A rare and historic October Nor'easter brought very heavy snow to portions of southern New England on Saturday October 29. Low pressure tracked northeast from the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, rapidly strengthening as it passed well south of Nantucket Saturday evening.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A rare and historic October Nor'easter brought very heavy snow to portions of southern New England on Saturday October 29. Low pressure tracked northeast from the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, rapidly strengthening as it passed well south of Nantucket Saturday evening. As the storm intensified, colder air from aloft was drawn into New England resulting in heavy snow in the interior.
Snowfall accumulations of one to two feet were common in the Monadnocks, Berkshires, Connecticut Valley, and higher elevations in central Massachusetts. Up to 31 inches of snow was reported at Jaffrey, New Hampshire and Plainfield, Massachusetts. Minor accumulations were even reported down to the south coast as the rain changed to a period of snow late Saturday night before ending. The accumulation of the heavy wet snow on trees and power lines resulted in widespread tree damage and power outages across many communities in central and western Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and northeastern Connecticut.
The precipitation started as mainly snow early Saturday afternoon across the interior of southern New England, although a brief period of rain at the onset was common across the lower elevations. Several hours of heavy snow occurred from mid afternoon through late evening on Saturday October 29. Snowfall rates reached 3 inches per hour for several hours in the Berkshires and Monadnocks as a nearly stationary band of heavy snow set up across this region. The snow tapered off just after midnight Saturday night in western New England with the last of the precipitation exiting eastern New England Sunday morning. This storm also brought damaging winds to Cape Cod and the islands with wind gusts up to 70 mph occurring early Sunday morning October 30 as well as minor to moderate coastal flooding to east coastal Massachusetts during the high tide early Sunday morning.
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 Oct 29, 2:54 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
354 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
AN EARLY SEASON MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING WITH DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE INTERIOR AND
DAMAGING WINDS/COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST. DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...AS ANOTHER
COASTAL STORM PASSES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND. A COLD FRONT MAY
PRODUCE SHOWERS LATE NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT IS FOCUSED ON THE TRACK OF THE H85
LOW WITH ATTENDANT FORCING MECHANISMS AND BEST AXIS OF LIFT...
WHICH PRESENTLY IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED FROM NE PA/N NJ INTO
S NH. THIS AXIS IS EXPECT TO LIFT AND ROTATE WITH THE H85 LOW...
EXTENDING FROM SW CT INTO SE NH...LIFTING E AND NE INTO MORNING
AFFECTING THE CT VLY ALL THE WAY INTO ERN NEW ENGLAND. IN BREVITY...
KEEP FOCUS ON THE -5C H85 ISOTHERM COINCIDENT WITH THE H85 LOW AS A
REFERENCE TO THE AXIS OF BEST DYNAMICS AND LIKELY MESOSCALE
BANDING. THE 12Z NCEP WRF /GOOGLE IT/ IS A GOOD REFERENCE OF
POTENTIAL RADAR REFLECTIVITY TRENDS IN THE NEAR-TERM.
TRENDS ARE FAIRLY EVIDENT PER SATELLITE AND WSR-88D RETURNS...OBS
PLATFORMS...VWP/S...ETC. WON/T GO INTO DETAIL. WILL DISCUSS
IMPACTS AND PRESENT THINKING BELOW ON KEY PARTICULARS. THERE IS
STILL A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIFICS.
NEVERTHELESS...MAIN HAZARDS TO WHICH THE MEDIA HAS BEEN DOING A
GOOD JOB OF HITTING UPON...HEAVY WET SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS...THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES...
BLOCKED ROADWAYS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SLICK CONDITIONS.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT TRAVEL WITH THE LEVEL OF SEVERITY OF THIS
STORM...THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
RAIN AND SNOW...
IT/S A BATTLE BETWEEN DYNAMIC COOLING AND ONSHORE MARITIME AIR. MY
THOUGHTS SIMPLY IS THAT PRECIP RATES WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...INVOKE
THE LOWER ATMOS PROFILE TO MOISTEN AND FALL BELOW FRZG QUICKLY.
