Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Tuesday Night 2/4/14-Wednesday PM 2/5/14 Winter Storm Event
Hello to all..
..Moderate Snowstorm impacts portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Stronger and more widespread storm expected late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. Storm for the second half of this weekend could be significant but too early to tell details with that system..
..A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and now extends into Cape Cod but excludes all the Islands for 6″ or more of snow and a trace of ice accumulations..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning through early Wednesday Evening..
A moderate snowstorm impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island with 3-6″ of snow with lighter amounts of 1-3″ across interior northern portions of the area. Below is a link to Spotter Reports from this Monday storm:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
A larger and more widespread winter storm is expected for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and now extends into Cape Cod but excludes all the Islands. Across South Coastal Massachusetts and South-Central Coastal Rhode Island including Cape Cod, there is the potential for 4-6″ of snow with a trace of ice. In the remainder of the NWS Taunton coverage area north of South-Coastal Massachusetts and South-Central Coastal Rhode Island, the potential exists for 6-12″ of snow with isolated higher amounts along with a trace of ice accumulations. Across the islands, 1-3″ of snow is currently expected. At this time, the question will be how much warm air is able to move inland over parts of Southern New England. The storm track is favorable for snow but the source region of cold air will not be as cold as prior storms which may allow for more mixed precipitation and even a changeover to rain across southern parts of the NWS Taunton Coverage Area. This will be refined in future forecasts. The current trend is for colder air to be able to hold on over the southern areas to keep most of the precipitation snow/sleet/freezing rain with all snow north of the Southeast Coastal region. This will continue to be monitored.
There has been much discussion regarding an even more powerful storm for the second half of this weekend into Monday of next week. There is certainly potential for a significant storm during this time period but it is too early to get into details and there is a reasonably strong storm system for Wednesday that needs to be focused on first before looking into details on the weekend storm system. This will bear watching though as we get towards the end of this week and past the Wednesday storm event.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning lasting through Wednesday Evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the late Tuesday Night into Wednesday storm system:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the Wednesday Storm System:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php
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
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Hello to all..
..Moderate Snowstorm impacts portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Stronger and more widespread storm expected late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. Storm for the second half of this weekend could be significant but too early to tell details with that system..
..A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and now extends into Cape Cod but excludes all the Islands for 6″ or more of snow and a trace of ice accumulations..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning through early Wednesday Evening..
A moderate snowstorm impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island with 3-6″ of snow with lighter amounts of 1-3″ across interior northern portions of the area. Below is a link to Spotter Reports from this Monday storm:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
A larger and more widespread winter storm is expected for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and now extends into Cape Cod but excludes all the Islands. Across South Coastal Massachusetts and South-Central Coastal Rhode Island including Cape Cod, there is the potential for 4-6″ of snow with a trace of ice. In the remainder of the NWS Taunton coverage area north of South-Coastal Massachusetts and South-Central Coastal Rhode Island, the potential exists for 6-12″ of snow with isolated higher amounts along with a trace of ice accumulations. Across the islands, 1-3″ of snow is currently expected. At this time, the question will be how much warm air is able to move inland over parts of Southern New England. The storm track is favorable for snow but the source region of cold air will not be as cold as prior storms which may allow for more mixed precipitation and even a changeover to rain across southern parts of the NWS Taunton Coverage Area. This will be refined in future forecasts. The current trend is for colder air to be able to hold on over the southern areas to keep most of the precipitation snow/sleet/freezing rain with all snow north of the Southeast Coastal region. This will continue to be monitored.
There has been much discussion regarding an even more powerful storm for the second half of this weekend into Monday of next week. There is certainly potential for a significant storm during this time period but it is too early to get into details and there is a reasonably strong storm system for Wednesday that needs to be focused on first before looking into details on the weekend storm system. This will bear watching though as we get towards the end of this week and past the Wednesday storm event.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning lasting through Wednesday Evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the late Tuesday Night into Wednesday storm system:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the Wednesday Storm System:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php
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
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