Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 7, 2016, 2:36 PM EST for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 6 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 60 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 7, 2016, 2:36 PM EST (19:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2016, 7:05 PM 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, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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 8, 10:14 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Little Compton, RI | |
| Feb 8, 10:21 AM EST | SNOW 1.1 | Taunton, MA | |
| Feb 8, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 2 Nnw Warwick, RI | |
| Feb 8, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 1 N East Boston, MA | |
| Feb 8, 1:04 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Winthrop, MA | |
| Feb 8, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Lunenburg, MA | COOP OBSERVER |
| Feb 8, 1:31 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Melrose, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 1:36 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | West Peabody, MA | |
| Feb 8, 1:36 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Taunton, MA | |
| Feb 8, 3:13 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Holliston, MA | |
| Feb 8, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | East Providence, RI | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 3:55 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Westford, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.9 | Lexington, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Portsmouth, RI | |
| Feb 8, 4:02 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Wakefield, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 4:06 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Glocester, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 8, 4:07 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Lunenburg, MA | COOP OBSERVER |
| Feb 8, 4:10 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | Foxboro, MA | NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Feb 8, 4:12 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Ipswich, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 4:12 PM EST | SNOW 4.2 | Salem, MA | |
| Feb 8, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Wilmington, MA | |
| Feb 8, 4:17 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Shirley, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 4:18 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Acton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 4:19 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Littleton, MA | |
| Feb 8, 4:19 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | Tewksbury, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 4:21 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Auburn, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 4:26 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Natick, MA | |
| Feb 8, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | 2 W Billerica, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 8, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Dracut, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 4:45 PM EST | SNOW 6.3 | North Foster, RI | |
| Feb 8, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Worcester, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lexington, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.9 | South Easton, MA | |
| Feb 8, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Providence, RI | FEDERAL HILL |
| Feb 8, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Concord, MA | |
| Feb 8, 5:02 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Hopkinton, MA | |
| Feb 8, 5:08 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Pepperell, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 5:09 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Bedford, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:21 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Littleton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:22 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Melrose, MA | |
| Feb 8, 5:23 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | West Peabody, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:23 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Braintree, MA | |
| Feb 8, 5:26 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Burrillville, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 8, 5:27 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Chelsea, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:29 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | East Freetown, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:31 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | West Peabody, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:32 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Sudbury, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:33 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Quincy, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 8, 5:39 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Spencer, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 5:47 PM EST | SNOW 5.7 | North Providence, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 8, 5:52 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Coventry, RI | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 5:54 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Freetown, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 5:54 PM EST | SNOW 6 | West Warwick, RI | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 5:58 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | New Bedford, MA | |
| Feb 8, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Lexington, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Littleton, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 6:02 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | Somerville, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 8, 6:02 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Middletown, RI | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 8, 6:03 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 8, 6:03 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Topsfield, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1329 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
324 WWUS41 KBOX 071936 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 236 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 MAZ018-019-021>024-080345- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.160208T1200Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 236 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...BUT POTENTIALLY UP TO 18 INCHES OVER PARTS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND UPPER CAPE COD. LESS SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR NANTUCKET. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA 5 AM TO 8 AM MONDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING AFTER 8 AM AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 4 PM TO 7 PM. * IMPACTS...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. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 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. 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. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-080345- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0003.160208T1200Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ 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- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 236 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE GREATER BOSTON AREA...NORTH SHORE...WESTWARD TO WORCESTER AND SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ADJACENT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...QUINCY... TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL AND NEWPORT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA MONDAY MORNING 4 AM TO 7 AM THEN BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER 8 AM AND CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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. && $$ CTZ004-RIZ003-006-008-080345- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...WEST GREENWICH... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 236 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM THEN BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THEREAFTER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHING BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BUT UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND. * 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-080345- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER 236 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD AND AYER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM WITH SNOW BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THEREAFTER AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NOCERA 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
5 follow-up statements
256 WWUS41 KBOX 080211 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 MAZ018-019-021>024-081015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...BUT POTENTIALLY UP TO 18 INCHES OVER PARTS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND UPPER CAPE COD. LESS SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR NANTUCKET. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 3 AM TO 5 AM MONDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING AFTER 7 AM AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 4 PM TO 7 PM. SNOW MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...BUT WILL QUICKLY FLIP TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK IF THAT HAPPENS. * IMPACTS...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. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 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. 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. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>008-081015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM THEN BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THEREAFTER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHING BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BUT UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-081015- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER 911 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD AND AYER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM WITH SNOW BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THEREAFTER AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * 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. && $$ 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
005 WWUS41 KBOX 080842 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 RIZ008-081645- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... 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 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY 5 AM. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ004-026-081645- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * 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. && $$ MAZ018-019-021>024-081645- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.160208T0900Z-160209T0000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH 7 AM. THE SNOW MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...BUT QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 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-MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-081645- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. THE SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES THEREAFTER INTO THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT VERY LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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. && $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-081645- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.160208T0900Z-160209T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 342 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...VERNON...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD AND AYER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SNOW WILL BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THEREAFTER AND CONTINUING INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
281 WWUS41 KBOX 081553 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 CTZ002-090000- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...STEADIEST SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISHING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * 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. && $$ MAZ018-019-021>024-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ RIZ008-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT VERY LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ CTZ003-MAZ004-026-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG... AYER 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * 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. && $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1053 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ NOCERA 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
320 WWUS41 KBOX 081857 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 CTZ003-004-MAZ004-026-090300- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO WESTERN-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG AND AYER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS EASTERN CONNECTICUT INTO CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...STEADIEST SNOW CONTINUES TO ABOUT 4 PM AND THEN SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * 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. && $$ MAZ018-019-021>024-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN AND NANTUCKET * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ RIZ008-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD/WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...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. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-090300- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ 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- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...BUT VERY LOCALIZED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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-MAZ002-003-008>011-090300- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ HARTFORD 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...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 157 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * 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. && $$ NOCERA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
735 WWUS41 KBOX 090005 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 MAZ018-019-021>024-RIZ008-090500- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T0500Z/ WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...CAPE COD...AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 7PM AND MIDNIGHT...RESULTING IN STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>017-020-RIZ001>007-090500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160209T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T0500Z/ 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- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 7PM AND MIDNIGHT...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM AND THEN DIMINISHES WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-090500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160209T0500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 705 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 7PM AND MIDNIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ RLG FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:28 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:36 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 28 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:00 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 22 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:00 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 22 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:59 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 25 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in Rhode Island, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016
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.