Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 20, 2016, 3:52 AM EDT for 6 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Mar 20, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 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
- Mar 20, 2016, 3:52 AM EDT (07:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:31 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | Taunton, MA | NWS OFFICE |
| Mar 21, 5:11 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | New Bedford, MA | |
| Mar 21, 5:22 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Braintree, MA | |
| Mar 21, 5:24 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Plymouth, MA | |
| Mar 21, 5:28 AM EDT | SNOW 3.4 | Taunton, MA | |
| Mar 21, 5:34 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Hanover, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Mar 21, 5:45 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Randolph, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Woods Hole, MA | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Sse Somerset, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 6:50 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Ssw Tiverton, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.4 | 2 Wsw Falmouth, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.7 | 1 Wsw Vineyard Haven, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.8 | 2 Ne Providence, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.9 | 1 Ene Attleboro, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Coventry, RI | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Wnw Kingston, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.6 | 2 N Rehoboth, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.7 | 1 Nw Norwood, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Ne Franklin, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Sw Middletown, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 W Brighton, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Franklin, MA | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Middleboro, MA | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Bridgewater, MA | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 7:10 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Ese East Falmouth, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | Franklin, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 21, 7:16 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Foxborough, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 21, 7:18 AM EDT | SNOW 1.8 | Walpole, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 21, 7:20 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Rockland, MA | SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 7:21 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Duxbury, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 21, 7:25 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 4 E Cumberland Hill, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 N West Tisbury, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Hyannis, MA | MEDIA |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 4 E Cranston, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 3.1 | 1 Nnw Greenville, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 7:31 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Kingston, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 7:32 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Kingston, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 7:36 AM EDT | SNOW 2.7 | Norwood, MA | NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Mar 21, 7:37 AM EDT | SNOW 2.6 | Walpole, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 21, 7:38 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Mansfield, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 7:45 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | West Wareham, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Chatham, MA | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Nw Wellfleet, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.9 | 2 Nnw Warwick, RI | TF GREEN AIRPORT |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 1 E Little Compton, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | N Winthrop, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Wsw Dighton, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ene Pembroke, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Sw Millis, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 8:03 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | West Warwick, RI | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 8:11 AM EDT | SNOW 2.2 | Wrentham, MA | |
| Mar 21, 8:15 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Dover, MA | |
| Mar 21, 8:29 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Block Island, RI | CO OP OBSERVER |
| Mar 21, 8:30 AM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | Milton, MA | BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY |
| Mar 21, 8:32 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | Burrillville, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Mar 21, 8:39 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Sharon, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 21, 9:10 AM EDT | SNOW 1.8 | 2 Wsw Mashpee, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 21, 9:50 AM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | Swansea, MA | SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 9:57 AM EDT | SNOW 5.3 | Whitman, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 21, 10:14 AM EDT | SNOW 2.7 | East Sandwich, MA | CO OP OBSERVER |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
038 WWUS41 KBOX 200752 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MAZ024-200900- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NANTUCKET 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT ACROSS NANTUCKET HAS DIMINISHED. WHILE A SLUSHY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE...THE MAJORITY OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ABOVE FREEZING...SO ANY SNOW WILL STRUGGLE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-201600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. THE HIGHER OF THOSE AMOUNTS ARE MOST LIKELY SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PROBABLY PERSIST INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE START OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW...PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. THE RESULT MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ CTZ002-201600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160320T2300Z-160321T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WHILE THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE OVER BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-201600- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE MAY BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. IF THIS REGION DOES GET INTO THE HEAVY SNOW...UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE. HOWEVER...IF THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW REMAINS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WOULD BE THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ RIZ008-201600- /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW SO THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * UNCERTAINTY...ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO A PERIOD OF RAIN. IF THIS OCCURS SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MORE ON THE ORDER OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS ALL SNOW...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR OVER 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-201600- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ON THE UPPER CAPE AND BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ACROSS THE OUTER- CAPE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PERSIST INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR THAT ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WILL STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE START OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE...BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW SO THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS...MAINLY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED. * UNCERTAINTY...IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN WHERE EXACTLY THE RAIN/WET SNOW LINE SETS UP. THIS WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND THE RISK FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE BULK OF THE STORM WILL BE MAINLY SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE WITH A MIXTURE ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ023-201600- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 352 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WILL STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * UNCERTAINTY...IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN IF THE REGION WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A TIME. THIS WILL GREATLY AFFECT POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS AND THE RISK FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER 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
