEAD OF ARCTIC FRONT. EVEN THE 4KM BTV
WRF SNSQ PARAMETER IS PRETTY FEEBLE. GIVEN ALL OF THIS WE LIMITED
POPS TO SLIGHT CHANCE. HOWEVER NEXT SHIFT WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS
FOR POSSIBLE UPWARD TREND ESPECIALLY GIVEN TIMING OF ANY SNOW
SHOWERS/SQUALLS WOULD BE IN THE 4 AM TO 7 AM WINDOW...POSSIBLY
IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. ALTHOUGH AS OF NOW NOT LOOKING LIKE
MUCH OF AN EVENT.

THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NW WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...

MONDAY...

ARCTIC AIRMASS POURS ACROSS THE REGION WITH TEMPS FALLING THROUGH
THE DAY. THUS HIGH TEMPS WILL BE ACHIEVED EARLY IN THE DAY. TEMPS
WILL FALL THRU THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THRU THE DAY ALONG WITH
GUSTY NW WINDS PROVIDING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. BY LATE IN THE
DAY WIND CHILLS WILL RUN FROM AROUND ZERO ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TO
-10 OVER THE INTERIOR!

FOLLOWED THE COLDER 2 METER MODEL TEMPS AS THIS DATASET TYPICAL
OUTPERFORMS MOS IN STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION EVENTS.

MON NIGHT...

CORE OF ARCTIC AIRMASS IS OVER THE REGION WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION
CONTINUING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. IN FACT 925 MB TEMP ANOMALY
REACHES -3 STD DEVIATIONS FROM CLIMO AT 00Z TUE ACROSS ALL OF CT/RI
AND MA...WITH 925 MB TEMPS DOWN TO -24C PER 12Z GEFS! THIS ARCTIC
AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NW WINDS MON EVENING TO YIELD
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF -15 TO -20 ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION...WITH -25 POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GIVEN THE HIGH
PROBABILITY OF THESE VALUES WE/LL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
BASICALLY FROM PVD TO BOS AND POINTS NORTHWEST. IN ADDITION MUCH OF
THE REGION WILL SEE ACTUAL AIR TEMPS BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE TUE. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS WILL BE NEAR RECORD COLD FOR MANY
LOCATIONS. HENCE VERY DANGEROUS TO BE OUTDOORS MON EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

DRY WEATHER PREVAILS EXCEPT ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE WHERE OCEAN EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS MAY CLIP THE OUTER CAPE FROM PVC TO CHH. LOW
PROBABILITY OF A COATING TO AN INCH OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
BIG PICTURE... UPPER FLOW FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK CONTINUES TO FEATURE
A RIDGE-WEST/TROUGH-EAST CONFIGURATION. BELOW NORMAL HEIGHTS OVER
NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THURSDAY.  LATE WEEK THE WEST COAST RIDGE SHIFTS
WEST OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC WHILE THE EASTERN TROUGH SHIFTS WEST OVER
THE PLAINS AND NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THE ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDS CLOSER
TO THE USA EAST COAST. THIS BRINGS RISING HEIGHTS OVER NEW ENGLAND
WITH ABOVE NORMAL VALUES BY THE WEEKEND.  SHORTWAVES IN THIS FLOW
MOVE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

MODEL MASS FIELDS ARE SIMILAR THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN DIVERGE FRIDAY-
SATURDAY. CLEARLY CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST LOWERS DURING THE
LATE WEEK. WE USED A BLEND OF DATA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

DAILIES...

TUESDAY... ALTHOUGH THE MODELS SHOW SOME COOLING SUNDAY
NIGHT...THE GFS SHOWS A SECOND SURGE OF COLD AIR MOVING THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AT 12Z MONDAY. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ALSO TIGHTENS AT THAT TIME. THE ECMWF IS SIMILAR IN THESE FEATURES
BUT LESS DRAMATIC. MOISTURE FIELDS SHOW LINGERING HIGH VALUES AT
LOW LEVELS...BUT A GENERAL DRYING OF THE COLUMN ON MONDAY. EXPECT
A GENERAL CLEARING TREND. TEMPERATURES ALOFT AT 12Z SUPPORT MAX
TEMPS IN THE 20S...BUT BY 18Z THAT SUPPORT IS ONLY FOR MAX TEMPS
IN THE TEENS. EXPECT MORNING TEMPS TO CLIMB A FEW DEGREES BUT THEN
THE COLD ADVECTION ALOFT WILL FORCE SURFACE TEMPS TO FALL DURING
THE AFTERNOON. MIXING TO 925 MB WILL SUPPORT NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS. THE RESULTING WIND CHILL WILL BE IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS
BELOW ZERO NORTHWEST AND SINGLE NUMBERS ABOVE ZERO SOUTHEAST.

