Alert archive / Massachusetts / Winter Weather Advisories in 2018
Winter Weather Advisory 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 12, 2018, 3:35 AM EST for 10 counties in Massachusetts; Bristol County, Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Jan 13, 2018, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2018, 3:35 AM EST (08:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2018, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2018, 12:50 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Jan 11, 11:00 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 11:00 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 3:30 AM EST, 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Taunton MA 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 CTZ002>004-MAZ004-012-026-130830- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Northern Worcester MA- Southern Worcester MA-Northern Middlesex MA- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central Massachusetts and eastern 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. Dense Fog Advisory. Flood Watch. .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. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ005>007-013>017-RIZ002>005-130830- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA- Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southeast Providence RI- Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts and northern 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. Flood Watch. .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. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ002-003-008>011-130830- Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western 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. Dense Fog Advisory. Flood Watch. Winter Weather 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. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. RIZ006>008-130830- Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern 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. Flood Watch. .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. Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ020>024-130830- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... 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. Flood Watch. Wind 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. Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. RIZ001-130830- Northwest Providence RI- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern 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. Flood Watch. .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. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ018-019-130830- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... 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. Flood Watch. Wind 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. Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ231>234-250-251-254>256-130830- Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 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- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... 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...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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ230-236-237-130830- Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay-Block Island Sound- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and 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. ANZ235-130830- Rhode Island Sound- 330 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... 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...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. .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, Jan 11, 9:51 PM EST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 10:40 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 10 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:44 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 12, 2:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:22 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 13 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 6 hr |
Nearby
Winter Weather Advisories in Massachusetts, 2018Winter Weather Advisories in Rhode Island, 2018Winter Weather Advisories in Connecticut, 2018Every winter weather advisory in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.