Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Saturday Night 2/7/14-late Monday Night 2/9/14 Significant Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all..
..A prolonged significant winter storm is expected for Southern New England late tonight through early Tuesday. Winter Storm Warnings issued and Winter Storm Watches expanded to the Southeast New England Coast..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 10 PM Saturday Evening through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Norfolk County Massachusetts north and west to the New Hampshire state border for a widespread 12-18″ snowfall with potential for an enhanced band of snowfall of 18-24″ in the Boston to Bedford to Beverly to Lawrence corridor. That corridor could change as we get closer to the winter storm event. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 10 PM Saturday Evening through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Northern Connecticut, North-Central Rhode Island through Kent and Bristol Counties of Rhode Island and North-Central Bristol and North-Central Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 8-14 inches of snow. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Sunday Morning to late Monday Night for Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island and Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth and Barnstable Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow and a trace of ice with a period of mixed precipitation and rain possible in this area holding down snow amounts but may still reach warning thresholds. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area depending upon the precipitation type when wind gusts of up to 40-45 MPH occur. Block Island Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island will receive lighter snowfall amounts with a period of rain holding down snow amounts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period..
Models have maintained a storm track conducive to heavy snowfall amounts over a prolonged period of time across Southern New England. The headlines depict the latest thinking based on current model runs. Winter Storm Warnings are now in effect for much of the NWS Taunton coverage area away from the south coast for a widespread 8-18″ snowfall with a band of 18-24″ snowfall somewhere in the warning area and currently projected to be over portions of Northeast Massachusetts including the metro Boston area. This could shift depending on the placement of the coastal front over the area. A Winter Storm Watch is now posted for South Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod for the Sunday Morning through late Monday Night timeframe for 4-8″ of snow. The islands are currently expected to remain below warning thresholds. In the watch area, the biggest question is how much mixed precipitation or rain occurs. This will likely hold down snowfall amounts but currently there is now a risk of meeting nominal warning thresholds.
Across coastal areas of the Winter Storm Warning area, there will be some strong wind gusts in the 30-45 MPH range which may allow for considerable blowing and drifting of snow. This could also occur along South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island if precipitation remains snow and the heaviest snow occurs when the strongest winds take place over the course of Monday.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period. Another coordination message will be posted by 1000 AM Sunday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant 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..
..A prolonged significant winter storm is expected for Southern New England late tonight through early Tuesday. Winter Storm Warnings issued and Winter Storm Watches expanded to the Southeast New England Coast..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 10 PM Saturday Evening through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Norfolk County Massachusetts north and west to the New Hampshire state border for a widespread 12-18″ snowfall with potential for an enhanced band of snowfall of 18-24″ in the Boston to Bedford to Beverly to Lawrence corridor. That corridor could change as we get closer to the winter storm event. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 10 PM Saturday Evening through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Northern Connecticut, North-Central Rhode Island through Kent and Bristol Counties of Rhode Island and North-Central Bristol and North-Central Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 8-14 inches of snow. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Sunday Morning to late Monday Night for Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island and Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth and Barnstable Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow and a trace of ice with a period of mixed precipitation and rain possible in this area holding down snow amounts but may still reach warning thresholds. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area depending upon the precipitation type when wind gusts of up to 40-45 MPH occur. Block Island Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island will receive lighter snowfall amounts with a period of rain holding down snow amounts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period..
Models have maintained a storm track conducive to heavy snowfall amounts over a prolonged period of time across Southern New England. The headlines depict the latest thinking based on current model runs. Winter Storm Warnings are now in effect for much of the NWS Taunton coverage area away from the south coast for a widespread 8-18″ snowfall with a band of 18-24″ snowfall somewhere in the warning area and currently projected to be over portions of Northeast Massachusetts including the metro Boston area. This could shift depending on the placement of the coastal front over the area. A Winter Storm Watch is now posted for South Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod for the Sunday Morning through late Monday Night timeframe for 4-8″ of snow. The islands are currently expected to remain below warning thresholds. In the watch area, the biggest question is how much mixed precipitation or rain occurs. This will likely hold down snowfall amounts but currently there is now a risk of meeting nominal warning thresholds.
Across coastal areas of the Winter Storm Warning area, there will be some strong wind gusts in the 30-45 MPH range which may allow for considerable blowing and drifting of snow. This could also occur along South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island if precipitation remains snow and the heaviest snow occurs when the strongest winds take place over the course of Monday.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period. Another coordination message will be posted by 1000 AM Sunday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant 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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