Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 28, 2016, 4:45 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 29, 2016, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 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
- Dec 28, 2016, 4:45 AM EST (09:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2016, 10:51 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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 29, 11:50 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Leyden, MA | MEDIA |
| Dec 29, 11:51 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Conway, MA | MEDIA |
| Dec 29, 12:09 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Heath, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 12:11 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Shelburne, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Dec 29, 12:55 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 12:57 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Wales, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 1:11 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Pepperell, MA | |
| Dec 29, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 1:31 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Sterling, MA | |
| Dec 29, 1:33 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Westminster, MA | |
| Dec 29, 1:47 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Conway, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 1:56 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 1:59 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | Holden, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Fitchburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:04 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | Deerfield, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:10 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Westfield, MA | |
| Dec 29, 2:25 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Westhampton, MA | |
| Dec 29, 2:40 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Shelburne, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Dec 29, 2:41 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Ayer, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:44 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Shirley, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Rochdale, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:47 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Spencer, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Dec 29, 2:47 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Westfield, MA | MEDIA |
| Dec 29, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Ashby, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:03 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Chicopee, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:04 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Northampton, MA | COOP OBSERVER |
| Dec 29, 3:05 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Rowe, MA | |
| Dec 29, 3:07 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Agawam, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:09 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Conway, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:12 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Clinton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:12 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | Southwick, MA | |
| Dec 29, 3:15 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Holyoke, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Dec 29, 3:16 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | Plainfield, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:20 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Rutland, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:21 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Chester, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:22 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Worcester, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:23 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Huntington, MA | |
| Dec 29, 3:25 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Gardner, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:31 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Shirley, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Dec 29, 3:35 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Shirley, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:37 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:40 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | North Leominster, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:43 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Shelburne, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Dec 29, 3:46 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Greenfield, MA | MEDIA |
| Dec 29, 3:53 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | Sterling, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:58 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Lancaster, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 3:59 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Fitchburg, MA | COOP OBSERVER |
| Dec 29, 4:08 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Worcester, MA | CWO |
| Dec 29, 4:10 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Clinton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 4:13 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Spencer, MA | |
| Dec 29, 4:19 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Worcester, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 4:25 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Colrain, MA | MEDIA |
| Dec 29, 4:26 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Lunenburg, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 4:27 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Boylston, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Dec 29, 4:27 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Blandford, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 4:36 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Pepperell, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Dec 29, 4:36 PM EST | SNOW 5.6 | Plainfield, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 3.6 | Leominster, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 29, 4:43 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Holden, 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
878 WWUS41 KBOX 280945 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 445 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-281745- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0007.161229T1400Z-161230T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 445 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ006-281745- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 445 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ005-011-012-281745- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER 445 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WHICH MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR EVEN CHANGE TO RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002-003-281745- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 445 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ THOMPSON 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
9 follow-up statements
675 WWUS41 KBOX 281529 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1029 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-282330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.161229T1400Z-161230T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 1029 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ005-006-011-012-282330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1029 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002-003-282330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 1029 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
091 WWUS41 KBOX 282037 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 337 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-290500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 337 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ005-006-011-012-290500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 337 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING... THEN MIX WITH RAINA T TIMES THURSDAY EVENING...BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ002-003-290500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 337 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 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
273 WWUS41 KBOX 290429 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1129 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-291230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 1129 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ005-006-011-012-291230- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1129 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING... THEN MIX WITH RAINA T TIMES THURSDAY EVENING... BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ002-003-291230- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 1129 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS 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. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
817 WWUS41 KBOX 290956 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 456 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 CTZ002-003-MAZ005-006-291100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 456 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL MIDDLESEX AND WESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND FOR CENTRAL MIDDLESEX AND WESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THESE AREAS, IT WILL ALSO CHANGE TO RAIN, WHICH WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT WEATHER TYPE. ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ MAZ002>004-008>010-026-291800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 456 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND IN THE WORCESTER HILLS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF RAPIDLY AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MAINLY AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ011-012-291800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.161229T1400Z-161230T0900Z/ EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 456 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...THEN MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT...MAINLY AFTER THE SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 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
376 WWUS41 KBOX 291543 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1043 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-292345- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 1043 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF RAPIDLY AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DURING THE NIGHT HOURS AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ011-012-292345- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1043 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...THEN MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DURING THE NIGHT HOURS AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 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
445 WWUS41 KBOX 292102 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-300515- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 402 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF RAPIDLY EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ011-012-300515- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 402 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 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
058 WWUS41 KBOX 292221 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 521 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-300630- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 521 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF RAPIDLY EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ005-006-300630- /O.EXB.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 521 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ESSEX COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ESSEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...BETWEEN 8 PM AND 3 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...BRIEF PERIODS OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MAZ011-012-300630- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 521 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT NEAR WORCESTER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
933 WWUS41 KBOX 292354 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 654 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-300800- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 654 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF RAPIDLY AFTER 9 PM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY TAKE DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAZ011-012-300800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 654 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTION OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 9 PM. * IMPACTS...VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY...AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK BELOW FREEZING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO NEAR 30. * VISIBILITIES...DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WORCESTER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MAZ005-006-300800- /O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 654 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ESSEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...BETWEEN 8 PM AND 3 AM. * IMPACTS...VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW QUICKLY COVERING ROADS....POOR VISIBILITY AND TEMPERATURES QUICKLY DROPPING BACK BELOW FREEZING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ THOMPSON 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
912 WWUS41 KBOX 300351 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1051 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 MAZ002>004-008>010-026-300500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...AYER 1051 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. THERE MAY STILL BE SOME LIMBS...HOWEVER...THAT COULD FALL OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW THAT FELL AND GUSTY WINDS. ALSO...DRIVERS SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR BLACK ICE OVERNIGHT WHERE ANY SLUSH HAS REFROZEN. $$ MAZ005-006-300500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE 1051 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. DRIVERS...HOWEVER...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BLACK ICE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHERE SLUSH OR STANDING WATER HAS FROZEN. $$ MAZ011-012-300500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161230T0900Z/ EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1051 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...DRIVERS SHOULD BE WARY OF BLACK ICE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WHERE SLUSH OR STANDING WATER HAS FROZEN. $$ THOMPSON 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
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Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:52 AM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Dec 28, 10:28 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Worcester | 31 hr |
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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.