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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Mar 3, 2017, 5:50 PM EST for Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2017, 5:50 PM EST (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2017, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 3, 4:35 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:35 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Taunton MA 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-042145- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, all of Massachusetts except Berkshire County, and Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a high risk that Wind Chill Advisories Will be needed Saturday night into early Sunday morning for the Worcester Hills and east slopes of the Berkshires. This would be for wind chills around 15 below zero. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ256-042145- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...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...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Freezing Spray Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ255-042145- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...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...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Freezing Spray Advisory. There is a low to moderate risk that a few hours of heavy freezing spray may occur very early Saturday morning and then again Saturday night. Therefore...it is possible the Freezing Spray Advisory may need to be upgraded to a Heavy Freezing Spray Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ250-254-042145- 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- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Freezing Spray Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Freezing Spray Advisory. There is a low to moderate risk that a few hours of heavy freezing spray may occur very early Saturday morning and then again Saturday night. Therefore...it is possible the Freezing Spray Advisory may need to be upgraded to a Heavy Freezing Spray Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ231-251-042145- Cape Cod Bay-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Freezing Spray Advisory. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Freezing Spray Advisory. Gale Warning. There is a low to moderate risk that a few hours of heavy freezing spray may occur very early Saturday morning and then again Saturday night. Therefore...it is possible the Freezing Spray Advisory may need to be upgraded to a Heavy Freezing Spray Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ235-237-042145- Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Freezing Spray Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ230-236-042145- Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ232>234-042145- Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 441 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Freezing Spray Advisory. There is a low to moderate risk that a few hours of heavy freezing spray may occur very early Saturday morning and then again Saturday night. Therefore...it is possible the Freezing Spray Advisory may need to be upgraded to a Heavy Freezing Spray Warning. .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
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 4:23 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Taunton MA 423 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-040330- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI- Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 423 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...Scattered Snow Squalls With Brief Heavy Snow, Poor Visibility, Slippery Roads and Gusty Northwest Winds This Evening... An arctic cold front will cross the region this evening and will be accompanied be scattered snow squalls, with quick accumulations on area roads and rapid visibility reductions at times. These snow squalls will first overspread western Massachusetts and Connecticut between 5 pm and 7 pm, this includes the Greater Hartford and Springfield area, then into Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts including the Greater Boston area between 7 pm and 9 pm. Note that, like summertime thunderstorms, these squalls will be hit-or-miss with some locations seeing little to no impact. Latest forecast guidance suggest that there could be a second round of snow squalls, exiting southern New Hampshire and into northern Massachusetts between 9 pm and midnight. These narrow but brief intense snow bands are extremely difficult to pinpoint exact timing and location. Nonetheless evening commuters need to be prepared for rapid but brief changes in visibility and potentially snow covered roads for a time. In addition, behind this arctic front frigid temperatures will overspread the area late tonight and continue into Sunday morning with bitterly cold late night/early morning wind chills below zero! Nocera
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 5:50 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
550 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017
CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-032345-
Hartford-Western Franklin-Western Hampshire-Western Hampden-Eastern
Hampden-Northern Worcester-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Hampshire-
550 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017
...HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...
HAMPSHIRE...HAMPDEN...HARTFORD AND WESTERN WORCESTER COUNTIES...
At 544 PM EST...dangerous snow squalls were along a line extending
from near Plainfield to Great Barrington...moving east at 35 mph.
Visibilities may rapidly drop to one-half to one-quarter mile and
winds may gust up to 40 mph as these squalls move through. They will
only last for 15 to 20 minutes in a given location, but a half-inch
of snow accumulation is also expected. This will make for very
dangerous driving conditions.
Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton,
Agawam, West Springfield, Orange, Deerfield, Simsbury, Ludlow,
Gardner, Avon, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, Suffield,
Belchertown and Wilbraham.
Drivers need to remain alert. These conditions often lead to
accidents, especially on highways, since road conditions can change
rapidly. Avoid braking suddenly. Consider delaying travel until the
squalls pass.
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LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4231 7300
4233 7306 4238 7307 4238 7301 4248 7299
4257 7287 4257 7193 4181 7287 4183 7294
4188 7295 4190 7291 4197 7289 4197 7303
4204 7301 4204 7306 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 270DEG 29KT 4252 7288 4203 7350
FIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:47 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 54 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:47 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 54 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.