Low pressure moved up the coast over Southern New England from the mid-Atlantic. This brought a mixture of wintry precipitation and strong winds to the region.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Low pressure moved up the coast over Southern New England from the mid-Atlantic. This brought a mixture of wintry precipitation and strong winds to the region. In addition, minor coastal flooding was observed along east-facing shores.
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, 5:12 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
512 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT...TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THU.
THIS STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST AND SNOW...
SLEET...AND RAIN TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MAINLY DRY
AND COOLER WEATHER FOLLOWS FRIDAY...THEN ANOTHER STORM PASSES UP
THE COAST OVER THE WEEKEND. A DISTURBANCE FROM WESTERN CANADA MAY
AFFECT NEW ENGLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
400 PM UPDATE...
FORECAST IS ON TRACK THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER MADE SOME
ADJUSTMENT SO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS
ARE STILL QUIET HIGH SO DO NOT EXPECT PRECIP TO START FALLING TIL
ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. OTHERWISE MADE UPDATES TO TEMPS AS TEMPS ACROSS
THE CT VALLEY STRUGGLED TO GET ABOVE FREEZING.
TONIGHT...
* SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT
AND INTO TOMORROW.
MAIN HAZARDS:
* HEAVY WET SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR INCLUDING SOUTHERN
NH...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MA.
* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMS POSSIBLE AT TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN
THURS MORNING
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTH AND EAST COASTS INCLUDING THE
ISLANDS
* STRONG STORM FOR MARINERS
* MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR EAST FACING BEACHES.
MODELS...
12Z MODEL GUIDANCE WAS NOT IN OVERALL COLLABORATION THE 12Z NAM
BROUGHT THE LOW IN FARTHER INLAND THEN THE CONSISTENT GFS/EC. THE
NAM WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER AS WELL. APPEARS THAT THE NAM
DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL FROM THE GET GO SO THEREFORE HAVE
DISCOUNTED IT. THE LATEST EC CAME IN COLDER THAN THE GFS...SO
DECIDED TO BLEND TOWARDS A MIDDLE APPROACH BETWEEN THE TWO.
OVERALL THIS DID VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE THERMAL PROFILERS.
DETAILS...
NEGATIVELY TILED AXIS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. AS IT DOES A GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL
ADVECT TOWARDS THE REGION. THIS MOISTURE IS NOTED IN THE LATEST
RADAR COMPOSITE IMAGERY. DUE TO THE DRY DEWPOINTS...IT WILL TAKE
SOME TIME BEFORE THE MOISTURE IS ADVECTED TO THE SURFACE. BEST
TIME WILL BE AT 00Z...PLUS OR MINUS AND HOUR. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
PRECIP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY 02Z. WIDESPREAD PRECIP
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN WATERS.
PRECIP TYPE...
BELIEVE THAT A BURST OF SNOW WILL OCCUR AT THE ONSET AS TEMPS
ACROSS THE CT VALLEY ARE BELOW FREEZING ALREADY. MODELS ALSO
INDICATE A GOOD AMOUNT OF LIFT AND MOISTURE IN THE SNOW GROWTH
REGION. EXPECT WIDE SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS
EVAPORATIONAL COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE. LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE
SOUTH COAST AS WELL AS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...AND CLOSE TO THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE EAST COAST SHOULD SEE ALL RAIN AS TEMPS WILL
STRUGGLE TO GET BELOW FREEZING. BY THE LATE TONIGHT INTO THE
MORNING HOURS...WARM AIR WILL START TO INTRUDE INTO THE MID
LAYERS. ALTHOUGH THE WARM NOSE IS NOT A PRONOUNCE...FREEZING RAIN
AT THE TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN LOOKS PLAUSIBLE ESP ACROSS CT
AND INTO RI. EXPECT THIS TRANSITIONS OF FREEZING RAIN TO SLOWLY
INTRUDE NORTHWARD AS TEMPS SLOWLY WARM AS WELL. BY THE MORNING
HOURS TOMORROW MANY PLACES SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE WILL BE RAIN
WHILE NORTHWARD WILL BE A MIX AS WELL AS SNOW.
HAVE EXPANDED THE WINTERS STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE A SHARP
CUT-OFF OF HIGH SNOW AMOUNTS TO PERHAPS A TRACE OF SNOW. HOWEVER
FELT THAT THE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WOULD OUT-WEIGHT THE LOWER
TOTALS...AND WOULD RATHER ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AS THE EXACT
LOCATIONS OF THE COASTAL FRONT IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY. HAVE
ALSO EXTENDED THE ADV INTO RI AS THE FORECAST HAS TRENDED A TAD
COLDER...SO MORE SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THEM. DETAILS ON SNOW
AMOUNTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS AS WELL AS ON
OUR WEBSITE.
