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Extreme Cold Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 5, 20264 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this extreme cold watch at Feb 5, 2026, 1:04 AM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 7, 2026, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2026, 1:04 AM EST (06:04 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2026, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 6, 2026, 12:20 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.