Low pressure that developed over the Gulf States moved up the East Coast on January 23 and 24, passing off Cape Cod on January 24. The storm moved off through the Martimes on January 25.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Low pressure that developed over the Gulf States moved up the East Coast on January 23 and 24, passing off Cape Cod on January 24. The storm moved off through the Martimes on January 25.
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 22, 9:32 PM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Taunton MA
932 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017
.SYNOPSIS...
Moist onshore winds will result in spotty light rain/drizzle
tonight. Subfreezing temperatures are expected across the high
terrain of Massachusetts. This will result in the risk for light
snow showers...sleet and even freezing drizzle. A significant
storm will reach the East Coast late Monday and move up the coast
Monday night and Tuesday. This will bring a mix of rain and/or
snow along with a period of icing well inland. The storm may also
bring damaging winds to the coast and the coastal waters. High
pressure then brings dry and mild weather Wednesday into Thursday.
A cold front will cross New England late this week, followed by
seasonably cold temperatures and blustery winds next weekend.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
930 pm update...
Moist low level northeast flow was resulting in areas of light
rain showers and drizzle along the coastal plain this evening.
Ptype was a mixture of sleet and light snow showers across the
higher terrain of MA. Continued the special weather statement for
the high terrain of the Worcester Hills and along the east slopes
of the Berks, where there may even be some pockets of light
freezing drizzle. Any amounts of light snow/ice will be very
light, but slippery travel is possible on untreated roads
overnight across the high terrain.
The rest of the region will remain above freezing, so just pockets of
light showers and drizzle but it will be raw with temps dropping
into the 30s. Moisture and lift is shallow, so not expecting any
significant precipitation overnight. Northeast wind gusts will be
on the increase to between 25 and 35 mph along the coastal plain
by daybreak.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
updated 440 pm...
Monday...
Models have slowed down onset of steady/heavier precip until late
in the day Monday and possibly not until early Mon evening. This
is due to northern stream short wave moving across Quebec into New
Brunswick. This keeps deep layer ridge over MA/RI and CT much of
the day. This will result in dry air in the mid and upper levels
of the atmosphere overspreading the area. This includes the snow
growth region. This combined with increasing moist onshore flow
will result in an abundance of low level moisture and will likely
yield spotty light rain/drizzle much of the day. Therefore not
expecting much if any snow and/or sleet until possibly late in the
day.
Much cooler day tomorrow with highs only in the 30s (seasonably
cold) to around 40 along the immediate coast. Concern again is
across the high terrain where temps may not get much above
freezing. Thus low risk for spotty light freezing drizzle across
the high terrain of MA.
Winds will be on the increase as low level jet approaches. By
sunset should see NE winds gusting up to 40 to 50 mph along the
south coast including Cape Cod and islands.
Monday night...
Deep layer moisture and lift overspread the area Mon night as
southern stream closed low comes rolling up the eastern Seaboard.
70+kt low level easterly jet off the Atlantic acts as a firehose
into the region Mon night. This combined with the likelihood of a
coastal front developing over eastern MA will result in a period
of very heavy rainfall. Good model agreement on a period of very
heavy rain over RI and eastern MA 06z-12z Tue with global guidance
offering qpf up to 1.5 inches over this region. As you expect the
high res guid is even heavier. Thus risk of significant
street/highway/urban flooding along with small rivers and streams
across RI and eastern MA. This supports our current Flood Watch
area and reasoning.
Farther inland very impressive warm nose above 850 mb with temps
in this layer warming to +5C or so depending on model of choice.
This will limit snowfall potential and have lowered snowfall
forecast after collaborating with WPC. However below 850 mb there
is a cold layer with temps as cold as -6C to -8C across northwest
MA depending on model of choice. This will likely result in a
period of freezing rain across the high terrain of MA especially
western MA. Somewhat concerned that there is a low risk of ice
accretion reaching or exceeding 0.50 inch. However surrounding
offices including WPC were not as confident and thus have opted to
go with a winter weather advisory for Monday night into Tue
morning. Although will have to watch this area for potential
upgrade to a warning if forecast confidence increases with time.
Until then expect a winter mix of snow and sleet Monday evening
changing to freezing rain across the high terrain with greatest
risk of significant icing over northwest MA.