STRONG WINDS...
STRONG LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA TONIGHT. SEVERAL
MODES SHOW THAT A 60-70 KTS JET AT 925 MB OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AND
EXPECT MOST OF THAT TO MIX DOWN ESP IN AREAS WITH EASTERLY WINDS.
LOOKING A LOCAL STUDY DONE HERE AT THE WFO...HAVE MODERATE TO HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WITH STRONG JET AT 60-70 KTS
COMBINED WITH 3HR PRESSURE FALLS OF 9MB BELIEVE THE WINDS WILL MIX
DOWN AT THE SURFACE. HAVE GUSTS UP TO 60KTS IN MANY COASTLINE
AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 2 AM TO 10 AM.
WIND ADV FOR SURROUNDING AREAS AS GUSTS MAY MIX OUT INTO THE
INTERIOR...ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RAIN AND SNOW.
QPF...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH HIGHER QPF AMOUNTS. EXPECT A GOOD
SWATH OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. TRENDED TOWARDS
THE NERFC QPF AS IT HAS A GOOD CONSENSUS AMONG THE MODELS.
DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON A FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME AS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY. HOWEVER...AM CONCERNED ABOUT SMALL STREAMS. LAST
WEEK THE STREAMS HAD A STRONG RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM THAT DROPPED
AROUND 1- 2 INCHES OF PRECIP. THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT THE STREAMS
TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW WILL ALSO HAVE A STRONG RESPONSE AND
MAY GO INTO ACTION LEVEL. DO NOT EXPECT WIDE SPREAD RIVER
FLOODING. ALSO BECAUSE OF THE COLD HARD GROUND AND BELIEVE THAT
POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.
OVERALL THIS STORM SYSTEM PACKS QUIET A FEW PUNCHES FOR SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND FROM WINTER WEATHER TO HIGH WIND TO COASTAL FLOODING. STAY
TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE
INFORMATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
TOMORROW...
EXPECT OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS TO BE ONGOING TOMORROW...BUT SLOWLY
WINDING DOWN BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS. APPEARS THAT A DRY- SLOT IS
TRYING TO WORK ITS WAY THOUGH THE MID LEVEL AFTER 12Z...THIS MAY
SLOW UP THE STEADY PRECIP TO JUST DRIZZLE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
BELIEVE TEMPS WILL SLOWLY RISE BY THE MORNING HOURS...BUT BELIEVE
THAT THE MODELS ARE STILL TRYING TO MOVE THE COLD AIR OUT SO
QUICKLY...SO HAVE REFLECTED THIS WITHIN THE FORECAST. AM CONFIDENT
THAT THE WIND THREAT WILL ALSO BE SLOWLY DIMINISH BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE BETTER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND JET WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE...DUE TO THE ALMOST STACKED SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
CAPE COD CANAL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLD AIR BEHIND THE
SYSTEM AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE FOR WESTERN MASS AND
INTO NH FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
BIG PICTURE... SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE THURSDAY STORM MOVES
OFF THROUGH THE MARITIMES ON FRIDAY...AND NEW ENGLAND GETS A SHORT
RESPITE IN THE FORM OF A SHORTWAVE RIDGE IN THE DOMINANT SOUTHWEST
FLOW. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH THEN RACES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND CROSSES NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE
LONG RANGE MODELS AFTER THAT WITH THE GFS SHOWING A SHORTWAVE RIDGE
BUILDING EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE THE ECMWF DIGS A NORTHERN STREAM
SHORTWAVE OVER THE NORTHEAST AND MAINTAINS AN UPPER TROUGH. BUT
EVEN THE GFS EVENTUALLY BRINGS A CLIPPER IN ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
TUESDAY SO WHILE THE CONFLICT LOWERS FORECAST CONFIDENCE
SOMEWHAT...IT DOES LOOK LIKE A PERIOD OF CLOUDS/SNOW SHOWERS
AT SOME POINT DURING THE EARLY WEEK.
THE DAILIES...
THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT... SURFACE LOW EAST OF OUTER CAPE
COD MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE. STRONG PRESSURE RISES
OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRAILING THE SURFACE LOW WITH VALUES OF 1
TO 1.5 MB/HOUR. THIS WILL TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
BRING STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
POTENTIAL IS FOR 20-30 KNOTS SUSTAINED AND GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES FRIDAY
EVENING/NIGHT.
THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS IS JUST EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS THURSDAY EVENING
AND MOVES TO THE MARITIMES OVERNIGHT. THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING
LIFT THURSDAY NIGHT...SO WE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS BUT DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DRY
WEATHER. TEMPERATURE PROFILES SHOW A TEMPERATURE INVERSION AROUND
950 MB...SO MIXING DEPTHS WILL BE RATHER SHALLOW. EVEN SO...TEMPS
ALOFT SUPPORT AFTERNOON MAX TEMPS IN THE 30S...POSSIBLY AROUND 40 IN
A FEW SOUTHERN SPOTS. MIN TEMPS ARE A BLEND OF MOS.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY... NEXT SURFACE SYSTEM COMES OUT OF THE WESTERN
GULF AND REACHES THE CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ECMWF/GFS/GGEM AGREE ON TAKING THE STORM JUST OUTSIDE THE 40N/70W
BENCHMARK. THIS WOULD BE A COLD PATTERN FOR US WITH PCPN MAINLY AS
SNOW...POSSIBLY SOME RAIN ALONG THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. ISENTROPIC
LIFT REACHES SOUTHERN CT-RI-MASS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE
FORECAST OF CHANCE POPS MAY BE A FEW HOURS FAST AS THE BULK OF
SUCH LIFT DOESN/T ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER 21Z. WITH THE STORM TRACK
FARTHER OFFSHORE THE FORECAST VERTICAL VELOCITY IS MUCH LESS THAN
THE FIRST STORM... 10MB/HR OR LESS AS COMPARED WITH 30-40 MB/HOUR.
BUT SUFFICIENT FOR SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW. BASED ON EXPECTED QPF
WE HAVE UP TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF THE MASS
PIKE.
THE STORM REACHES ITS CLOSEST POINT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN MOVES OFF
SUNDAY MORNING. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER US AROUND
12Z SUNDAY...THEN MOVE EAST. SO EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY
MORNING FOLLOWED BY SLOW CLEARING THROUGH THE DAY.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MUCH LOWER CONFIDENCE IN TIMING EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BUT AS NOTED THERE WILL BE A CLIPPER MOVING THROUGH THE
NORTHEAST USA DURING THIS PERIOD...SO AT LEAST A PART OF THE TIME
WILL HAVE CLOUDS AND AT LEAST WIDELY-SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THE
BEST BET FOR DRY WEATHER WOULD BE MONDAY. WE HAVE ADAPTED THE
FORECAST FROM HPC GRIDS AND THE 12Z ECMWF.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM OVERVIEW...MODERATE CONFIDENCE THROUGH THURSDAY.
TODAY...VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH REST OF THE EVENING.
AS THE LATEST STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA.
TONIGHT-THURSDAY...EXPECT CIGS/VSBYS LOWERING TO MVFR-IFR FROM
SW-NE EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WILL LINGER INTO EARLY THU MORNING.
STARTING OFF AS SNOW...THEN MIXTURE OF -PL/-FZRA EVENTUALLY
CHANGING TO RAIN ALONG COAST AND JUST INLAND. MIXED PRECIP OR ALL
ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS THEN MAINLY S OVER S NH/NW MA. MORE MIXING
MAY MOVE FURTHER N LATE TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING. MAY NEED TO
ISSUE AIRPORT WX WARNINGS IF MIXED PRECIP AFFECTS SPECIFIC
TERMINALS. STRONG ENE WINDS WITH LLWS LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL
SLOWLY START IMPROVING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH THE
NORTH.
KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON LLWS
AND TIMING OF MIXED PRECIP.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON LLWS AND
TIMING OF MIX PRECIP TRANSITIONS.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
THURSDAY NIGHT...LINGERING IFR IN THE EVENING ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. TREND WILL BE FOR IMPROVEMENT TO VFR BY SUNRISE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS ESPECIALLY BOS AND
CAPE COD/ISLANDS. MODERATE-HIGH CONFIDENCE.
FRIDAY...VFR. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING BY EVENING.
MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY...LOWERING CIGS/VSBYS AS ANOTHER STORM PASSES
OFFSHORE. CONDITIONS START VFR BUT LOWER TO MVFR EXCEPT IFR IN SNOW
CAPE/ISLANDS/SOUTH COAST. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
MONDAY...
VFR. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
&&
.MARINE...
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH THURSDAY.
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL CROSS THE WATERS
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING STORM FORCE E-NE WINDS
TO MOST OF THE WATERS. EXPECT GUSTS UP TO 50-60 KTS LATE TONIGHT
AND THU. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD...POSSIBLY UP TO 15-20 FT OR EVEN
HIGHER ON THE EASTERN WATERS. THIS IS A STRONG STORM AND MARINERS
ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE.
