Storm Coordination Message #1 – Wednesday 3/12/14-Thursday 3/13/14 Winter Storm Event

Hello to all..

..Strong Coastal Storm System to Affect the Region Wednesday into Thursday with the potential for Heavy Wet Snow in Northwest parts of the NWS Taunton Coverage Area and Heavy Rain and the potential for urban and poor drainage flooding in South-Central and Southeast areas with strong winds at the coast. Details will become further defined in future forecasts and model runs..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for Southern New Hampshire, Franklin, Western Hampden and Western Hampshire Counties from Wednesday Morning Through Thursday Morning for the potential of 5-10″ of wet snow and the possibility for isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. Advisory level snowfall is possible just to the south and east of the Winter Storm Watch area. The eventual rain-snow line and amounts of rain and snow will be determined by the eventual track of this coastal storm system..
..SKYWARN Activation at some level is expected Wednesday Late Morning into Thursday Morning..

Another coastal storm will make its way into New England Wednesday Late Morning into Thursday Morning. This storm system looks to be a fairly warm system for the region based on the current storm track. The eventual storm track will become better defined with upcoming computer model runs as the system continues to move over land areas.

A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for Southern New Hampshire, Franklin, Western Hampden and Western Hampshire Counties from Wednesday Morning Through Thursday Morning for the potential of 5-10″ of wet snow and the possibility for isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. The eventual rain-snow line and amounts of rain and snow will be determined by the eventual track of this coastal storm system. Areas just immediately south and east of the Winter Storm Watch area may see advisory level snowfall.

Across much of Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the present expectation is for mostly rain ending as a period of snow Thursday Morning before ending. The heavy rain may be sufficient for urban and poor drainage flooding and poor drainage flooding in drainage areas clogged by any snow melt. At least, 1-1.5″ of rainfall currently appears possible in these areas. Strong winds possibly reaching Wind Advisory levels will be possible at the coast.

SKYWARN Activation at some level is expected Wednesday Late Morning into Thursday Morning. This will be better defined as we get closer to the storm event. The next coordination message will be posted by 8 AM Tuesday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and NWS Taunton Snowfall Map:

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:
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
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
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Hello to all..

..Strong Coastal Storm System to Affect the Region Wednesday into Thursday with the potential for Heavy Wet Snow in Northwest parts of the NWS Taunton Coverage Area and Heavy Rain and the potential for urban and poor drainage flooding in South-Central and Southeast areas with strong winds at the coast. Details will become further defined in future forecasts and model runs..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for Southern New Hampshire, Franklin, Western Hampden and Western Hampshire Counties from Wednesday Morning Through Thursday Morning for the potential of 5-10″ of wet snow and the possibility for isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. Advisory level snowfall is possible just to the south and east of the Winter Storm Watch area. The eventual rain-snow line and amounts of rain and snow will be determined by the eventual track of this coastal storm system..
..SKYWARN Activation at some level is expected Wednesday Late Morning into Thursday Morning..

Another coastal storm will make its way into New England Wednesday Late Morning into Thursday Morning. This storm system looks to be a fairly warm system for the region based on the current storm track. The eventual storm track will become better defined with upcoming computer model runs as the system continues to move over land areas.

A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for Southern New Hampshire, Franklin, Western Hampden and Western Hampshire Counties from Wednesday Morning Through Thursday Morning for the potential of 5-10″ of wet snow and the possibility for isolated tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. The eventual rain-snow line and amounts of rain and snow will be determined by the eventual track of this coastal storm system. Areas just immediately south and east of the Winter Storm Watch area may see advisory level snowfall.

Across much of Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the present expectation is for mostly rain ending as a period of snow Thursday Morning before ending. The heavy rain may be sufficient for urban and poor drainage flooding and poor drainage flooding in drainage areas clogged by any snow melt. At least, 1-1.5″ of rainfall currently appears possible in these areas. Strong winds possibly reaching Wind Advisory levels will be possible at the coast.

SKYWARN Activation at some level is expected Wednesday Late Morning into Thursday Morning. This will be better defined as we get closer to the storm event. The next coordination message will be posted by 8 AM Tuesday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and NWS Taunton Snowfall Map:

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:
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
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/wx1box
Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/wx1box

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