A strong low pressure system moved up the coast and southeast of Nantucket producing up to a foot of snow across Rhode Island.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moved up the coast and southeast of Nantucket producing up to a foot of snow across Rhode Island.
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 Jan 26, 9:20 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
920 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL
PASS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
THIS COASTAL STORM WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SOME HEAVY SNOW
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CAPE/ISLANDS. A SERIES OF
ALBERTA CLIPPERS WILL BRING REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLDER AIR THIS
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO PATCHY FOG IMPROVING THIS MORNING. LOW
CLOUDS SHOULD EXPAND ALONG THE COAST TODAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES. ALSO NOTING HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING AHEAD OF A STORM
SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST.
INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST. NOTED SNOW MOVING UP THE COAST A BIT FASTER THAN
FORECAST. HAVE UPDATED THE POPS TO SPEED UP THE ONSET OF SNOW...
PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. HAVE LIGHT SNOW STARTING
BY 18Z THIS AFTERNOON QUICKLY INCREASING IN INTENSITY. THIS AS A
RESULT OF INCREASING WARM AIR ADVECTION AND ISENTROPIC LIFT THIS
AFTERNOON. THOUGH THE H85 AIRMASS WILL INITIALLY BE RATHER
DRY...THE COLUMN HAS MOISTENED ENOUGH THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS FALLING IN THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AT 9 AM. THERMAL PROFILES
REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SNOW ACROSS THE AREA...EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE
SE COAST WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM PLUS 2
TO PLUS 3 CELSIUS WITHIN THE LOWEST 200 FEET...COURTESY OF THE
ONSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL FAVOR SOME LIGHT RAIN MIXING IN DURING THE
START OF THIS EVENT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
*** ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT
MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY ***
TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY NEAR THE BENCHMARK
POSITION. GENERALLY FAVORED THE 00Z GFS AS MODEL OF CHOICE. IT HAS
SOME SUPPORT FROM THE 00Z ECMWF SOLUTION AS WELL AS THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN. USED A BLEND OF GFS AND HPC QPF AMOUNTS. BASICALLY THIS BRINGS
THE 0.50 INCH QPF ISOHYET TO ABOUT AT HFD-LWM LINE WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS NORTHWEST AND HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH SOUTHEAST. 00Z NAM
AND PRIOR RUNS HAVE BEEN A BIT ERRATIC AND TOO FAR SOUTH WITH ITS
PRECIPITATION FORECASTS SO DID NOT FOLLOW THE NAM ATTM.
THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF HAZARDS TO CONSIDER...INCLUDING SNOW...WIND...
AND COASTAL FLOOD THREAT. FORTUNATELY THIS WILL BE A QUICK MOVING
SYSTEM.
USED A 10 TO 15 TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO TO DERIVE SNOW TOTALS.
A POTENT 120 KT JET STREAK WILL INTERSECT WITH A SECOND JET STREAK
UPSTREAM TO ALLOW FOR THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TO BECOME CLOSED OFF NEAR
THE BENCHMARK LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS...WILL NOTE
AN INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST LOW TO MID LEVEL JET...TRANSPORTING
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND GOOD LOW LEVEL INFLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN. ALSO DECENT MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING NOTED...AS WELL AS
SOME NEGATIVE POTENTIAL VORTICITY OVERLAID IN MODEL CROSS SECTIONS.
THUS SHOULD NOTE SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR FOR A
3 TO 6 HOUR TIME FRAME CENTERED AROUND 06Z THURSDAY MORNING.
SNOW TOTALS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN
THE WARNING AREAS ENCOMPASSING MOST OF THE MAJOR METRO BOSTON AND
PROVIDENCE AREAS AND HARTFORD AND POINTS EAST...WITH ADVISORY
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NW INTERIOR.
EXPANDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING INTO NORTHERN CT AND EASTERN HAMPDEN
COUNTY MA AS WELL AS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SE COASTAL MA WEST
OF THE CANAL.
KEPT A WINTER STORM WATCH GOING ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...WITH
SOME QUESTION AS TO THE CHANGEOVER TIME AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ON
THE FRONT END.