TIMING SPECIFICS ARE DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN...BUT DO EXPECT A
MAJORITY OF THE INTERIOR TO BE IMPACTED BY SNOW BY DUSK...WITH
LOCALES ALONG AND S/E OF I-95 TO BE IMPACTED BY RAIN INTO
MIDNIGHT...CHANGING OVER SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IT MAY BE ONLY THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS THAT STAY AS ALL RAIN FOR THIS EVENT. THE ONSHORE
E/NE WIND IS CRITICAL...AND EXPECTING THIS WIND TO BACK OUT OF THE
N ROUGHLY AROUND 9 PM. AS IT DOES SO...SHOULD SEE INTERIOR
PORTIONS ADJACENT TO SHORELINE COMMUNITIES TO FALL CLOSER TO FRZG
ALLOWING THE GRADUAL TRANSITION TO SNOW.
IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TODAY TO ANTICIPATE SNOW WITH THE NUMBER
OF ENCOMPASSING FACTORS OF SFC TEMPS/THICKNESSES/PRECIP AMNTS. IT
SURELY HAS NOT BEEN EASY TO WORK THIS OUT IN THE FCST GRIDS. SNOW
SHOULD ACCUM QUICKLY ASIDE FROM THE WARM WET GROUND...LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THIS PAST THURS STORM. CT/MA DOT CAMS HAVE ALREADY
EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT ACCUM UPON FIRST INITIAL FLAKES EVEN ON THE
MAJOR ROADWAYS AS SNOWFALL RATES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN RGNS OF
HEAVY SNOWFALL BANDING PER WSR-88D RADAR RETURNS.
HAVE GONE COOLER THAN MOS...INCORPORATING MORE 2M TEMPS FROM 12Z
NAM IN FORECASTING SFC TEMPS...HAVE KEPT PRECIP AMNTS CLOSE TO HPC
FAIRLY THE SAME. CONSIDERING SNOW TO ACCUM AT 38F...THIS IS
BECAUSE DOWNSTREAM SNOW HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT SUCH TEMPS...WITH
TEMPS THEN QUICKLY FALLING THEREAFTER CLOSE TO FRZG. WENT WITH A
SNOW-TO-LIQUID RATIO 1:8 TO 1:9. THREW IN AN ISOLATED CHC OF
THUNDER...THIS BECAUSE THE STRONG FRONTOGENESIS COUPLED WITH PSBL
POTENTIAL INSTABILITY AND SOME EVIDENCE OF -DTHEATE/DZ...
REFERENCED IN ORIENTATION TO THE PREV MENTIONED -5C H85 ISOTHERM
ON THE N PERIPHERY OF THE H85 LOW...COULD LEND TO SOME THUNDERSNOW.
AS TO THE RAIN...LIKELY TO IMPACT THE S/E INITIALLY PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT AT THE LATEST...WITH PRECIP TOTALS OF 1-2 INCHES OVER A
PERIOD OF 12 HRS...WILL MONITOR FOR URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING
BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW DUE TO THE RAPIDITY OF
PRECIP TO CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SHOULD NOT MEET FFG VALUES
WITH ARE AROUND 2 INCHES FOR 1-6 HR PERIODS.
WINDS...
E/NE SUSTAINED FLOW INTENSIFYING OF 35 TO 40 MPH OVER THE WATERS
BY DUSK WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE E/NE
FACE SHORELINES...AND MOST ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
THRU THE INTERIOR...NLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH SUSTAINED GUSTS OF
20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE E
SHORELINES INTO TONIGHT BY WHICH POINT WE SHOULD BE GOING INTO LOW
TIDE.
AS THE LOW PASSES S/E OF NEW ENGLAND...WILL SEE WINDS BACK OUT OF
THE N TO NW INTO SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE WITH THE
STRONGEST OF WINDS CLOSEST TO MORNING OUT OF THE NW...WITH 25 MPH
SUSTAINED ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH...30 MPH
SUSTAINED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINES WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 TO
45 MPH...50 TO 60 MPH OUT ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. VERY STRONG
WINDS WILL EXIST OVER THE WATERS ESPECIALLY...SEE THE MARINE FCST
DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* DRY WEATHER FOLLOWS FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK
* SHOWERS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
LAST OF STORM SHOULD BE IMPACTING BOS AREA AND MERRIMACK VALLEY
SUN MORNING AS COMMA HEAD PUSHES OFF COAST. THIS IS ACTUALLY WHEN
WE MAY SEE MOST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN METRO BOS. CLEARING WILL
DEVELOP FROM W TO E AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO REGION
BUT GUSTY NW WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS MIXING LAYER DEEPENS.
