A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to much of Rhode Island, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times. More than 2000 flights were cancelled along the east coast due to the storm and Amtrak service between New York and Boston was suspended during the storm.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to much of Rhode Island, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times. More than 2000 flights were cancelled along the east coast due to the storm and Amtrak service between New York and Boston was suspended during the storm. Despite numerous flight cancellations, T.F. Green Airport in Warwick remained open. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 8 inches along the south coast to as much as 8 to 15 inches elsewhere.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 26, 4:05 AM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
405 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BE AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING THEN BECOME A VERY INTENSE
STORM AS IT PASSES JUST SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MONDAY MORNING. THE
LOW SHOULD PULL AWAY LATER MONDAY BUT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. A MODERATING TEMPERATURE TREND WILL DEVELOP
DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
EASTERN SEABOARD.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
DIFFICULT FORECAST TRENDS CONTINUE WITH THE 26/00Z MODELS. GFS
CONTINUES TO HAVE A DEEPER AND SLOWER SOLUTION THAN THE NAM...BUT
NO NEARLY AS SLOW AS THE 03Z SREF. WITH SUCH MINOR DIFFERENCES IN
POSITION THROUGH THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH USE
THE CONSENSUS SOLUTION TO TREND EXISTING FORECAST.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS AND TRACK OF THIS STORM.
00Z GUIDANCE HAS SHIFTED THE TRACK SLIGHTLY FARTHER WEST...WHICH
WILL ALSO SHIFT THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW SLIGHTLY FARTHER WEST AS
WELL. TIMING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO
A BIT QUICKER...BUT NOT BY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
STILL EXPECTING DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE IN THE DAY. DID NOT MENTION IT IN THE
FORECAST TO KEEP IT SIMPLE...BUT BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY
WILL BE THE RESULT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS TODAY SHOULD TRY TO
COMPLETE THEIR TRIPS THIS MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
THERMAL PROFILES TONIGHT WILL BE CRITICAL TO EXPECTED IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MA. 00Z GFS LOOKS TO BE VERY WARM AT 925 MB AND
850 MB WHEN COMPARED TO THE OTHER 00Z GUIDANCE...AND WAS
DISCOUNTED FOR NOW. DID ADJUST THE TRACK SLIGHTLY FARTHER WEST...
WHICH REDUCED EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS. AS A RESULT DECIDED TO DROP THE WINTER STORM WATCH AS
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THIS AREA WILL NOT SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL.
BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES ALSO PRESENT A DIFFICULT SNOWFALL
FORECAST. INTRODUCED THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME RAIN MIXING IN WITH
THE SNOW AND REDUCED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HERE SLIGHTLY. THE GRADIENT
WILL BE VERY TIGHT THOUGH.
ELSEWHERE...MAINTAINED THE EXISTING BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM
WARNINGS. CONSIDERED EXPANDING THE BLIZZARD WARNING FARTHER
WEST...BUT JUST DO NOT THINK THE SUSTAINED WIND CRITERIA WILL BE
MET THAT FAR INLAND FOR A STORM OFF THE COAST. WIND GUSTS WILL
MOST LIKELY APPROACH 40-45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR CAPE COD AND ALL OF THE
ISLANDS. IT IS NOT A BLIZZARD WARNING BECAUSE THE HIGHEST WINDS
MAY OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD OF RAINFALL.
SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* TURNING BLUSTERY AND COLDER FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
* A GRADUAL MODERATING TEMPERATURE TREND LEADING INTO NEW YEARS
DAY
MONDAY NIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL VORTICITY LOBE IS EXPECTED TO ROTATE
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA...LEADING TO SHOT OF COLDER AND DRIER AIR.
RH CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SHORT
WAVE DISTURBANCE. A NW WIND TRAJECTORY AND FAVORABLE DELTA T/LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OCEAN EFFECT CLOUDS
AND PERHAPS A FEW FLURRIES ACROSS OUTER CAPE COD. HOWEVER GIVEN
THE NW WIND TRAJECTORY...OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE LIMITED FOR THE OUTER CAPE. USED A BLEND OF MOS/MET TEMPERATURE
GUIDANCE FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS GIVEN FAIRLY PERSISTENT BOUNDARY LAYER
MIXING ACROSS THE AREA. OTHERWISE IT WILL BE BLUSTERY AND COLD.
MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN WITH
COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN. SFC WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KT.
TUESDAY...CONTINUED DRY BUT BLUSTERY AND COLD CONDITIONS. DAYTIME
HIGHS EXPECTED TO RANGE A GOOD 5 DEGREES BELOW THE DAILY NORMALS...
