Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Storm Watches in 2016
Winter Storm Watch 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm watch at Dec 27, 2016, 3:59 PM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Dec 29, 2016, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2016, 3:59 PM EST (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2016, 3:37 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
634 WWUS41 KBOX 272059 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 359 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 MAZ002>005-008>012-026-280500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER 359 PM EST TUE DEC 27 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...POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 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...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-280500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 359 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ 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
4 follow-up statements
608 WWUS41 KBOX 280514 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1214 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 MAZ002>005-008>012-026-281315- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER 1214 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 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 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...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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. && $$ CTZ002-003-281315- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0006.161229T1400Z-161230T1200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON 1214 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. && $$ 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
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
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Dec 27, 2:42 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 2:42 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Taunton MA 242 PM EST Tue Dec 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front along the South Coast will move offshore this evening. High pressure builds over New England for Wednesday. Low pressure will rapidly intensify Thursday into Thursday night, bringing the likelihood of a nor'easter to portions of the region. Significant snow accumulation is possible in the interior, especially across central and western MA with mainly rain along the coastal plain. Dry but windy and colder conditions are expected for Friday into Saturday. Another low pressure system may bring a light amount of rain or snow to the region late Saturday night into Sunday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Through evening... Cold front along the South Coast with subtle change in wind directions from WSW to WNW. This front is aligned almost parallel to the upper flow, thus the slow progress offshore. Satellite imagery shows deep clouds moving off Cape Cod and Nantucket, with a zone of stratocumulus mostly south of the Mass Pike. These clouds will also move offshore, around 6 pm. Strongest pressure rises at 19z were over Western New England, and trend offshore around 00z/7 pm. Tonight... High confidence. Shortwave over the Great Lakes races east and crosses New England late tonight. There is a cold pool that moves with the wave across New England. But PW values are low, around 0.25 inch. Moisture below 850 mb does hold around 85 percent. Expect there will be a few clouds but otherwise dry weather. Temperatures upstream last night were in the mid 20s to mid 30s, and we will use this range for us tonight. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Wednesday... High Confidence. Shortwave and cold air aloft move off to the east during the morning. Cross sections show lingering moisture of 80-90 percent through the day. Expect diurnal st-cu to develop...dry weather, but becoming partly sunny. Mixing reaches above 900 mb, roughly 4000 feet. Temperatures at that level support max sfc temps in the mid 30s to low 40s. Wednesday night... High confidence. High pressure moves offshore overnight. Dry air lingers through the night, so expect fair skies with increasing clouds, much of it after midnight. None of the operational models show any measureable pcpn before 12z Thursday, so no pops forecast. Fair skies the first part of the night and dew points in the upper teens and 20s should allow temps to fall into the 20s. A few cold spots could reach the upper teens. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Highlights... * Potential significant snowfall Thu afternoon into Thu night across interior Mass, mainly north and west of I-495 * Cold New Years Eve with snow possible late at night Overview... Medium range models continue to advertise fast moving mid level flow across the northern tier of the U.S. during this timeframe. A short wave trough digs as it amplifies during its progression eastward Thu, promoting surface low pressure development around the NJ coast. The low will push across southern New England as it rapidly deepens late Thu and Thu night, exiting to the Maritimes Friday. A return to colder conditions expected late this week into the weekend, while another low may approach toward New Year's Day. Details... Thu-Thu night...Both the 00Z models and associated ensembles signaling a strong, digging H5 trough diving SE into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes early Thursday. While parent low remains south of Hudson Bay, continue to see development of secondary low pressure along triple point frontal system during Thursday, along with good moisture working into the system from the Gulf of Mexico. Models show good agreement of explosive cyclogenesis around the NJ coast late Thu into Thu evening. GFS has low at 991 hPa at 21Z Thu, dropping to 975 hPa by 06Z Fri, and similar pressure falls on the GGEM and ECMWF, though still some question on exact track of the low. Will see potential of good snow growth Thu night as the low passes across SE Mass, but some question of amounts as rain/snow ratio remains at around 10:1. In any event, should see period of moderate to heavy snow at times late Thu into Thu night across portions of interior southern New England, with the best chance of heavy snows across the higher inland terrain of the Worcester hills and the E slopes of the Berkshires, as well as along the Route 2 corridor and portions of the I-91 area. Expect mainly rain across the coastal plain. In between, will see some mix with rain Thu afternoon, but will become all snow Thu night. Where it remains all snow, potential continues for over 6 inches of heavy, wet snow, then amounts drop off quickly S and E of a Lawrence to Worcester to Springfield