Very strong winds remain in the forecast for Cape Cod and the
islands where sustained winds of 40+ mph and gusts near 60 mph are
likely. This is in response to a powerful 70+ kt low level easterly
jet moving across this region. More marginal for these high wind
speeds along the eastern MA coastline thus have continued the High
Wind Watch for those areas. May eventually need a wind advisory for
slightly lower wind speeds all areas including the high terrain as
model soundings show wind gust potential up to 50 mph.
Mild along the coastal plain as low level jet floods this region
with maritime airmass and temps in the 40s. Low level cold air will
remain entrenched northwest of I95 given CAD signature with high
pressure over Quebec and pressure falls to our south and east.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Overview...
Cutoff H5 low pressure and its nearby surface low will slowly
work up the eastern seaboard during Tuesday. The low will shift
E-NE during Tue, with high pressure ridge building across Wed with
dry and mild conditions as winds back to SW.
12Z models have some differences with approaching cold front,
along with NE-SW oriented long wave H5 trough that will slowly
cross the region late Thu or Fri. Noting differences in how
individual models handle any possibility of light precip moving
across as the front approaches. Cutoff H5 low sits across Hudson
Bay into northern Quebec, which will help drive the upper system
through late this week as H5 heights lower while another short
wave begins to shift SE out of Manitoba late week.
Once the upper system moves offshore, seasonably cold air pushes
in, but it will be blustery late Fri through next weekend as
another reinforcing shot of colder air works in on the NW flow at
the surface and aloft.
Details...
Tuesday...
Strong E winds will continue through midday Tuesday, highest
across coastal areas. The strongest winds will occur Tue morning.
Then, the low level jet associated with the strong winds will
shift E during the day, so the surface winds will diminish.
With the surface system trapped in the upper level cutoff flow,
will see more steady rainfall across eastern Mass, with another
0.50" or so of rainfall across Cape Ann likely during Tue. Will
also see mixed RN, IP and patchy FZRA across the higher inland
terrain linger early Tue, but should change over to RN by around
midday. May see a mix back to FZRA/IP Tue evening as the precip
tapers off Tue evening over the higher terrain. The steady rain
and patchy fog should exit E coastal areas after 07Z Wed or so.
The low should cross Nantucket and the outer Cape Tue evening,
while the cutoff upper system moves in tandem, passing near or
just S of the 40N/70W benchmark. Winds will back around to N by
Tue evening, with gusty winds across Cape Ann lingering.
Quite a wide range in temps forecast for Tue. Highs from 35-40
across the N central and W Mass and the higher inland terrain to
around 50 on the S coast. Readings then will fall back Tue night
as colder air starts to work in. Temps bottom out in the mid 20s
to around 30 across central and western areas, ranging to the mid
and upper 30s along E coastal Mass.
Wednesday-Thursday...
High pressure ridge at the surface and aloft crosses the region
Wed. As the ridge shifts E Wed night and Thu, may see scattered
rain and/or snow showers move in across the E slopes of the
Berkshires ahead of approaching weak cold front. Some timing
differences on both the frontal passage as well as how far S any
precip reaches Wed night or Thu. Temps will top off in the 40s
both days, though they will start to fall to more seasonal levels
Thu night as colder air starts to work in from Canada.
Friday through Sunday...
NW winds at the surface and aloft will usher in seasonable
temperatures for late January. Should remain mainly dry, but may
see some widely scattered snow showers over the E slopes of the
Berkshires. Otherwise, should see mainly dry but blustery
conditions during this timeframe. Some question about whether
there may be a quick passing weak low and trough late in the
weekend that might bring some light precip, but held off on this
feature for now.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Short Term /through Monday Night/...Moderate confidence thru this
period.
Tonight...
Mainly IFR-LIFR CIGS across central and E areas, and around 1000
ft across CT valley. VSBYS locally IFR-LIFR across Worcester
hills, otherwise mainly VFR with some low end MVFR in patchy fog.
Patches of -RA/-DZ across E Mass/RI. May improve to MVFR all
areas by around 12Z. May see light -FZRN/ -FZDZ across higher
inland terrain as temps may fall to near or just below freezing
mainly after 04Z- 05Z. Elsewhere in the lower elevations temps
remain above freezing. NE winds increase overnight, gusting up to
35 kt along the south coast of MA and RI.