AS UPPER LEVEL HEIGHT FIELDS BEGIN TO FALL AND THE LOW DEEPENS
OFFSHORE...WILL NOTE TEMPERATURES DROPPING ALONG THE COAST...ALLOWING
MIXED RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT.
WIND WILL BE AN ISSUE PARTICULARLY ACROSS SE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND WHERE WINDS COULD GUST TO ADVISORY LEVELS. MAINTAINED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR NANTUCKET ISLAND. LOW PROBABILITY OF REACHING HIGH
WIND WARNING CRITERIA WITH HIGHER CHANCES OF WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS
NEAR THE COAST....PERHAPS EXPANDED TO A PLYMOUTH TO NEWPORT LINE.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT ACROSS RI AND SE MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE IT
ENDS SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. COULD SEE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO THE STRESS OF THE WIND AND WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 35
TO 45 KT PROBABLE FOR A 6 HOUR PERIOD APPROXIMATELY 04Z-10Z ATTM.
SEE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT BELOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* ANOTHER PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY.
* BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
26/00Z MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT INTO THIS WEEKEND...THEN
DIFFERENCES BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
00Z ECMWF BECOMES MUCH MORE AMPLIFIED WITH A RIDGE/TROUGH PAIR
ALONG THE WEST COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH SLOWS ITS TIMING OF
SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LEANED MORE TOWARD THE 00Z GFS
FOR THIS UPDATE AS IS HAD GOOD SUPPORT FROM THE 00Z GGEM AND 00Z
GEFS MEAN SOLUTIONS.
THE NEARBY WINTER STORM GRADUALLY MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY...BRINGING SNOW TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
MORNING. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN ARRIVE FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE SHOULD ARRIVE
DURING THE AFTERNOON...PERHAPS BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
A MORE SIGNIFICANT CLIPPER-TYPE LOW PRESSURE STILL LOOKS LIKE IT
WILL MOST LIKELY IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO SET THIS TIMING IN
CONCRETE...AS WELL AS SPECIFIC SNOWFALL POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...MODELS REMAIN PROGRESSIVE WITH CLIPPER SYSTEM. COULD STILL
SEE LEFTOVER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY MORNING ALONG THE
COAST...OTHERWISE EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY. WILL
SEE ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WORKING IN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY-TUESDAY...NOTING A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS OUR
REGION MONDAY. TIMING OF ANOTHER POSSIBLE SYSTEM WORKING OUT OF
OHIO VALLEY IS STILL A QUESTION. FOR NOW...HAVE CARRIED ONLY
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. QUITE A BIT OF MODEL TRACK AND TIMING SPREAD
NOTED...AS WOULD BE EXPECTED THIS FAR OUT.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MEDIUM...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
TODAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE ON TIMING ARRIVAL OF PRECIPITATION.
HIGH CONFIDENCE MVFR CEILINGS IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COASTAL
PLAIN.
HIGH CONFIDENCE MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS IN SNOW AND SLEET...MAINLY
SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE AFT 20Z. RAIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS AFT 18Z.
KBOS TERMINAL...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TAF...MAINLY TIMING OF LOWER
CIGS AND VSBYS THIS AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. MVFR CEILINGS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE BY EARLY EVENING.
TONIGHT...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE CIGS AND VSBYS LOWERING TO IFR
IN SNOW. WILL LIKELY SEE PERIODS OF LIFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
WINTRY MIX MOST LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MA AND RI TO START. ALSO
EXPECTING STRONG AND GUSTY N-NE WINDS UPWARDS TO 35 TO 45 KT...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE E COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THURSDAY...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. EXPECT MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN THE
MORNING ACROSS THE EAST...IMPROVING TO VFR FROM W-E DURING THE
AFTERNOON. NW WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS POSSIBLE...HIGHEST ACROSS
CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS.
SATURDAY...LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE TO
MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
SUNDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. AREAS OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE MORNING. COULD STILL SEE A FEW LEFTOVER SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...SCA CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST.