SHOULD SEE 35-45 MPH GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON.
QUIETER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW SUN NIGHT INTO WED AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. INTERESTINGLY SOME OF MOS
GUIDANCE SHOWS OVERNIGHT LOWS GETTING WELL DOWN INTO TEENS ACROSS
INTERIOR SUN NIGHT AND MON NIGHT...WHICH IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IF ENOUGH SNOW COVER REMAINS.
MODELS SHOW ANOTHER COASTAL LOW DEVELOPING IN ASSOCIATION WITH
SOUTHERN STREAM TUE INTO WED. THIS TIME ODDS FAVOR A MORE OFFSHORE
TRACK WITH LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT ON SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GIVEN
POSITIVE TILT WITH LACK OF PHASING WITH NORTHERN STREAM. FOR NOW
WE WILL SHOW SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS OVER SE ZONES WITH
INCREASING NE WINDS BUT WILL KEEP ANY RAIN WELL OFFSHORE.
MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS LATER THU INTO FRI AS COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH...THEN DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
DOWN FROM QUEBEC. POTENTIAL FOR YET ANOTHER COASTAL LOW TO DEVELOP
BUT ONCE AGAIN DOMINANT NORTHERN STREAM SHOULD KEEP THIS SYSTEM
SUPPRESSED TO OUR S.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT...
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE WITH STRONG
N/NE WINDS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 KTS ALONG THE E SHORELINE
TERMINALS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST TOWARDS SUNDAY MORNING WITH
GUSTS OF AROUND 50 TO 60 KTS FOR THE CAPE/ISLANDS. EXPECT THE
STRONGEST WINDS RIGHT OFFSHORE...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE LOW-LVLS
WITH A STRONG LLVL JET OF 70-80 KT WINDS AROUND 3 KFT.
CIGS LOWERING MVFR TO IFR INTO EVNG. AREAS AFFECTED BY RA WILL SEE
MAINLY MVFR VSBYS...WHILE THOSE LOCALES WITH SN EXPECT 2 SM AND
LESS. ANTICIPATE THE INTERIOR TO QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THRU THE
AFTN AND EVNG...THE SHORELINE TERMINALS WILL BE MUCH GRADUAL...
WITH CHANGEOVER AROUND MIDNIGHT FROM RA TO SN. SOME EMBEDDED TS IS
PSBL BUT WILL BE ISOLATED AND RARE. HAVE NOT GONE WITH A MENTION
FOR NOW.
KBOS TERMINAL...
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR CIGS FOR THE NEXT HR FALLING TO
MVFR AND TO IFR INTO THE EVNG PD WITH STRONG NELY FLOW COMING
AROUND OUT OF THE N. WILL SEE WINDS SHIFT OUT OF THE NW TOWARDS
MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 40 KTS PSBL. EXPECTING SNOW TO
IMPACT THE TERMINAL TOWARDS MIDNIGHT INTO MORNING WITH IFR VSBYS
PSBL. IMPROVING INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUN...MVFR/IFR EARLY WITH 50-60KT GUSTS NEAR COAST. VFR BY
AFTERNOON WITH 35-45KT GUSTS AREAWIDE.
MON THROUGH THU...VFR. POSSIBLE MVFR CIGS NEAR CAPE COD TUE WITH
GUSTY NE WINDS.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...
A VERY ANOMALOUS EARLY SEASON NOREASTER IS UNDERWAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. LOW PRESSURE WILL BOMB OUT AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET OVERNIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS ALL
OPEN WATERS. IN FACT...THE OCEAN TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE 50S WILL
SUPPORT EXCELLENT MIXING AND RESULT IN SOME GUSTS REACHING 60 KNOTS.
