Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Friday July 29th, 2011 Severe Weather Threat

Hello to all..

..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms are possible to likely Friday Afternoon and Evening in Western and Central Massachusetts and Connecticut where NWS Taunton and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) are  in agreement on a Slight Risk for Severe Weather Friday. A more isolated severe weather threat exists for areas of the NWS Taunton County Warning area outside of the slight risk area. Damaging Winds, Large Hail, an Isolated supercell, and urban to poor drainage flooding to possibly isolated flash flooding are the primary threats..
..Degree of threat will hinge on amount of sunshine and destablization that can occur over the region..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible to likely Friday Afternoon and Evening. A more complete coordination message will be posted by 830 AM Friday. Below is the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook..

NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator         
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org

Hello to all..

..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms are possible to likely Friday Afternoon and Evening in Western and Central Massachusetts and Connecticut where NWS Taunton and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) are  in agreement on a Slight Risk for Severe Weather Friday. A more isolated severe weather threat exists for areas of the NWS Taunton County Warning area outside of the slight risk area. Damaging Winds, Large Hail, an Isolated supercell, and urban to poor drainage flooding to possibly isolated flash flooding are the primary threats..
..Degree of threat will hinge on amount of sunshine and destablization that can occur over the region..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible to likely Friday Afternoon and Evening. A more complete coordination message will be posted by 830 AM Friday. Below is the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook..

NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator         
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org