GENERALLY UPPER 20S WELL INLAND TO THE MID 30S ALONG THE COASTAL
PLAIN. LOW PROBABILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED FURTHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN. A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WIND CONTINUES...WITH NW BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
35 TO 45 KT.
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRIEF RIDGING QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA. MOISTURE
APPEARS LIMITED WITH THIS FEATURE...SO SHOULD NOTE INCREASING CLOUDS
WITH PERHAPS A PASSING FLURRY OR SPRINKLE.
THURSDAY...ANOTHER WEAK SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA
WITH LIMITED MOISTURE...IN THE FORM OF MID TO HIGH CLOUDS AS A H25
JET STREAK CROSSES THE AREA. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY MODERATE.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. THE SYNOPTIC SCALE PATTERN BECOMES RATHER AMPLIFIED WITH H5
RIDGING ALONG THE EAST COAST AND LONG WAVE TROUGHING DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CONUS. THUS DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. ALSO PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WOULD
HELP ELEVATE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 40S. THE 00Z
GGEM ATTEMPTS TO BRING A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TROUGH THE AREA LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY...SO UNDERCUT MOS GUIDANCE A FEW DEGREES
DAYS 6 AND 7 AS IT MAY BE WARMING THINGS TOO FAST. ALSO HELD OFF THE
MENTION OF POPS GIVEN THE DEVELOPING HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TODAY...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY...WITH WIDESPREAD
MVFR/IFR EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING.
KBOS TERMINAL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF...MAINLY TIMING OF
LOWER CIGS AND VSBYS. HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN WINDS.
TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR IN LOW CIGS AND
SNOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR....WITH RAIN TOWARDS CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS.
MONDAY...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. OUTER CAPE COD WILL MAINTAIN
MVFR CEILINGS 2000-3000 FT DUE TO OCEAN EFFECT CLOUDS. NW WINDS
GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KT COASTAL TERMINALS.
TUESDAY-THURSDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS MUCH OF THE
TIMEFRAME. NW WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT COASTAL TERMINALS TUESDAY...
DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE COASTAL WATERS FOR LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE QUICKLY
TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WATERS. INCREASED
THE 26/00Z WAVEWATCH SEAS BY 20 TO 40 PERCENT SUNDAY AS THEY
APPEAR TO BE A BIT LOW.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
TUESDAY...NW GALE FORCE GUSTS FORECAST TO LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST
TUESDAY MORNING ON THE OUTER WATERS...BUT COULD CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY E AND S OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. ON
THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT REMAIN IN
STRONG SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. SEAS UP TO 7-10 FEET ON THE OUTER
WATERS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE.
WEDNESDAY...SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA WIND GUSTS COULD CONTINUE ACROSS
THE OPEN WATERS. SEAS AT OR ABOVE 5 FEET ALSO CONTINUE ON THE OUTER
WATERS MAINLY E AND S OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
THURSDAY...WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM PLUM ISLAND TO
GLOUCESTER MA...HULL TO SANDWICH...AND THE EAST SIDE OF CHATHAM.
MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME IS NEAR THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE
WHICH IS AROUND 3 AM. PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
MAZ002>004-008>011-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
MAZ022>024.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
MAZ005>007-012>021.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
NHZ011-012-015.
RI...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
RIZ008.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
RIZ001>007.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST MONDAY FOR
ANZ230>235-237-250-251-254>256.
STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
ANZ236.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...STRAUSS
AVIATION...BELK/STRAUSS
MARINE...BELK/STRAUSS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...STAFFHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-270930- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ023-RIZ008-270930- DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-015-016-019-270930- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ005-006-012>014-017-018-020-021-RIZ001>007-270930- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN 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- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022-024-270930- BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>235-237-250-251-254>256-270930- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST MONDAY... 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ236-270930- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 429 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were observed in southeast Providence County, including 11 inches in downtown Providence. High winds brought down wires on Pawtucket Avenue in Providence.
Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were observed in eastern Kent County. Officially, the snowfall total at T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick was 9.6 inches. Sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts as high as 54 mph were also reported, leading to near blizzard conditions at times.
Snowfall totals of 8 to 15 inches were widely observed in northwest Providence County.
Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were observed in western Kent County.
Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were observed in Bristol County.
Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were observed in Washington County, with the lower totals along the south coast. High winds combined with the snow, producing damage in South Kingstown. A large pine tree took down power lines at the intersection of Route 108 and Saugatucket Road cutting off electricity to the police station. This occurred at approximately 2:30am Monday.
Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were observed in Newport County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, December 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 273639, 273640, 273762, 273763, 273764, 273765, 273766.