Monday...
MVFR with spotty light rain/drizzle...possibly freezing
rain/drizzle high terrain. Steady precip holds off until 21z-24z
from south to north. Strong northeast winds with gusts up to 50 kt
by late in the day across Cape Cod and islands.
Monday night...
MVFR/IFR in periods of heavy rain and strong winds across much of
the region with snow/sleet and freezing rain likely high terrain
especially northwest MA.
KBOS TAF...Moderate confidence in TAF. Greatest uncertainty
concerns areal coverage of light precip.
KBDL TAF...Moderate confidence in TAF. Greatest uncertainty
concerns areal coverage of light precip.
Outlook /Tuesday through Friday/...Moderate confidence.
Tuesday...
MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS, with lowest conditions across central and E
Mass into RI. Expect mainly -RA across the coastal plain and lower
CT valley, with mixed -RA/-IP across N central and W Mass into far
NW CT early Tue, then should change over to all -RA from S-N as
temps increase to above freezing. Areas of fog. May see a mix with
FZRA across highest terrain of N Worcester county and the E slopes
of the Berkshires toward Tue evening as temps fall below freezing
again. Expect CIGS/VSBYS to improve to VFR across central and
western areas from 06Z-09Z.
Precip should taper off across S and W areas by around midnight,
though spotty RA/FZRA/fog may linger briefly after midnight.
Remainder of the -RA across eastern areas should end by 07Z-09Z.
E-NE winds gusting up to 25-30 kt inland, then up to 45-50 kt
across Cape Ann and outer Cape Cod Tue morning which will slowly
diminish by around midday. Gusts linger at around 25 kt through
the afternoon around Cape Ann and moving across Cape Cod Tuesday
night as winds back to N.
Wednesday...
VFR. An approaching cold front may bring a period of MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS in -SHRA/-SHSN late Wed/Wed night across the E slopes
of the Berkshires. Low chance for isold -SHRA and patchy fog
across the Route 2 corridor of N Mass. NW winds gusting up to 25
kt on outer Cape Cod and the islands early Wed, then diminishing.
Thursday-Friday...
Mainly VFR. Patchy MVFR CIGS linger across N Central and W Mass
Thu, along with sct SHRA/SHSN with local MVFR VSBYS Thu. SW winds
gusting up to 20 kt on outer Cape Cod and the islands Thu, then up
to 25 kt Thu night into Friday.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
*** Storm Force Wind Gusts Monday Night into Early Tue ***
710 PM Update...Only a few adjustments to bring conditions
current.
Tonight...
Increasing NE winds overnight with gusts reaching 25-30 kt by
morning except up to 35 kt along the south coast. Vsby reduced at
times in areas of fog and drizzle.
Monday...
NE winds continue to increase to near 50 kt by sunset along the
southern waters...35 to 40 kt elsewhere. Vsby reduced at times by
drizzle and fog. Steady rain holds off until sunset across southern
waters...later elsewhere.
Monday night...
The brunt of the storm is Mon night with ENE winds up to 55 kt.
Strongest winds over eastern MA waters including Cape Cod and
Nantucket waters. Very heavy rain with isolated thunder possible.
Vsby reduced to less than a mile at times in fog and heavy rain.
Outlook /Tuesday through Friday/...Moderate confidence.
Tuesday...
Low pressure moves across Cape Cod Tuesday morning. E wind gusts
up to 50-55 kt on the eastern open waters early Tue, diminishing
Tue afternoon as winds back to N. Seas up to 25 to 30 ft early,
subsiding to 12-18 kt Tue evening. Rough seas will continue Tue
night as NW winds continue to diminish. Visibility restrictions
in rain and patchy fog into Tue night, then improving from S-N.
Storm Warnings continue from Monday afternoon through Tuesday
morning. This covers all waters except Boston Harbor and
Narragansett Bay, where Gale Warnings remain in effect.
Wednesday through Friday...
NW winds on Wed shift to W-SW Thu and continue on Fri. Gusts up
to 25-30 kt continue across most of the waters with seas remaining
at or above 5 ft. Seas may linger around 5 ft during Wed at the
outer entrance to Boston Harbor, otherwise winds and seas diminish
below small craft criteria on Boston Harbor and Narragansett Bay.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
440 PM Update...
Still looking at potential minor with pockets of moderate coastal
flooding along E MA coast during high tide Tue morning.