ALSO...THE FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER THE WATERS WILL CREATE OCEAN EFFECT
CLOUDS/SNOW SHOWERS EAST OF MASS...BUT NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD FAVOR
A FETCH NORTH AND EAST OF PROVINCETOWN.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD MONDAY NIGHT DIMINISHING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND THE WIND. AFTER MIDNIGHT THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT
ENOUGH FOR PROTECTED AREAS TO DECOUPLE. WITH DEWPOINTS EXPECTED IN
THE DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...ANY RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL ALLOW
MIN TEMPS BELOW ZERO MOST PLACES WITH -10 COMMON IN THE INTERIOR.
WITH DECOUPLING...IT COULD BE ONE OF THE COLDEST NIGHTS OF THE
WINTER.

HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE TUESDAY WITH A DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. THIS BRINGS INCREASING MOISTURE ALOFT WITH
INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. BUT VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE
SHOULD LIMIT THE SKY COVER. TEMPS ALOFT AROUND -20 TO -23C WILL
SUPPORT MAX SFC TEMPS IN THE MID TEENS TO MID 20S.

TUESDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY... STILL SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DISTINCT NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN JETS
THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH MERGER EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE AND JET
MOVES IN TUESDAY NIGHT BUT FAVORS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MOISTURE
FROM THE SOUTHERN STREAM MOVES UP THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAVORING
CAPE COD AND ISLANDS IN GENERAL AND THE COASTAL PLAIN TO A LESSER
EXTENT. THE GFS IS MORE IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS MOISTURE...THE ECMWF
LESS SO. WE MAINTAINED INCREASING CLOUDS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH CHANCE
POPS MOSTLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. THE MERGING JETS DOWNSTREAM
SUGGESTS A POTENT STORM FOR THE MARITIMES BUT TOO LATE FOR US...AND
THE STRENGTHENING MAY ACTUALLY DRAW DRY AIR IN ON WEDNESDAY TO
PROVIDE MORE RAPID CLEARING.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY... HIGH PRESSURE FROM NORTHERN CANADA
BUILDS SOUTH OVER THE MIDWEST WEDNESDAY AND PUSHES EAST OVER NEW
ENGLAND THURSDAY-FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE DRY WEATHER WITH
ANOTHER PERIOD OF OCEAN EFFECT CLOUDS/SHOWERS OFF CAPE COD.
REGARDING THE LATTER...MORE SIGNS OF A NORTH WIND LEADING THIS HIGH
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A FAVORABLE FETCH FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MID
AND OUTER CAPE. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED.  TEMPS ALOFT WILL
AGAIN FAVOR MAX SURFACE TEMPS OF 15-25F EACH DAY...AND NIGHTTIME MIN
TEMPS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO EXCEPT SOME TEENS
ON THE SOUTH COAST.

THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST LATER SATURDAY AND MAY ALLOW
INCREASING CLOUDS. IF THE ATLANTIC UPPER RIDGE DOES SHIFT WEST
CLOSER TO NORTH AMERICA THEN THAT WOULD FAVOR A MORE SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT WHICH WOULD DRAW THE NEXT SHORTWAVE FROM THE SOUTHERN
STREAM...SUGGESTING A STORM OVER THE WEEKEND. SUCH A SYSTEM WAS
SUGGESTED ON THE 12Z MODELS. THE 00Z GFS AND ECMWF STILL SHOW JUST
SUCH A SYSTEM BUT KEEP IT SOUTH OF OUR AREA. IT/S A DAY SEVEN
FORECAST...SO PLENTY OF TIME TO MONITOR THE SHIFTING MODEL
SOLUTIONS.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...

4 PM UPDATE...

VFR EXCEPT MVFR/IFR OVER CAPE COD AND ISLANDS.

AFTER 00Z...

ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINDS BECOME
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE WITH 20-30 KT GUSTS BY EARLY MORNING. LOW
RISK OF A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER/SQUALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
09Z-12Z ALONG WITH BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS.

MONDAY...

LOW RISK OF BRIEF SNOW SHOWER/SQUALL EARLY OVER CAPE COD AND
ISLANDS WITH MVFR CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE VFR PREVAILS AND DRY
WEATHER ALONG WITH GUSTY NW WINDS 20-30 KT.