SEAS ACROSS OUR EASTERN OUTER-WATERS WILL PROBABLY REACH AROUND 25
FEET. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND MARINERS SHOULD BE IN PORT.
SUNDAY...
STORM FORCE WINDS STILL EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST PART OF SUNDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN OUTER-WATERS. HAVE EXTENDED
STORM WARNINGS TO REFLECT THE LATEST THINKING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
A BIT BY AFTERNOON...BUT GALE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH...BUT STILL REMAIN QUITE
HIGH AND CONTINUE OVER 15 FEET ACROSS THE EASTERN OUTER-WATERS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THOUGH THURSDAY...
NW GALES EXPECTED ON ALL WATERS INTO SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUN NIGHT AND MON BUT WE EXPECT SEAS TO REMAIN
ABOVE SCA ON OPEN WATERS.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK. HOWEVER
INCREASING NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS COASTAL
LOW PASSES WELL SE OF NEW ENGLAND.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WILL NOT GO WITH A FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW BUT WILL CONTINUE
MONITORING FOR POOR URBAN AND DRAINAGE FLOODING...AS WELL AS SMALL
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF APPROACHING BANKFULL.
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW HAS BEEN ACCELERATED AS LOW-LVLS HAVE QUICKLY
COOLED. NEVERTHELESS AN AXIS OF 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPTED FOR
AREAS OF CENTRAL AND SRN RI...AS WELL AS SE MA...OVER A 12-HR
PERIOD. FEEL TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL TAKE PLACE FOR AFOREMENTIONED
AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT... WITH ONLY THE CAPE AND ISLANDS REMAINING
ALL RAIN FOR THE PERIOD.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WE LET THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON EXPIRE. THE
FIRST HIGH TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND RESULTED IN LESS THAN A
HALF A FOOT STORM SURGE.
THE HIGH TIDE OF GREATER CONCERN WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT
IS MORE THAN A FOOT AND A HALF LOWER THAN THIS AFTERNOON/S...THE
ANOMALOUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE BOMBING OUT AS IT PASSES
SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
REACHING AROUND 60 KNOTS OVER THE OPEN OCEAN...AS NORTHEAST WINDS
BECOMING NORTH. IN ADDITION...SEAS OFF OF THE EASTERN MA COASTLINE
COULD BUILD TO NEAR 25 FEET. AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS AND VERY
STRONG PRESSURE FALLS...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED
ALONG EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR THIS AREA FOR THE HIGH TIDE ROUGHLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM
SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING ARE ANTICIPATED. LOWER SURGE OF AROUND 1 FOOT IS
ANTICIPATED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MA AND SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND
AROUND THE TIME OF THIS HIGH TIDE...SO NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS ARE
ANTICIPATED IN THIS REGION.
&&
.CLIMATE...
ACCUMULATING SNOW IN OCTOBER IS RARE BUT HAS OCCURRED AT ALL OF
OUR 4 MAJOR CLIMATE SITES.
TOP SNOWY DAYS IN OCTOBER IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
BOSTON
1.1 INCHES ON OCT 29TH IN 2005
0.4 INCHES ON OCT 14TH IN 1913
0.2 INCHES ON OCT 10TH IN 1979...EARLIEST MEASURABLE
TRACE OR MORE ON 30 OF 119 YEARS
PROVIDENCE
2.5 INCHES ON OCT 10TH IN 1979...EARLIEST MEASURABLE
1.6 INCHES ON OCT 25TH IN 1962
0.7 INCHES ON OCT 19TH IN 1972
TRACE OR MORE ON 17 OF 104 YEARS
WORCESTER
7.5 INCHES ON OCT 10TH IN 1979
4.7 INCHES ON OCT 26TH IN 1962
3.6 INCHES ON OCT 25TH IN 1960
2.1 INCHES ON OCT 21ST IN 1964
TRACE OR MORE ON 42 OF 107 YEARS
EARLIEST MEASURABLE WAS OCTOBER 8 1988
WINDSOR LOCKS
1.7 INCHES ON OCT 10TH IN 1979...EARLIEST MEASURABLE
0.4 INCHES ON OCT 19TH IN 1972
0.1 INCHES ON OCT 30TH IN 1925
TRACE OR MORE ON 30 OF 100 YEARS
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR MAZ002>004-
008>012-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR MAZ022>024.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR MAZ007-013>021.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY FOR MAZ007-015-016-019-022>024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR MAZ007-015-
016-018>021.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR MAZ005-006-013-
014-017.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR RIZ008.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR RIZ002>007.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR RIZ005>007.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR RIZ001>004.