Despite low astronomical tides (8.2 ft at Boston Mon evening and
9.4 ft Tue morning), combination of persistent and very strong E
winds and high seas up to 20-30 ft offshore may lead to minor to
perhaps pockets of moderate coastal flooding with Tue morning high
tide. Surge guidance has values around 2.5 ft at the time of high
tide along with very strong wave action with seas 20-30 ft across
the eastern MA waters. This wave action ontop of the elevated storm
tide will likely be sufficient for a risk of minor coastal flooding
with a lower risk of moderate flooding. Still 36-48 hrs away and a
difference in 6 hrs of timing the strongest winds can have a big
impact on flood potential. Thus most likely scenario is a coastal
flood advisory event. Thus will hold off on any watches at the
moment.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Winter Weather Advisory from 4 PM Monday to 7 AM EST Tuesday
for CTZ002.
MA...High Wind Warning from 9 AM Monday to 6 AM EST Tuesday for
MAZ022>024.
Flood Watch from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning for
MAZ005>007-013>021.
High Wind Watch from Monday afternoon through late Monday
night for MAZ007-018-019-021.
Winter Weather Advisory from 4 PM Monday to 7 AM EST Tuesday
for MAZ002>004-008-009.
RI...High Wind Warning from 9 AM Monday to 6 AM EST Tuesday for
RIZ008.
Flood Watch from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning for
RIZ001>007.
MARINE...Storm Warning from 1 PM Monday to 4 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ231-
232.
Storm Warning from 1 PM Monday to 3 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ233-
234.
Gale Warning from 7 AM Monday to 7 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ230.
Gale Warning from 3 AM Monday to 4 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ236.
Storm Warning from 7 AM Monday to 2 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ235-
237.
Storm Warning from 11 AM Monday to 7 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ250-
254.
Storm Warning from 2 PM Monday to 6 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ251.
Storm Warning from 4 AM Monday to 4 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ255-
256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...Nocera/EVT
NEAR TERM...Frank
SHORT TERM...Nocera
LONG TERM...EVT
AVIATION...Nocera/EVT
MARINE...Nocera/EVT
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...NoceraHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 MAZ005-006-013>016-RIZ001>005-230915- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. FLOOD WATCH. A PERIOD OF STRONG TO PERHAPS DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTH AND EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH A RISK FOR A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. IF THE STORM DOES NOT PULL AWAY FAST ENOUGH...THEN THERE COULD BE A RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG EAST FACING SHORELINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-230915- EASTERN ESSEX MA- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL ESSEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WATCH. SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. IF THE STORM DOES NOT PULL AWAY FAST ENOUGH...THEN THERE COULD BE A RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG EAST FACING SHORELINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ017-020-RIZ006-007-230915- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY 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. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. .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. FLOOD WATCH. A PERIOD OF STRONG TO PERHAPS DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTH AND EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH A RISK FOR A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. IF THE STORM DOES NOT PULL AWAY FAST ENOUGH...THEN THERE COULD BE A RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG EAST FACING SHORELINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-230915- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH HEAVY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TYPES OF PRECIPITATION THAT MAY FALL WHICH WILL AFFECT THE AMOUNTS OF RAIN...SNOW AND/OR ICE THAT MAY FALL ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF HARTFORD COUNTY NEAR THE LITCHFIELD HILLS. THERE IS A LOW POSSIBILITY FOR A MODERATE AMOUNT OF SNOW ALONG WITH SOME ICING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY FOR A TIME MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ018-019-021-230915- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY 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. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. .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. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WATCH. SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. IF THE STORM DOES NOT PULL AWAY FAST ENOUGH...THEN THERE COULD BE A RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG EAST FACING SHORELINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ002>004-008-009-026-230915- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THERE IS A LOW RISK THAT A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW...SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF STRONG EAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES FOR A TIME MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-230915- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INCLUDING BLOCK 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. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. .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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AT TIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. IF THE STORM DOES NOT PULL AWAY FAST ENOUGH...THEN THERE COULD BE A RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG EAST FACING SHORELINES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ255-256-230915- 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- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. ANZ250-254-230915- 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- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. ANZ251-230915- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. ANZ235-237-230915- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. ANZ236-230915- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. GALE 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. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231-232-230915- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. ANZ230-230915- BOSTON HARBOR- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ233-234-230915- VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 410 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Taunton MA 917 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017 MAZ002>004-008-009-012-026-231000- Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA- Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA- Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of...Charlemont...Greenfield...Orange... Barre...Fitchburg...Chesterfield...Blandford...Milford... Worcester...Ayer 917 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017 ...Areas of light snow showers and sleet may result in slippery travel overnight across the high terrain of interior Massachusetts overnight... A mixture of light snow showers and sleet will affect areas of the high terrain of Massachusetts overnight. This mainly for elevations over 1000 feet, where temps will be at or just below freezing. There may even be some isolated pockets of freezing drizzle. While any accumulations snow and sleet accumulations will be very light, untreated roads may be icy overnight. Motorists are urged to drive with extra caution across the high terrain of Massachusetts. Frank
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 strong wind, 7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was down on Division Road in Dartmouth. A tree was down blocking a road in New Bedford.