MON NIGHT...

GUSTY NW WINDS 20-30 KT DIMINISH TOWARD TUE MORNING. VFR EXCEPT MVFR
IN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD AND POSSIBLY NANTUCKET
TOO.

KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.

KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.

OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

TUESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR...BUT BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS
NORTH/EAST OF OUTER CAPE COD IN SNOW SHOWERS. NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS MONDAY DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN
SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF IFR VSBYS IN SNOW SHOWERS.

THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. VFR. LOW CHANCE OF LOCAL MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN BRIEF OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD.

&&

.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...

LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.

TONIGHT...TRANQUIL UNTIL DAYBREAK WHEN AN ARCTIC FRONT BARRELS
ACROSS THE WATERS WITH AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NW AND WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 30 KT BY SUNRISE.

MONDAY...NW WINDS 20-30 KT WITH LOW RISK OF GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY APPROACHING HEAVY TOWARD EVENING. SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN MA WATERS.

MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20-30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT POSSIBLE IN THE
EVENING...LOWERING TOWARD TUE MORNING. WIDESPREAD MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.

TUESDAY...WINDS COME AROUND TO SOUTHWEST WITH AFTERNOON AND
NIGHTTIME GUSTS 25-30 KNOTS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS
WEDNESDAY WITH WEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS 25-30 KNOTS
WEDNESDAY AND 20-25 KNOTS THURSDAY. SEAS CONTINUE 5 TO 8 FEET ON THE
OUTER WATERS WEDNESDAY...THEN DIMINISH THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

.CLIMATE...
WITH HEART OF ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT...
TEMPERATURES MAY DROP CLOSE TO OR BELOW RECORD LEVELS AT OUR FIVE
LONG TERM CLIMATE SITES.

HERE ARE THE RECORD LOWS FOR FEBRUARY 24...

BOSTON            -7 IN 1894
PROVIDENCE        -3 IN 1907
WORCESTER        -11 IN 1894
WINDSOR LOCKS     -4 IN 1907
BLUE HILL/MILTON -11 IN 1894

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
     CTZ002>004.
MA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
     MAZ002>016-026.
RI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
     RIZ001-003.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST
     TUESDAY FOR ANZ231-232-235-237-250-251-254>256.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY FOR
     ANZ230>234-236-251.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR ANZ235-237-250-
     254>256.
     GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
     ANZ250-254-255.
     GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     ANZ256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...NOCERA
NEAR TERM...NOCERA
SHORT TERM...NOCERA
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/NOCERA
MARINE...WTB/NOCERA
CLIMATE...STAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 11:44 AM EST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

MAZ002>004-008>011-026-231645-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL HEADLINES MAY BE
NEEDED.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING BRINGING A LIGHT ACCUMULATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-231645-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL HEADLINES MAY BE
NEEDED.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING BRINGING A LIGHT ACCUMULATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ233-MAZ022>024-RIZ008-231645-
VINEYARD SOUND-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHERN RHODE
ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SNOW INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL COATING
TO PERHAPS UP TO 2 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL HEADLINES MAY BE
NEEDED.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING BRINGING A LIGHT ACCUMULATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ250-254-255-231645-
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-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

AREAS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY MAY AFFECT THE WATERS MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ235-256-231645-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

AREAS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY MAY AFFECT THE WATERS MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231-251-231645-
CAPE COD BAY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

AREAS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY MAY AFFECT THE WATERS MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-232-234-236-237-231645-
BOSTON HARBOR-NANTUCKET SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1144 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 22, 11:17 AM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1117 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1253 AM     FLOOD            PLYMOUTH                41.96N  70.67W
02/22/2015                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROAD FLOODED ON LONG POND ROAD NEAR STATE FOREST
            ENTRANCE DUE TO ICE CLOGGED DRAINS.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       BOSTON                  42.36N  71.06W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            COLLAPSE OF AN AWNING FROM A BRICK APARTMENT BLDG ON
            WASHINGTON STREET. RESIDENTS EVACUATED.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WARWICK                 41.70N  71.42W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        KENT               RI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF COLLAPSE OVER GARDEN CENTER AT LOWES ON QUAKER
            LANE.

0745 AM     HEAVY SNOW       ANDOVER                 42.66N  71.14W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON JENKINS ROAD. HORSES TRAPPED. RESCUE
            TEAM AND REHAB UNIT REQUESTED.

1044 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DARTMOUTH               41.61N  71.00W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON HORSENECK ROAD. NO INJURIES OR ANIMAL
            ISSUES.

