Storm Coordination Message #3 – Late Tuesday Night 2/4/14-Wednesday PM 2/5/14 Winter Storm Event
Hello to all..
..Moderate Snowstorm impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Stronger and more widespread storm is on track for 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 Warning is now in effect from Midnight tonight through 6 PM Wednesday for Southern New Hampshire, Northern Connecticut, Providence and Kent Counties of Rhode Island and Massachusetts from Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties north and west through the Berkshire for 8-14 Inches of Snow..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Midnight tonight through 6 PM Wednesday for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod for 4-8″ of snow and ice accumulations of up to one-tenth of an inch with isolated higher amounts possible if precipitation remains in frozen form throughout the storm..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Midnight Tonight Through 6 PM Wednesday for Dukes County (Martha’s Vineyard) for 3-6″ of snow and a trace of ice with worst conditions during the Morning Commute. A changeover to rain is expected by midday. On Nantucket Island, 1-2″ of snow is expected before a changeover to rain..
..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 on track for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. The headlines give the latest information with the entire Winter Storm Watch area converted to Winter Storm Warnings and a Winter Weather Advisory now in effect for Martha’s Vineyard. A widespread 8-14″ of snow is expected over the Winter Storm Warning area from Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties and Providence and Kent County Rhode Island north and west with 4-8″ of snow and up to a trace of ice over South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod. The question at this time remains 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 has been refined a bit with this forecast and will be refined further in future forecasts. A Wintry Mix is expected around late morning midday across the South Coastal Massachusetts/Rhode Island and Cape Cod region with sleet and freezing rain and possibly even a changeover to rain before it changes back to snow. Martha’s Vineyard will have a wintry mix and changeover to rain. This will mean lower snow amounts but could mean ice accumulations before any changeover to rain. 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. The next coordination message will be issued by 9 PM this evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the late Tuesday Night into Wednesday storm system:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory 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 impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Stronger and more widespread storm is on track for 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 Warning is now in effect from Midnight tonight through 6 PM Wednesday for Southern New Hampshire, Northern Connecticut, Providence and Kent Counties of Rhode Island and Massachusetts from Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties north and west through the Berkshire for 8-14 Inches of Snow..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Midnight tonight through 6 PM Wednesday for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod for 4-8″ of snow and ice accumulations of up to one-tenth of an inch with isolated higher amounts possible if precipitation remains in frozen form throughout the storm..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Midnight Tonight Through 6 PM Wednesday for Dukes County (Martha’s Vineyard) for 3-6″ of snow and a trace of ice with worst conditions during the Morning Commute. A changeover to rain is expected by midday. On Nantucket Island, 1-2″ of snow is expected before a changeover to rain..
..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 on track for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. The headlines give the latest information with the entire Winter Storm Watch area converted to Winter Storm Warnings and a Winter Weather Advisory now in effect for Martha’s Vineyard. A widespread 8-14″ of snow is expected over the Winter Storm Warning area from Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties and Providence and Kent County Rhode Island north and west with 4-8″ of snow and up to a trace of ice over South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod. The question at this time remains 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 has been refined a bit with this forecast and will be refined further in future forecasts. A Wintry Mix is expected around late morning midday across the South Coastal Massachusetts/Rhode Island and Cape Cod region with sleet and freezing rain and possibly even a changeover to rain before it changes back to snow. Martha’s Vineyard will have a wintry mix and changeover to rain. This will mean lower snow amounts but could mean ice accumulations before any changeover to rain. 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. The next coordination message will be issued by 9 PM this evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the late Tuesday Night into Wednesday storm system:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory 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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