line. Increasing wind on the back side as the surface low rapidly deepens Thu night could be an issue in itself across the coastal plain with advisory criteria gusts possible and also an issue when combined with any plastering of heavy wet snow over the northern interior. Fri through Sat...Will see colder air work in along with gusty winds behind the exiting low as it continues to deepen as it approaches the Canadian Maritimes. Friday will be the transition day with highs ranging from around 30 across the higher inland terrain to around 40 at the coast. It will be much colder on Saturday across north central and W Mass with highs only in the mid and upper 20s, ranging to the upper 30s to near 40 along the immediate south coast. Sat night and Sun...A nearly zonal mid level steering pattern in place across the northern stream, but noting an H5 short wave digging in this flow. Weak surface low pressure associated with this feature may bring period of light rain and/or snow to bring in the New Year, but exact timing in question due to the fast flow. Mon...With a continued progressive mid level steering pattern in place, current forecast suggests dry conditions as high pressure builds at the surface and aloft. However, this will be dependent upon the exit of Sunday's system. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Forecaster Confidence Levels... Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Short Term /through Wednesday Night/... This afternoon... High confidence. Lingering 2500-3500 foot cigs will give way to clearing skies from NW to SE. Westerly winds will gust 25 to 30 knots east and 20 knots west. Tonight...High confidence. VFR. Diminishing west winds. Wednesday...High confidence. VFR. Cigs around 4000 ft developing midday/afternoon and diminishing in the evening. Wednesday night... High confidence. VFR. Increasing clouds from the southwest after midnight. KBOS TAF...High confidence TAF. KBDL TAF...High confidence TAF. Outlook /Thursday through Sunday/... Thu into Thu night...Moderate confidence. Expect areas of -SN with MVFR-IFR conditions developing by late morning across the interior. Mainly MVFR across the coastal plain where any -SN should change to -RN by around midday. Expect precip to change back to -SN or a mix of -RN/-SN Thu night across the coastal plain inland from Cape Cod. Strong surface west wind gusts possible late Thu night, especially along the immediate coast. Fri through Sat...High confidence. VFR conditions expected. Gusty NW winds through Fri. && .MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels. Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Short Term /through Wednesday Night/...High Confidence. Tonight... Lingering gusts to 25 knots early, especially on the outer waters. All gales have been dropped, but Small Craft Advisory in effect for most waters early tonight. Seas subside, but with lingering rough seas on the outer waters and RI Sound, so Small Crafts linger on these waters through the night. Wednesday... Northwest winds gust to 20 knots and seas linger near 5 feet on the outer waters. Small Crafts continue on the outer waters much of the day. Wednesday night... High pressure moves overhead. Winds and seas will be below SCA thresholds. Outlook /Thursday through Sunday/... Moderate confidence through the period. Thursday and Thursday night...Expect S-SE winds to quickly increase by Thu afternoon across the waters. Will see gusts up to 35-45 kt, with a period of storm force winds on the eastern outer waters are possible late Thu night. Winds shift to W Thu night but will remain at gale force. Seas build up to 6-10 feet Thu night. Visibility restrictions likely in areas of rain and fog. Friday and Friday night...W winds continue to gust up to 35-45 KT during the morning, highest on the eastern outer waters, then should start to diminish during the afternoon. Expect gale force gusts to continue into Friday night. Seas up to 8-12 ft on the outer waters will slowly subside late in the day but remain well above 5 feet. Saturday...Leftover gale gusts on the eastern outer waters should diminish, but will continue to see small crafts. Seas remain at or above 5 feet mainly across the outer waters. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADWednesday night...Winds and seas will be below small craft criteria.VISORIES... CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM EST this evening for ANZ231>234-251. Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EST this afternoon for ANZ230- 236. Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST Wednesday for ANZ235-237. Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EST Wednesday for ANZ250- 254>256. && SYNOPSIS...WTB/EVT NEAR TERM...WTB/EVT SHORT TERM...WTB LONG TERM...EVT AVIATION...WTB/EVT MARINE...WTB/EVT
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 5:22 AM EST, 10 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-281030- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND COAST MAY BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495 NORTH OF BOSTON THROUGH TO WORCESTER...SPRINGFIELD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. HEAVY WET SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS TOWARD THE END OF THE STORM MAY RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE I495 CORRIDOR IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN BUT MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW WITH A SHARP DROP OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING DURING THURSDAY EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND A POSSIBLE NEED WIND ADVISORIES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY ALONG EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY BREAK OUT DURING THE EVENING OF NEW YEARS EVE. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT LEAST NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. MAZ004>007-012-014-026-281030- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND COAST MAY BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495 NORTH OF BOSTON THROUGH TO WORCESTER...SPRINGFIELD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. HEAVY WET SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS TOWARD THE END OF THE STORM MAY RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE I495 CORRIDOR IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN BUT MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW WITH A SHARP DROP OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING DURING THURSDAY EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND A POSSIBLE NEED WIND ADVISORIES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY ALONG EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY BREAK OUT DURING THE EVENING OF NEW YEARS EVE. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT LEAST NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>008-281030- 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- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022>024-281030- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ250-254>256-281030- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF STORM FORCE GUSTS ACROSS STELLWAGEN BANK AND THE WATERS EAST OF CAPE ANN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>235-237-251-281030- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ236-281030- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-281030- BOSTON HARBOR- 522 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 27, 10:08 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1008 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET
