Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Chill Warnings in 2015
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind chill warning at Feb 14, 2015, 4:40 AM EST for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Feb 15, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2015, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 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 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 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 10:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Ipswich, MA | ROOF COLLAPSE KNOCKING GAS METER OFF OF STRUCTER ON ESSEX ROAD. |
| Feb 15, 10:37 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Quincy, MA | PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE OF A STRIP MALL ON ADAMS STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
939 WWUS41 KBOX 140940 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND... RIZ006>008-141745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY THOSE TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ MAZ006-007-014>016-019-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ 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 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY 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 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY 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 && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD. * 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...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY 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 && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-141745- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * 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 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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 && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-141745- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * 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...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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-MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY 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 && $$ MAZ004-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON 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 && $$ MAZ022-024-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ RIZ005-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ 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
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602 WWUS41 KBOX 141207 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-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 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY 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 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 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 && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-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 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY 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...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 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 && $$ MAZ022-024-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 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 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY 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 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 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. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY THOSE TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 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 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 && $$ MAZ004-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-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 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY 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 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 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 && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ RIZ005-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ 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
692 WWUS41 KBOX 142134 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SUNDAY MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-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 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY 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...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 25 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-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 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY 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...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 26 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 && $$ MAZ022-024-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DAMAGING WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-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 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY THOSE TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 && $$ MAZ004-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 34 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-150545- /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 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY 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...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 38 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 && $$ RIZ005-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ 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
954 WWUS41 KBOX 150524 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1224 AM 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>004-151330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.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 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD 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... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * 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...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 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 SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 30 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 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. && $$ MAZ004-151330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD 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... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM 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. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 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 SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 35 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT 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 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. && $$ RIZ005-151330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 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 SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 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. && $$ MAZ006-007-014>016-019-151330- /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 1224 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...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...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 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 SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 25 BELOW 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 && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-151330- /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 1224 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...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 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 SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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 26 BELOW 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 && $$ MAZ022-024-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-151330- /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 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 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 SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY 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. 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. && $$ CTZ004-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL RETURN AROUND SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-151330- /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 1224 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 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH SOME SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO RETURN BY SUNRISE AND CONTINUE INTO MID DAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 31 BELOW 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 && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-151330- /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 1224 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...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH SOME MORE LIGHT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM SUNRISE THROUGH ABOUT MID DAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 38 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. 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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. 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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
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Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:38 AM EST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | BOX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:38 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:38 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | BOX | 35 hr |
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