Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2016, 2:32 PM EST for Franklin County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 11, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr. 21 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
- Dec 11, 2016, 2:32 PM EST (19:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2016, 10:35 AM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampshire County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 6:47 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Heath, MA | BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Dec 12, 6:47 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Goshen, MA | BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Dec 12, 6:47 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Ware, MA | BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Dec 12, 6:47 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Plainfield, MA | BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.7 | 3 Nw Conway, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.4 | 2 Ese Plainfield, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 7:06 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Deerfield, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Dec 12, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.4 | 1 Se Sunderland, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Sw Westhampton, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 7:45 AM EST | SNOW 6.1 | 2 Sw Plainfield, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 7:57 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Easthampton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sw Conway, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Ese Buckland, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 8:25 AM EST | SNOW 6.3 | Shelburne, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Dec 12, 8:35 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Leverett, MA | |
| Dec 12, 8:41 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Erving, MA | |
| Dec 12, 8:42 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Leverett, MA | |
| Dec 12, 8:42 AM EST | SNOW 5.8 | Rowe, MA | |
| Dec 12, 8:54 AM EST | SNOW 6.9 | Plainfield, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 12, 9:56 AM EST | SNOW 5.8 | Heath, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 12, 10:25 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Northampton, MA | HAM RADIO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
132 WWUS41 KBOX 111932 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 232 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 MAZ002-008-120345- /O.UPG.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.161212T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0006.161212T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 232 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH INCLUDES WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW... BUT A MIX OF ICE IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 INCHES OR MORE IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED SURFACES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ013-RIZ001-120345- /O.EXT.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.161212T0000Z-161212T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 232 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORFOLK COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...CHANGING TO RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. * IMPACTS...THE MIX OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-009>012-014-026-120345- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.161212T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER 232 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SOME ICE. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. A TRACE TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY THIS EVENING IN CONNECTICUT...THEN OVERSPREADS THE REST OF THE REGION THEREAFTER. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BUT A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY DURING THE TRANSITION. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SOME ICE ACCRETION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
4 follow-up statements
106 WWUS41 KBOX 120300 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1000 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 MAZ002-008-121100- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 1000 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH INCLUDES WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW... BUT A MIX OF ICE IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 INCHES OR MORE IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED SURFACES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-009>012-014-026-121100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER 1000 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SOME ICE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BUT A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY DURING THE TRANSITION. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SOME ICE ACCRETION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MAZ013-RIZ001-121100- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 1000 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORFOLK COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...CHANGING TO RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. * IMPACTS...THE MIX OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 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
431 WWUS41 KBOX 120900 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 MAZ002-008-121700- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 400 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH INCLUDES WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW... BUT A MIX OF ICE IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CHANGE OVER TO RAIN IS POSSIBLE...BUT IT WILL BE BRIEF. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 INCHES OR MORE IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED SURFACES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-009>012-014-026-121700- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER 400 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SOME ICE. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT ALSO GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SOME ICE ACCRETION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MAZ013-RIZ001-121500- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 400 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORFOLK COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. * IMPACTS...THE MIX OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
234 WWUS41 KBOX 121402 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 902 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 CTZ004-MAZ007-014-121515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER... CAMBRIDGE 902 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO ALL RAIN FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND TO NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF INCLUDING PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER AND CAMBRIDGE. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MAZ013-RIZ001-121515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1500Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 902 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO ALL RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND INTO NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING METRO WEST BOSTON. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...FOSTER AND SMITHFIELD. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MAZ002-008-121800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 902 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH INCLUDES WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW...BUT A MIX OF ICE IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...AT 9 AM THE BACK EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS BERKSHIRE COUNTY OF MASSACHUSETTS. THUS SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 INCHES OR MORE IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED SURFACES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ003>006-009>012-026-121800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 902 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS RACING EASTWARD ACROSS BERKSHIRE COUNTY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY OF CONNECTICUT. THUS PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SOME ICE ACCRETION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON NOCERA
947 WWUS41 KBOX 121535 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1035 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 MAZ002-008-121645- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...CHESTERFIELD 1035 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ003>006-009>012-026-121645- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER 1035 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 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 NOCERA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 10:04 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 11, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 3:51 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 55 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:30 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 15 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Massachusetts, 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.