Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 23, 2015Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 7 counties in Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 23, 2015, 3:55 PM EST for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 7 counties in Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 24, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2015, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 24, 11:10 AM ESTHEAVY SNOW 0Holbrook, MAHEAVY SNOW BROUGHT DOWN WIRES ON LAKEVIEW AVE

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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2015-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2015-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
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Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

213 
WWUS41 KBOX 232055
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX TOMORROW
AND TOMORROW EVENING...

MAZ010-240500-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW AND LIGHT ICING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL COME TO AN
  END BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-011>014-026-RIZ001-240500-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW AND LIGHT ICING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AND
  MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT 6 TO
  10 INCHES IN WORCESTER AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...ALONG WITH A
  TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND MAY MIX
  WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVEN JUST RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING
  BACK TO SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE
  BROUGHT DOWN.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ007-240500-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW AND LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE
  ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND MAY MIX
  WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN AROUND MIDDAY...BEFORE
  CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE
  BROUGHT DOWN.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ002-240500-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLEMONT
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL COME TO AN
  END BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ015>018-020-021-RIZ002>006-240500-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LIGHT ICING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICING

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL COME TO AN
  END BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES.
  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING
  DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ003-008-009-240500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD
355 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL COME TO AN
  END BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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9 follow-up statements
944 
WWUS41 KBOX 232110
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
410 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX TOMORROW
AND TOMORROW EVENING...

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>014-026-RIZ001-240515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
410 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...
  AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND MAY MIX 
  WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVEN JUST RAIN...BEFORE 
  CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE 
  BROUGHT DOWN.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-240515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
410 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL COME TO 
  AN END BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ007-015>018-020-021-RIZ002>006-240515-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY
410 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...CHANGING TO A
  WINTRY MIX DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IT WILL
  THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS 
  AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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762 
WWUS41 KBOX 240345
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1045 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX TOMORROW
AND TOMORROW EVENING...

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>014-026-RIZ001-241145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
1045 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND MAY MIX 
  WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVEN JUST RAIN...BEFORE 
  CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE 
  BROUGHT DOWN.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-241145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
1045 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL COME TO 
  AN END BY TOMORROW EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ007-015>018-020-021-RIZ002>006-241145-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.150124T0500Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY
1045 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...CHANGING TO A 
  WINTRY MIX DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IT 
  WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY TOMORROW 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS 
  AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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725 
WWUS41 KBOX 240858
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
358 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX TODAY...

MAZ007-241900-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOUCESTER
358 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO A WINTRY
  MIX DURING THE MID MORNING. IT WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW
  BEFORE ENDING BY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS 
  AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO 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.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-010>014-026-RIZ001-241900-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
358 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY THIS MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH
  FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVEN JUST RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING BACK
  TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON AND ENDING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE 
  BROUGHT DOWN.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO 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.

&&

$$

MAZ019-RIZ007-241900-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...NEWPORT
358 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL PLYMOUTH AND NEWPORT COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO A WINTRY
  MIX DURING THE MID MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN
  CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS 
  AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-241900-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
358 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL COME TO AN END
  BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ015>018-020-021-RIZ002>006-241900-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
358 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO A WINTRY
  MIX DURING THE MID MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL
  THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS 
  AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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443 
WWUS41 KBOX 241215
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
715 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX TODAY...

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>014-026-RIZ001-242100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
715 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS VERY EARLY THIS MORNING AND MAY MIX WITH 
  FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND EVEN JUST RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING 
  BACK TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON AND ENDING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES COULD BE 
  BROUGHT DOWN.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-242100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
715 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL COME TO AN 
  END BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ015>021-RIZ002>007-242100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
715 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO A WINTRY 
  MIX DURING THE MID MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN 
  CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS 
  AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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825 
WWUS41 KBOX 241308
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
808 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING...