0238 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET
0437 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 1 N EAST BOSTON 42.38N 71.03W
12/27/2016 M40 MPH SUFFOLK MA ASOS
BOS ASOS
0525 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTPORT 41.67N 71.10W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 177 NORTH
0533 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MATTAPOISETT 41.66N 70.81W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON NORTH STREET...BLOCKING
ROAD
0535 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON UPLAND ROAD
0549 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON SUMMER STREET NEAR THE T
STATION
0633 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
12/27/2016 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON RAILROAD AVENUE
0654 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG COHASSET 42.23N 70.80W
12/27/2016 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A GARAGE AND WIRES DOWN ON BEECHWOOD
STREET
0654 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWELL 42.17N 70.78W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE WITH A 4 FOOT HOLE IN THE ROOF ON
GROVE STREET
0702 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE PARTIALLY BLOCKING HOLYOKE STREET
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON MONMOUTH STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0741 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ACUSHNET 41.69N 70.91W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLE ROAD
0800 AM FREEZING RAIN ROWE 42.70N 72.90W
12/27/2016 M0.10 INCH FRANKLIN MA CO-OP OBSERVER
FZRA EVENING OF 12/26
&&
KABLocal storm report, Dec 27, 11:58 AM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1158 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET
0437 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 1 N EAST BOSTON 42.38N 71.03W
12/27/2016 M40 MPH SUFFOLK MA ASOS
BOS ASOS
0525 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTPORT 41.67N 71.10W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 177 NORTH
0533 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MATTAPOISETT 41.66N 70.81W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON NORTH STREET...BLOCKING
ROAD
0535 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON UPLAND ROAD
0549 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON SUMMER STREET NEAR THE T
STATION
0610 AM NON-TSTM WND GST EAST FALMOUTH 41.58N 70.56W
12/27/2016 M58 MPH BARNSTABLE MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0633 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
12/27/2016 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON RAILROAD AVENUE
0654 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG COHASSET 42.23N 70.80W
12/27/2016 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A GARAGE AND WIRES DOWN ON BEECHWOOD
STREET
0654 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWELL 42.17N 70.78W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE WITH A 4 FOOT HOLE IN THE ROOF ON
GROVE STREET
0702 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE PARTIALLY BLOCKING HOLYOKE STREET
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON MONMOUTH STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0741 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ACUSHNET 41.69N 70.91W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLE ROAD
0800 AM FREEZING RAIN ROWE 42.70N 72.90W
12/27/2016 M0.10 INCH FRANKLIN MA CO-OP OBSERVER
FZRA EVENING OF 12/26
&&
KABLocal storm report, Dec 27, 2:03 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
203 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTON 41.97N 71.18W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON NORTH WORCESTER STREET.
&&
KABLocal storm report, Dec 27, 3:17 PM EST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
317 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET
0400 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTON 41.97N 71.18W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON NORTH WORCESTER STREET.
0437 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 1 N EAST BOSTON 42.38N 71.03W
12/27/2016 M40 MPH SUFFOLK MA ASOS
BOS ASOS
0525 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTPORT 41.67N 71.10W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 177 NORTH
0533 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MATTAPOISETT 41.66N 70.81W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON NORTH STREET...BLOCKING
ROAD
0535 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON UPLAND ROAD
0549 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON SUMMER STREET NEAR THE T
STATION
0610 AM NON-TSTM WND GST EAST FALMOUTH 41.58N 70.56W
12/27/2016 M58 MPH BARNSTABLE MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0633 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
12/27/2016 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON RAILROAD AVENUE
0654 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG COHASSET 42.23N 70.80W
12/27/2016 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A GARAGE AND WIRES DOWN ON BEECHWOOD
STREET
0654 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWELL 42.17N 70.78W
12/27/2016 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE WITH A 4 FOOT HOLE IN THE ROOF ON
GROVE STREET
0702 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE PARTIALLY BLOCKING HOLYOKE STREET
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON MONMOUTH STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0741 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ACUSHNET 41.69N 70.91W
12/27/2016 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLE ROAD
0800 AM FREEZING RAIN ROWE 42.70N 72.90W
12/27/2016 M0.10 INCH FRANKLIN MA CO-OP OBSERVER
FZRA EVENING OF 12/26
&&
KABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 9:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:46 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 31 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.