MARINE...STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237-251.
STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
ANZ230-236.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ250-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SIPPRELL/JWD
NEAR TERM...SIPPRELL
SHORT TERM...SIPPRELL
LONG TERM...JWD
AVIATION...SIPPRELL/JWD
MARINE...FRANK/JWD
HYDROLOGY...SIPPRELL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...FRANK
CLIMATE...SIMPSONHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-302100- 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- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. RIZ008-302100- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-015-016-019-302100- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...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. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ017-018-020-RIZ005>007-302100- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...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. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ013-014-RIZ002>004-302100- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...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. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ021-302100- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ005-006-RIZ001-302100- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. MAZ022>024-302100- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...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 WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ231>235-237-251-302100- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-236-302100- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ250-254>256-302100- 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- 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- 459 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SIPPRELL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1258 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-RIZ001-008-292000- 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- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... BLOCK ISLAND 1258 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 SNOW WAS SPREADING INTO HARTFORD COUNTY AT 1245 PM AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY OF MASSACHUSETTS BY 130 PM. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WORCESTER AREA BY 2 PM AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 230 PM AND 3 PM. THE VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND A HALF MILE OR LESS SOON AFTER THE SNOW BEGINS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A WET SNOW...THE SNOW WILL STICK TO PAVEMENT AS IT COMES DOWN HARDER AND RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN FOR A WHILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MAZ005-006-013-017-NHZ012-RIZ002-003-292000- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH 1258 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 1 AND 130 PM AND INTO THE METRO WEST SUBURBS OF BOSTON BETWEEN 130 PM AND 2 PM. THE RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WILL ARRIVE IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MAINLY SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THOMPSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 259 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ008-292200- 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- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... BLOCK ISLAND 259 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER OUT AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. UNTREATED ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY BEGIN TO RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST WORCESTER COUNTY...WHERE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS REGION SHOULD JUST BE A COATING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MAZ005-006-013-RIZ001-292200- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 259 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES ACROSS THE REGION...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE EXCEPTION MIGHT BE THE FAR NORTHWEST HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...WHICH MAY SEE A SLUSHY INCH OF WET SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NHZ011-012-015-292200- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 259 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH 5 PM THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL RAPIDLY OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THROUGH 5 PM. IT MAY BEGIN BRIEFLY AS RAIN ACROSS EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE TO WET SNOW. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS IT WILL QUICKLY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. FRANK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ008-292345- 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- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... BLOCK ISLAND 440 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TONIGHT... MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW WILL FALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. UNTREATED ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION...THE WET SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND A FEW ROADS WERE BECOMING BLOCKED. THESE PROBLEMS WILL ONLY GET WORST THIS EVENING AND EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS REGION TONIGHT! MAZ005-006-013-RIZ001-292345- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 440 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS MOST OF INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS BEGINNING TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW ACROSS THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN MIDDLESEX AND WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY. WE SHOULD SEE THE THE RAIN-WET SNOW LINE BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE EVENING. ONCE THE RAIN CHANGES TO WET SNOW...IT MAY QUICKLY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. NHZ011-012-015-292345- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 440 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT... MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL FALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. UNTREATED ROADS ARE BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION...THE WET SNOW WILL BEGIN TO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. SOME ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME BLOCKED BY FALLING TREES TONIGHT AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. FRANK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Three to six inches of snow fell across northwest Providence County, with the higher amounts falling to the north and west.
Two to three inches of snow fell across eastern Kent County.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Newport State Airport recorded sustained winds of 36 mph and gusts to 53 mph. In addition, amateur radio operators reported a utility pole downed on Aquidneck Island in Middletown.
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, October 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: 350517, 350518, 352751.