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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 4, 2016Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; 4 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Apr 4, 2016, 3:44 PM EDT for Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; 4 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 5 hr. 16 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
Apr 4, 2016, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2016, 8:51 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 4, 4:01 PM EDTSNOW 3.6Winthrop, MA
Apr 4, 5:13 PM EDTSNOW 4.42 Nnw Warwick, RI
Apr 4, 5:15 PM EDTSNOW 4.8West Wareham, MATRAINED SPOTTER
Apr 4, 5:16 PM EDTSNOW 4Attleboro, MATRAINED SPOTTER
Apr 4, 5:27 PM EDTSNOW 4.5Taunton, MATRAINED SPOTTER
Apr 4, 5:27 PM EDTSNOW 5.8Dighton, MANWS EMPLOYEE
Apr 4, 5:36 PM EDTSNOW 6Greene, RI
Apr 4, 5:44 PM EDTSNOW 6.5East Providence, RITRAINED SPOTTER
Apr 4, 5:47 PM EDTSNOW 5.4Rehoboth, MANWS EMPLOYEE
Apr 4, 5:52 PM EDTSNOW 6East Freetown, MA
Apr 4, 5:54 PM EDTSNOW 7Acushnet, MA
Apr 4, 5:56 PM EDTSNOW 4.5Riverside, RIHAM RADIO
Apr 4, 5:58 PM EDTSNOW 6West Warwick, RITRAINED SPOTTER
Apr 4, 8:44 PM EDTSNOW 6Rockland, MA
Apr 4, 8:45 PM EDTSNOW 5East Taunton, MAHAM RADIO
Apr 4, 8:54 PM EDTSNOW 6.2Taunton, MA

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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2016-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2016-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

085 
WWUS41 KBOX 041944
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
344 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

MAZ013-015>019-RIZ001>004-050200-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0005.160404T1944Z-160405T0200Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
344 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR POINTS SOUTH
  AND EAST TO JUST NORTH OF THE SOUTH COAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL MODERATE HEAVY AT TIMES
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 7 AND 10
  PM.

* IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING AS THE SUN GETS LOWER IN THE SKY...ALLOWING FOR
  MORE SNOW TO STICK TO ROADWAYS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A
  SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE EVENING RUSH HOUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE
  BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO BE OCCURRING AT THAT TIME.


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-MAZ002>012-014-026-050200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER
344 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR THE 
  IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE SUN GETS LOWER IN THE SKY...ALLOWING 
  FOR MORE SNOW TO STICK TO ROADWAYS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A 
  MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE EVENING RUSH HOUR... 
  ESPECIALLY IN THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR WHERE THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE OCCURRING AT THAT TIME.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-050200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
344 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH 
  A TRACE OF ICE ACCRETION POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND EVEN A BIT OF FREEZING 
  RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING 
  BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE BULK OF THE SNOW SHOULD THEN COME TO AN 
  END BY LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH EARLY THIS 
  EVENING AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET. THIS WILL RESULT IN A 
  SLIPPERY EVENING RUSH HOUR...PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING 
  NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
432 
WWUS41 KBOX 042323
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
723 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-050030-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
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
723 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WIDESPREAD AREA OF SNOW THAT AFFECTED WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...HAS
MOVED TO THE EAST. SOME PATCHY LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THRU 9
PM...BUT THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. THEREFORE
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

MAZ013-015>019-RIZ001>004-050200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
723 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR POINTS 
  SOUTH AND EAST TO JUST NORTH OF THE SOUTH COAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW FALLING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...TAPERING OFF
  FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND LOWERING TEMPERATURES WILL
  ALLOW FOR MORE SNOW TO STICK TO ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO
  RESULT IN SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO
  HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT INTO THIS EVENING.

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-MAZ005>007-012-014-050200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE
723 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...THE WORCESTER TO FRAMINGHAM
  CORRIDOR...INTO NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
  EASTWARD OF THIS AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM.  

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL AND LOWERING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOWING FOR
  ACCUMULATING SNOW TO STICK TO ROADWAYS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE
  A MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS INTO THIS
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>022-RIZ005>007-050200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
723 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER TOTALS...AND A TRACE OF ICE ACCRETION POSSIBLE.
 
* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND EVEN A BIT OF FREEZING 
  RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING 
  BACK TO ALL SNOW. THE BULK OF THE SNOW SHOULD THEN COME TO AN 
  END BY LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SLIPPERY EVENING RUSH
  HOUR...PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


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242 
WWUS41 KBOX 050051
WSWBOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
851 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

MAZ013-015>019-RIZ001>004-050200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK
851 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND
AND SOUTHEAST MA OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE WARY
OF SLIPPERY...UNTREATED SURFACES. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING
ALREADY...PATCHES OF BLACK ICE MAY DEVELOP.

$$

CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012-014-020>022-RIZ005>007-050200-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160405T0200Z/
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...
LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...
CAMBRIDGE...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT
851 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
TRAVELERS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE WARY OF SLIPPERY...UNTREATED
SURFACES. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ALREADY...PATCHES OF
BLACK ICE MAY DEVELOP.

$$


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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 3:44 AM EDTGale WatchBOX12 hr
Apr 4, 3:44 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX52 hr
Apr 4, 3:52 PM EDTGale WarningBOX23 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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