TONIGHT...GALE WARNINGS POSTED ALL COASTAL WATERS...STORM WATCH
SOUTHEAST WATERS. NE WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 KT. LOW PROBABILITY
OF 50 KT GUSTS. VSBYS LOWERING IN SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND
FOG...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16
FEET OFFSHORE.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE WATERS THURSDAY. WILL
LIKELY SEE GALE FORCE GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS BY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WINDS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY EVENING...BUT ROUGH SEAS ARE
LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS INTO FRIDAY.
SATURDAY...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS MAY RETURN DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS.
SUNDAY...SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING
THE DAY. ROUGH SEAS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE OUTERMOST COASTAL WATERS
A WHILE LONGER.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING NOREASTER WILL PASS NEAR THE BENCHMARK LATE
TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE HIGH TIDE OF CONCERN IS THE ONE
TOWARDS DAYBREAK THURSDAY. MRPSEE IS GIVING ABOUT A 1.4 FOOT
STORM SURGE FOR BOSTON. WE INCREASED IT ABOUT A FOOT BASED ON THE
TENDENCY FOR GUIDANCE TO BE UNDERDONE IN THESE SCENARIOS. THIS
MAY YIELD A STORM TIDE OF 13 FEET WITH SEAS ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET
OFFSHORE. THEREFORE...WE THINK MAINLY A MINOR COASTAL FLOOD EVENT
IS IN STORE FOR THE EASTERN MA COAST. HOWEVER...THERE IS ENOUGH
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED POCKETS OF LOW END MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING TO WARRANT A WATCH. AGAIN...THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A
SERIOUS COASTAL FLOOD EVENT...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR LOTS OF MINOR
AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF LOW END MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING EXIST.
MAINTAINED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME. LOCAL TOOL WITH
FORECASTED STORM SURGE AND ASTRO TIDE DATA YIELDS MINOR TO POCKETS
OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
COAST. WILL ALLOW FOR RE-ASSESSMENT DURING THE DAY SHIFT TO SEE
WHETHER A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING OR STATEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
HARTFORD/BDL JANUARY SNOWFALL RECORD...44.9 INCH TOTAL CURRENTLY
STANDS AT THE SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD BEATING 1996.
THE HARTFORD/BDL SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD IS 45.3 INCHES SET IN
DECEMBER 1945. OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN THE HARTFORD
AREA SINCE 1905.
NORTH FOSTER RI COOP NEW JANUARY SNOWFALL RECORD ESTABLISHED WITH
38.6 INCHES THROUGH 1/26/11. PREVIOUS RECORD 34.7 INCHES IN 2005.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR MAZ022-023.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR MAZ005>007-012>021.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR MAZ011.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR MAZ002>004-008>010-026.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
MAZ024.
NH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR NHZ012-015.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR RIZ008.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR RIZ001>007.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
ANZ232-254-255.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ230-231-233>237-250-251-256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...RLG/STRAUSS
SHORT TERM...STRAUSS
LONG TERM...BELK
AVIATION...BELK/STRAUSS
MARINE...BELK/STRAUSS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 NHZ011-271445- CHESHIRE NH- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ023-RIZ008-271445- DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...BLOCK ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-015-016-019-271445- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ005-006-012>014-017-018-020-021-RIZ001>007-271445- 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- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ003-004-MAZ011-271445- TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ002>004-008>010-026-NHZ012-015-271445- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002-271445- HARTFORD CT- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. .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. AIR QUALITY ALERT. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ233-271445- VINEYARD SOUND- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ024-271445- NANTUCKET MA- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 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 WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ022-271445- BARNSTABLE MA- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ232-254-255-271445- NANTUCKET SOUND- 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- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-231-234>237-250-251-256-271445- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 936 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Nine to eleven inches of snow fell across Washington County.
Five to seven inches of snow fell across Newport County.
Twelve to seventeen inches of snow fell across northwest Providence County.
Nine to eleven inches of snow fell across southeast Providence County.
Twelve to thirteen inches of snow fell across western Kent County.
Nine to thirteen inches of snow fell across eastern Kent County.
Nine to ten inches of snow fell across Bristol County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, January 2011
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: 280011, 280012, 280013, 280015, 280018, 280019, 280020.