MAZ015-016-242115-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY
808 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET LATER THIS
  MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
  TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND END EARLY THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY.
  IN ADDITION...THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>014-026-RIZ001-242115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
808 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN AND SLEET FOR A
  TIME ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND
  PORTIONS OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. A FEW POCKETS OF FREEZING
  RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW MAY RESULT
  IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-242115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
808 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT 
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-242115-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
808 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN IN ALL AREAS BY LATE MORNING.
  THE RAIN WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
  END EARLY THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT
  FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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258 
WWUS41 KBOX 241914
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
214 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...COASTAL STORM WILL WIND DOWN THIS EVENING...

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>016-026-RIZ001-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
214 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE
  ISLAND...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL
  CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO
  OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL
  SNOW AFTER 4 OR 5 PM AND END WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY THIS EVENING AS
  TEMPERATURES DROP BACK BELOW FREEZING AND ANY MIXED RAIN AND
  SNOW CHANGES TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST GUSTING TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
214 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR
  MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
214 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRECIPITATION CHANGING BACK TO SNOW AND
  TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING.

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

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AFTER 5 PM WITH AN
  ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED WET OR SLUSHY SURFACES WILL LIKELY BECOME
  ICY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR
  MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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429 
WWUS41 KBOX 242132
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
432 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...LAST BATCH OF SNOW AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES BEFORE COASTAL
STORM WINDS DOWN THIS EVENING...

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>016-026-RIZ001-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
432 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THE STORM OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. SOME LOCATIONS MAY
  RECEIVE ONE OR TWO INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM.

* TIMING...SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL
  SNOW AND END WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY THIS EVENING AS 
  TEMPERATURES DROP BACK BELOW FREEZING AND ANY MIXED RAIN AND 
  SNOW CHANGES TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL GUST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH
  NEAR THE COAST...LIGHTER INLAND.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF TO ONE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
432 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR 
  MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE MILE.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
432 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRECIPITATION CHANGING BACK TO SNOW AND 
  TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY FALL
  EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BETWEEN 5 PM AND 6 PM AND
  THEN END BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED WET OR SLUSHY SURFACES WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  ICY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR 
  MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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780 
WWUS41 KBOX 242321
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
621 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...LAST BATCH OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING
ALONG WITH DROPPING TEMPERATURES...

CTZ002-MAZ010-011-250030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD
621 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SNOW HAS BEGUN TO TAPER OFF WITH LITTLE OR NO FURTHER
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

$$

MAZ002-003-008-009-250030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD
621 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF AND NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION FROM THIS
STORM IS EXPECTED.

$$

CTZ003-004-MAZ004>007-012>016-026-RIZ001-250030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
621 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... 
  CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY THIS EVENING AS
  TEMPERATURES DROP BACK BELOW FREEZING.

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

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF TO ONE 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.

&&

$$

MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-250030-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
621 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...PRECIPITATION CHANGING BACK TO SNOW AND 
  TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. A FEW SPOTS MAY RECEIVE UP TO AN
  INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED WET OR SLUSHY SURFACES WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  ICY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR 
  MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.

* WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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370 
WWUS41 KBOX 250007
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
707 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...SNOW WILL SOON BE COMING TO AN END...

CTZ003-004-MAZ004>007-012>016-026-RIZ001-250115-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...
QUINCY...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD
707 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAST BATCH OF SNOW WILL BE WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM. AT MOST...A FEW LOCATIONS COULD PICK UP
ANOTHER HALF INCH TO INCH OF SNOW. HOWEVER...LOWERING TEMPERATURES
WILL CAUSE UNTREATED SURFACES TO BECOME QUITE ICY AND TRAVELERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION THIS EVENING.

$$

MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-250115-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
707 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS NO MORE
THAN AN INCH OR SO OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES LOWERING BELOW FREEZING...HOWEVER...WILL CAUSE
UNTREATED SURFACES TO BECOME VERY ICY. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA
CAUTION THIS EVENING AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR BLACK ICE.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 4:06 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Norfolk and 2 more39 hr
Jan 23, 6:54 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX5 hr
Jan 23, 11:31 AM ESTGale WarningBOX41 hr
Jan 23, 11:31 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX52 hr
Jan 23, 11:35 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Nantucket34 hr
Jan 23, 11:48 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk28 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.