REDUCED VSBY IN RAIN/SNOW EARLY BUT IMPROVING OVERNIGHT. ROUGH SEAS
WITH 10-15 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS CONTINUE ROUGH
BUT DIMINISHING. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY...LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP FROM THE CAROLINAS SATURDAY
TO NEAR THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN OFF TO THE EAST
SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING EAST WINDS SATURDAY...SHIFTING
TO NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND NORTHWEST SUNDAY. WINDS ON SUNDAY MAY
GUST NEAR 35 KNOTS ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS. SEAS LESS
THAN 5 FEET SATURDAY BUT BUILDING TO 5-8 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS
SUNDAY. LOW-MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 30 KNOTS BUT DIMINISHING.
SEAS 5-8 FEET MAINLY ON THE OUTER WATERS AND DIMINISHING. LOW
CONFIDENCE.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING DURING THE THURSDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG THE EASTERN
MA COAST. WHILE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE NOT ESPECIALLY
HIGH...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY BUILD UP A 2 FOOT SURGE.
THIS WILL STILL RESULT IN STORM TIDES BELOW FLOOD STAGE BUT
BUILDING SEAS OFFSHORE OF 15-20 KT MAY YIELD WAVES BREAKING OVER
SEAWALLS ONTO SHORE ROADS YIELDING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN THE FLOOD-PRONE AREAS OF EASTERN MA COASTLINE.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MAZ002>006-
008>012-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR MAZ007-019>024.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY FOR
MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MAZ013>018.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR RIZ005>008.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR RIZ001.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
RIZ002>004.
MARINE...STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ231>234.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ230.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ236.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ235-237-255-256.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ250-254.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ251.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/DUNTEN
NEAR TERM...DUNTEN
SHORT TERM...DUNTEN
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/DUNTEN
MARINE...WTB/DUNTEN
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...DUNTENHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-272145- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX 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- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN AND NORTHEASTERN 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...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. MAZ007-019-022-024-272145- EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. HIGH WIND 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RIZ002>004-272145- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. SNOW AND SLEET TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THURSDAY. SOME ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MAY RESULT IN MINOR URBAN FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ020-021-023-RIZ005>008-272145- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY... 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. HIGH WIND 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING/BEACH EROSION ON THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MAY RESULT IN MINOR URBAN FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002>004-RIZ001-272145- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT 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 WEATHER ADVISORY. .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 WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ013-014-017-018-272145- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN 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. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING/BEACH EROSION ON THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. SNOW AND SLEET TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THURSDAY. SOME ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MAY RESULT IN MINOR URBAN FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ015-016-272145- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN 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. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MAY RESULT IN MINOR URBAN FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ235-237-255-256-272145- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 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- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY... 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...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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ250-254-272145- 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- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS 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...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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ251-272145- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS 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...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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ236-272145- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. 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. ANZ231>234-272145- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS 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...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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-272145- BOSTON HARBOR- 431 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS 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. 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 high wind, 6 heavy snow, 6 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Five to ten inches of snow fell across eastern Franklin County.
Four to ten inches of snow fell across northern Worcester County.
Seven to fourteen inches of snow fell across western Hampshire County.
Eleven to fifteen inches of snow fell across western Franklin County.
Six to nine inches of snow fell across western Hampden County.
Four to eight inches of snow fell across eastern Hampden County.
An amateur radio operator in Fairhaven recorded a wind gust of 61 mph on their home weather station. Also, a tree was downed onto a garage in Seekonk.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Blue Hill Observatory (KMQE) recorded wind gusts of 74 mph. No damage was reported.
Two weatherflow reporting sites (at Revere Beach and at Deer Island) reported wind gusts up to 60 mph. No damage was reported.
Amateur radio operators in Orleans, Chatham, and Barnstable recorded wind gusts up to 60 mph on their home weather stations. Also, a tree was downed in Falmouth, blocking one lane of Route 28.
An amateur radio operator in Scituate recorded a wind gust to 61 mph on their home weather station. In Marshfield, a tree was downed onto a house on Pilgrim Road.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) recorded a wind gust of 61 mph. No damage was reported.
Coastal flooding was reported on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.
Menahaunt Road in Falmouth was closed due to coastal flooding.
An amateur radio operator recorded a wind gust of 64 mph on their home weather station. No damage was reported.
Town Wharf was flooded around the time of high tide.
The Causeway in Cohasset was closed due to coastal flooding around the time of high tide.
Flooding was reported around the time of high tide on Central Avenue and River Street in Scituate and on Ocean Drive and Hull Shore Drive in Hull.
Coastal flooding around the time of high tide resulted in closures of Water Street in Newburyport, Atlantic Road in Gloucester, and Bridge Street in Salem.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, December 2012
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: 426649, 426650, 426651, 426656, 426658, 426671, 426728, 426732, 426731, 426729, 426727, 426730, 427012, 427013, 426733, 427014, 427016, 427015, 427017.