1045 AM     HEAVY SNOW       AYER                    42.56N  71.59W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ATTACHED 15 BY 20 CARPORT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING
            COLLAPSED ON GORTON STREET.

1048 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SOUTHBRIDGE             42.08N  72.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            DETACHED 20 BY 40 GARAGE COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES AND NO
            DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS.

&&

KAB
Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:31 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1231 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1253 AM     FLOOD            PLYMOUTH                41.96N  70.67W
02/22/2015                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROAD FLOODED ON LONG POND ROAD NEAR STATE FOREST
            ENTRANCE DUE TO ICE CLOGGED DRAINS.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       BOSTON                  42.36N  71.06W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            COLLAPSE OF AN AWNING FROM A BRICK APARTMENT BLDG ON
            WASHINGTON STREET. RESIDENTS EVACUATED.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WARWICK                 41.70N  71.42W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        KENT               RI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF COLLAPSE OVER GARDEN CENTER AT LOWES ON QUAKER
            LANE.

0745 AM     HEAVY SNOW       ANDOVER                 42.66N  71.14W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON JENKINS ROAD. HORSES TRAPPED. RESCUE
            TEAM AND REHAB UNIT REQUESTED.

1044 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DARTMOUTH               41.61N  71.00W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON HORSENECK ROAD. NO INJURIES OR ANIMAL
            ISSUES.

1045 AM     HEAVY SNOW       AYER                    42.56N  71.59W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ATTACHED 15 BY 20 FT CARPORT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING
            COLLAPSED ON GORTON STREET.

1048 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SOUTHBRIDGE             42.08N  72.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            DETACHED 20 BY 40 FT GARAGE COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES AND
            NO DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS.

1134 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DUXBURY                 42.04N  70.67W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            5 BY 100 FT FACADE OF BUILDING HAS COLLAPSED AT
            MILLBROOK MOTORS ON TREMONT STREET.

1138 AM     HEAVY SNOW       RANDOLPH                42.16N  71.04W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            32 BY 20 FT ROOF COLLAPSE OF A GARAGE ON FITZGERALD
            STREET. NO INJURIES.

&&

KAB
Local storm report, Feb 22, 1:41 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
141 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1257 PM     HEAVY SNOW       WESTWOOD                42.21N  71.22W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A PEAKED ROOF IN THE REAR OF THE
            RESIDENCE ON REED AVENUE. RESIDENT EVACUATED BUT NO
            INJURIES.

&&

KAB
Local storm report, Feb 22, 2:25 PM EST, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
225 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0156 PM     HEAVY SNOW       SALEM                   42.52N  70.90W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF COLLAPSE TO A 30 BY 30 FT DETACHED GARAGE. NO
            INJURIES.

&&

KAB
Local storm report, Feb 22, 2:38 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
238 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1253 AM     FLOOD            PLYMOUTH                41.96N  70.67W
02/22/2015                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROAD FLOODED ON LONG POND ROAD NEAR STATE FOREST
            ENTRANCE DUE TO ICE CLOGGED DRAINS.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       BOSTON                  42.36N  71.06W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            COLLAPSE OF AN AWNING FROM A BRICK APARTMENT BLDG ON
            WASHINGTON STREET. RESIDENTS EVACUATED.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WARWICK                 41.70N  71.42W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        KENT               RI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF COLLAPSE OVER GARDEN CENTER AT LOWES ON QUAKER
            LANE.

0745 AM     HEAVY SNOW       ANDOVER                 42.66N  71.14W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON JENKINS ROAD. HORSES TRAPPED. RESCUE
            TEAM AND REHAB UNIT REQUESTED.

1044 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DARTMOUTH               41.61N  71.00W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON HORSENECK ROAD. NO INJURIES OR ANIMAL
            ISSUES.

1045 AM     HEAVY SNOW       AYER                    42.56N  71.59W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ATTACHED 15 BY 20 FT CARPORT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING
            COLLAPSED ON GORTON STREET.

1048 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SOUTHBRIDGE             42.08N  72.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            DETACHED 20 BY 40 FT GARAGE COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES AND
            NO DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS.

1134 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DUXBURY                 42.04N  70.67W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            5 BY 100 FT FACADE OF BUILDING HAS COLLAPSED AT
            MILLBROOK MOTORS ON TREMONT STREET.

1138 AM     HEAVY SNOW       RANDOLPH                42.16N  71.04W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            32 BY 20 FT ROOF COLLAPSE OF A GARAGE ON FITZGERALD
            STREET. NO INJURIES.