A tree was downed on Winter Street in Hopkinton. A large tree and utility pole were downed across Roberts Street in Wilmington.
Tree down on Rocky Hill Road in Plymouth. Branches down on power lines on Porter Street and wires down on Ocean Street in Marshfield. Large limb down on power lines in Hingham. Tree down on wires in Scituate.
Tree branch down across power feed lines to Elm Street Substation in Foxboro causing power outage. Wires down on Washington Street and tree down on wires on Sharon Street in Stoughton. Large tree and multiple wires down on Spring Lane in Canton. Tree down blocking road on Old Cumberland Road in Wrentham. Trees and wires reported down in Medfield.
Tree down on Union Street in Bridgewater. One-foot section of tree down on Plymouth Street in Bridgewater. Wires down blocking route 139 between Circuit and Plain Streets in Hanover. Trees down on River Street and Prospect Street in Norwell. Tree also down on Bay Path Lane in Norwell. Tree and wires down on Clinton Street in Brockton.
The wind at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton reached a sustained speed of 40 mph and gusted to 61 mph. A utility pole was brought down at the I-93 southbound exit 11B ramp. A railroad gate at the Cohasset commuter rail station was snapped by the wind. A tree was downed on Howe Road in Cohasset.
The WeatherFlow reporting site in Wellfleet measured a wind gust of 59 mph. Large limbs were down on Old Stage Road in Centerville. An amateur radio antenna and a large branch were blown down on Long Pond Road at Marstons Mills. A tree and wires were reported down in Falmouth.
The Automated Surface Observation System at Logan International Airport (KBOS) measured a sustained wind of 40 mph. Power lines were downed on Essex Street in Dorchester. Large limbs were down on Woodruff Way in Mattapan. Tree down on the VFW Parkway in West Roxbury. A tree was downed on Warren Avenue in Hyde Park. A tree was downed on Child Street in Jamaica Plain.
A 62-mph wind was measured by a trained spotter in Rockport. Wires were reported down on Leach Street and also at Abbott Street in Salem. Two signs were blown down at Canoble Point and wires were down on Main street in Essex. A tree was down blocking the road at Limebrook Road in Ipswich. Several trees were reported down in Rockport. A tree was reported down on wires on Magnolia Avenue and power lines down on Adams Hill Road in Gloucester. A tree was down on wires on Hale Street in Beverly. A utility pole and wires were down on Salem Street in Groveland. Telephone poles and wires were down on Bayview Lane in Newbury.
Wires reported down on Highland Avenue in Taunton. Wires down on East Main Street in Norton. Power lines down on a tree on Summer Street in Rehoboth. Trees and wires were reported down in Easton.
A tree was down blocking Arbor Street in Wenham. Tree Limbs were down across Perkins Row in Topsfield. A tree and wires were down on Jackson Street in Methuen.
A tree was down on Old Mill Road in Marion.
A tree and power lines were down on Upper Church Street and a tree was down on Cummings Road in Ware.
Tree and wires down on Shumway Street in Orange.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 2017
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: 675479, 675461, 675464, 675465, 675466, 675471, 675473, 675474, 675475, 675476, 675477, 675478, 675480, 675510.