Storm Coordination Message #3 – Sunday Afternoon April 22nd, 2012 through Monday April 23rd, 2012
Hello to all..
..Beneficial Rainfall ongoing across the region and will last through late Monday Morning or early Monday Afternoon, however, it will be heavy enough to cause potential flooding of urban and poor drainage areas and possibly some small streams in the region. Strong Winds will occur in southeast coastal locations later Sunday Night into Monday Morning..
..A Flood Watch remains in effect from Sunday Evening through Monday Morning for the entire NWS Taunton coverage area except for Cape Cod and the Islands for 2-4″ of rainfall with isolated higher amounts possible..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from Midnight through 10 AM Monday for South Coastal Massachusett and Rhode Island including the Plymouth, Mass. area. Other parts of East Coastal Massachusetts as well as higher terrain locations in Western and Central New England could see winds approach wind advisory criteria during this timeframe and will be monitored..
..SKYWARN Activation in some form remans likely late Sunday Night into Monday Morning. Ops at NWS Taunton remains possible..
At 510 PM, Doppler Radar showed rain across much of Southern New England. Rain is expected to continue overnight into Monday Morning. So far, rain amounts across Eastern Massachusetts into Southern New Hampshire are in the .10-.50″ range. While rain amounts across Rhode Island, Connecticut and into Western Massachusetts are mostly in the .25-.75″ range. Heavier rainfall will occur across the region overnight into Monday Morning. A Flood Watch remains in effect for the entire NWS Taunton coverage area except for Cape Cod and the Islands for urban and poor drainage flooding and small stream flooding for streams that respond more rapidly in nature to short-term heavier rainfall. Total rainfall of 2-4 inches remain likely with isolated higher rainfall amounts possible and those higher amounts are likely to be in the western parts of the region.
Another concern with this system will be strong winds. At this time, there is still some uncertainty on how much wind will be brought down to the surface as winds just off the surface will be quite strong but could be as low as even some of the hilly terrain locations of Western and Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. The South to Southeast wind flow would seem to favor south coastal locations with the strongest winds. A Wind Advisory is now in effect from Midnight through 10 AM Monday for South Coastal Massachusett and Rhode Island including the Plymouth, Mass. area. Other parts of East Coastal Massachusetts as well as higher terrain locations in Western and Central New England could see winds approach wind advisory criteria during this timeframe and will be monitored.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will be utilized to monitor conditions overnight into Monday Morning timeframe. Ops at NWS Taunton will not be used at this time but that will be monitored during the overnight. This will likely be the last coordination message on this storm unless an upgrade to the situation occurs and/or Ops at NWS Taunton are initiated. Below is the NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement, Flood Watch Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:
NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Flood Watch statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wgus61.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.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..
..Beneficial Rainfall ongoing across the region and will last through late Monday Morning or early Monday Afternoon, however, it will be heavy enough to cause potential flooding of urban and poor drainage areas and possibly some small streams in the region. Strong Winds will occur in southeast coastal locations later Sunday Night into Monday Morning..
..A Flood Watch remains in effect from Sunday Evening through Monday Morning for the entire NWS Taunton coverage area except for Cape Cod and the Islands for 2-4″ of rainfall with isolated higher amounts possible..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from Midnight through 10 AM Monday for South Coastal Massachusett and Rhode Island including the Plymouth, Mass. area. Other parts of East Coastal Massachusetts as well as higher terrain locations in Western and Central New England could see winds approach wind advisory criteria during this timeframe and will be monitored..
..SKYWARN Activation in some form remans likely late Sunday Night into Monday Morning. Ops at NWS Taunton remains possible..
At 510 PM, Doppler Radar showed rain across much of Southern New England. Rain is expected to continue overnight into Monday Morning. So far, rain amounts across Eastern Massachusetts into Southern New Hampshire are in the .10-.50″ range. While rain amounts across Rhode Island, Connecticut and into Western Massachusetts are mostly in the .25-.75″ range. Heavier rainfall will occur across the region overnight into Monday Morning. A Flood Watch remains in effect for the entire NWS Taunton coverage area except for Cape Cod and the Islands for urban and poor drainage flooding and small stream flooding for streams that respond more rapidly in nature to short-term heavier rainfall. Total rainfall of 2-4 inches remain likely with isolated higher rainfall amounts possible and those higher amounts are likely to be in the western parts of the region.
Another concern with this system will be strong winds. At this time, there is still some uncertainty on how much wind will be brought down to the surface as winds just off the surface will be quite strong but could be as low as even some of the hilly terrain locations of Western and Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. The South to Southeast wind flow would seem to favor south coastal locations with the strongest winds. A Wind Advisory is now in effect from Midnight through 10 AM Monday for South Coastal Massachusett and Rhode Island including the Plymouth, Mass. area. Other parts of East Coastal Massachusetts as well as higher terrain locations in Western and Central New England could see winds approach wind advisory criteria during this timeframe and will be monitored.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will be utilized to monitor conditions overnight into Monday Morning timeframe. Ops at NWS Taunton will not be used at this time but that will be monitored during the overnight. This will likely be the last coordination message on this storm unless an upgrade to the situation occurs and/or Ops at NWS Taunton are initiated. Below is the NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement, Flood Watch Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:
NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Flood Watch statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wgus61.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.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