7 follow-up statements
331 WWUS41 KBOX 201500 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TOWARD THE CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PROBABLY PERSIST INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY DURING THE START OF THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW...PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. THE RESULT MAY BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ CTZ002-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160320T2300Z-160321T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WHILE THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE OVER BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...UNTREATED ROADS MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND UPPER PORTION OF CAPE COD * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT AND MAY STILL BE FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW SO THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * UNCERTAINTY...ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO A PERIOD OF RAIN. IF THIS OCCURS SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MORE ON THE ORDER OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS ALL SNOW... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-202100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1100 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...BUT SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE MAY BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. IF THIS REGION DOES GET INTO THE HEAVY SNOW... UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE. HOWEVER...IF THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW REMAINS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WOULD BE THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ FIELD 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
295 WWUS41 KBOX 201953 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 MAZ022-023-RIZ008-210400- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2100Z-160321T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND THE UPPER PORTION OF CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES AROUND CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER LATE MONDAY MORNING CONCLUDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-210400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0004.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES AROUND CAPE COD CANAL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER LATE MONDAY MORNING CONCLUDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012-014-210400- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0005.160320T2300Z-160321T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER MID MORNING MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR TWO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002-210400- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.160321T0200Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INITIALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM TONIGHT. HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER MID MORNING MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DOWN TO A MILE OR TWO. 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
151 WWUS41 KBOX 210752 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE WILL MAINLY BE RAIN BUT OCCASIONALLY BE MIXED WITH SNOW. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH THE BULK OF THAT FALLING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPER TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE AND ONTO MARTHAS VINEYARD. 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. && $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING AND CERTAINLY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012-014-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
052 WWUS41 KBOX 210850 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING AND CERTAINLY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. 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. && $$ MAZ004-026-211500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE OUTER-CAPE WILL MAINLY BE RAIN BUT OCCASIONALLY BE MIXED WITH SNOW. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH THE BULK OF THAT FALLING ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPER TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE AND ONTO MARTHAS VINEYARD. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012-014-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 450 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND IMPACT THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
895 WWUS41 KBOX 211045 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH...BUT WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO MID MORNING WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ONCE THE SNOW ENDS. 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. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE.. * TIMING...WET SNOW WILL BE COMING TO AN END BY LATE MORNING BUT IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012-014-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW STILL EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND INTO WORCESTER COUNTY WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING QUITE HAZARDOUS FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. HOWEVER...THIS SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MAZ004-026-211500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 645 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WAS FALLING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND INTO NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WITH POOR VISIBILITY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
312 WWUS41 KBOX 211406 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 CTZ002>004-211515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME FLURRIES MAY FALL ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL MIDDAY. HOWEVER...THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES..WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO LATE MORNING. THE WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND/OR DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ONCE THE SNOW ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ022-023-RIZ008-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER CAPE. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS TOWARDS MIDDAY. 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. && $$ MAZ005>007-012-014-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE AREA...ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY TOWARD MIDDAY AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ004-026-211515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 1006 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EVENT TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER INTO LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END DURING LATE MORNING WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
730 WWUS41 KBOX 211500 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-211600- /O.EXP.KBOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT AFFECTED THE AREA DURING THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ RIZ008-211600- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW THAT AFFECTED BLOCK ISLAND EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS CANCELED. $$ MAZ005>007-012-014-211600- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT AFFECTED THE AREA DURING THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDDAY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND DURING EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MAZ004-026-211600- /O.EXP.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...AYER 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT AFFECTED THE AREA DURING THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDDAY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AND DURING EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MAZ022-023-211700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160321T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM. * TIMING...WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...SOME SNOW BANDS WILL LINGER THRU MIDDAY. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL...HOWEVER RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:52 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Worcester | 33 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:54 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 30 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in Rhode Island, 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.