1257 PM     HEAVY SNOW       WESTWOOD                42.21N  71.22W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A PEAKED ROOF IN THE REAR OF THE
            RESIDENCE ON REED AVENUE. RESIDENT EVACUATED BUT NO
            INJURIES.

0156 PM     HEAVY SNOW       SALEM                   42.52N  70.90W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF COLLAPSE TO A 30 BY 30 FT DETACHED GARAGE. NO
            INJURIES.

0216 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHELSEA                 42.39N  71.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE TO A CAR WINDSHIELD FROM ICE FALLING OFF A ROOF
            ON FREMONT AVENUE.

0220 PM     HEAVY SNOW       RAYNHAM                 41.95N  71.07W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF COLLAPSE AT DOLLAR TREE STORE ON SOUTH STREET
            WEST. STORE IS CLOSED AND BUILDING IS CLOSED OFF.

0223 PM     HEAVY SNOW       BRIGHTON                42.35N  71.16W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ICE FELL OFF THE ROOF OF A HOME SMASHING THE BACK
            WINDSHIELD OF A CAR.

&&

KAB
Local storm report, Feb 22, 3:16 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
316 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1253 AM     FLOOD            PLYMOUTH                41.96N  70.67W
02/22/2015                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROAD FLOODED ON LONG POND ROAD NEAR STATE FOREST
            ENTRANCE DUE TO ICE CLOGGED DRAINS.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       BOSTON                  42.36N  71.06W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            COLLAPSE OF AN AWNING FROM A BRICK APARTMENT BLDG ON
            WASHINGTON STREET. RESIDENTS EVACUATED.

0145 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WARWICK                 41.70N  71.42W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        KENT               RI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF COLLAPSE OVER GARDEN CENTER AT LOWES ON QUAKER
            LANE.

0745 AM     HEAVY SNOW       ANDOVER                 42.66N  71.14W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON JENKINS ROAD. HORSES TRAPPED. RESCUE
            TEAM AND REHAB UNIT REQUESTED.

1044 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DARTMOUTH               41.61N  71.00W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN COLLAPSE ON HORSENECK ROAD. NO INJURIES OR ANIMAL
            ISSUES.

1045 AM     HEAVY SNOW       AYER                    42.56N  71.59W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ATTACHED 15 BY 20 FT CARPORT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING
            COLLAPSED ON GORTON STREET.

1048 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SOUTHBRIDGE             42.08N  72.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            DETACHED 20 BY 40 FT GARAGE COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES AND
            NO DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS.

1134 AM     HEAVY SNOW       DUXBURY                 42.04N  70.67W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            5 BY 100 FT FACADE OF BUILDING HAS COLLAPSED AT
            MILLBROOK MOTORS ON TREMONT STREET.

1138 AM     HEAVY SNOW       RANDOLPH                42.16N  71.04W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            32 BY 20 FT ROOF COLLAPSE OF A GARAGE ON FITZGERALD
            STREET. NO INJURIES.

1257 PM     HEAVY SNOW       WESTWOOD                42.21N  71.22W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A PEAKED ROOF IN THE REAR OF THE
            RESIDENCE ON REED AVENUE. RESIDENT EVACUATED BUT NO
            INJURIES.

0156 PM     HEAVY SNOW       SALEM                   42.52N  70.90W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF COLLAPSE TO A 30 BY 30 FT DETACHED GARAGE. NO
            INJURIES.

0216 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHELSEA                 42.39N  71.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE TO A CAR WINDSHIELD FROM ICE FALLING OFF A ROOF
            ON FREMONT AVENUE.

0220 PM     HEAVY SNOW       RAYNHAM                 41.95N  71.07W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOF COLLAPSE AT DOLLAR TREE STORE ON SOUTH STREET
            WEST. STORE IS CLOSED AND BUILDING IS CLOSED OFF.

0250 PM     HEAVY SNOW       CHELSEA                 42.39N  71.03W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ICE SLID OFF THE ROOF OF A SECOND STORY RESIDENCE ON
            FREMONT AVENUE TEARING DOWN SOME ROOF SIDING AND A
            GUTTER OF THE HOME IN THE PROCESS.

0250 PM     HEAVY SNOW       SOUTH BOSTON            42.33N  71.05W
02/22/2015  U0.0 INCH        SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            PORCH OF AN UNOCCUPIED HOME COLLAPSED ON EAST 7TH
            STREET.

&&

KAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 3:31 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX89 min
Feb 22, 4:37 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningBOX38 hr

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