Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Thursday Night 2/4/16-Friday 2/5/16 Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all..
..Winter Storm Will Impact Southern New England with a heavy wet snow and wind gusts to 40 MPH which may cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. Impacts to be felt further inland with possibly more rain along the south coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island lowering snow amounts along the south coast..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 1 AM to 3 PM Friday for Windham County Connecticut, Providence County RI, and Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts north and west through Worcester County Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow with isolated higher amounts possible. The heavy wet snow and wind gusts to 40 MPH with isolated higher gusts especially at the coast may result in isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 AM to 3 PM Friday for Southern Bristol, Eastern and Southern Plymouth and Barnstable Counties of Massachusetts and Bristol, Kent, Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island for 2-5″ of snow with isolated higher amounts depending on when the changeover from rain to snow occurs..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to 1 PM Friday for Eastern Hampden County Massachusetts and Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut for 2-4 inches of snow..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm for the region. Ops at NWS Taunton remain possible..
Latest computer model trends have been closer to Southern New England. The message headlines reflect the latest thinking on warnings and advisories. South Coastal New England is expecting less snow based on a slower transition from rain to snow. If that transition is faster than expected, that could lead to heavier snow amounts and if slower could lead to less snow amounts. Areas up through Worcester and Northeast Massachusetts now are at risk for the heavier and accumulating snow with areas as far west as Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA now expecting to receive 2-4 inches of snow. Given the wet heavy snow that is expected, any locations that receive more than 4″ of snow have the potential to see isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages and this will be monitored closely. In addition, wind gusts to 40 MPH with possibly slightly higher gusts at the coast coupled with the wet snow clinging to tree and power lines may assist with the isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the region starting early Friday Morning with Ops at NWS Taunton possible. Depending on the storm evolution, this is likely to be the last complete storm coordination message on this event unless time allows for a complete coordination message or time allows for a shortened coordination message and Ops at NWS Taunton are initiated. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, and Snowfall Accumulation Map Graphics:
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:
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..
..Winter Storm Will Impact Southern New England with a heavy wet snow and wind gusts to 40 MPH which may cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages. Impacts to be felt further inland with possibly more rain along the south coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island lowering snow amounts along the south coast..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 1 AM to 3 PM Friday for Windham County Connecticut, Providence County RI, and Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts north and west through Worcester County Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow with isolated higher amounts possible. The heavy wet snow and wind gusts to 40 MPH with isolated higher gusts especially at the coast may result in isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 AM to 3 PM Friday for Southern Bristol, Eastern and Southern Plymouth and Barnstable Counties of Massachusetts and Bristol, Kent, Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island for 2-5″ of snow with isolated higher amounts depending on when the changeover from rain to snow occurs..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to 1 PM Friday for Eastern Hampden County Massachusetts and Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut for 2-4 inches of snow..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm for the region. Ops at NWS Taunton remain possible..
Latest computer model trends have been closer to Southern New England. The message headlines reflect the latest thinking on warnings and advisories. South Coastal New England is expecting less snow based on a slower transition from rain to snow. If that transition is faster than expected, that could lead to heavier snow amounts and if slower could lead to less snow amounts. Areas up through Worcester and Northeast Massachusetts now are at risk for the heavier and accumulating snow with areas as far west as Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA now expecting to receive 2-4 inches of snow. Given the wet heavy snow that is expected, any locations that receive more than 4″ of snow have the potential to see isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages and this will be monitored closely. In addition, wind gusts to 40 MPH with possibly slightly higher gusts at the coast coupled with the wet snow clinging to tree and power lines may assist with the isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the region starting early Friday Morning with Ops at NWS Taunton possible. Depending on the storm evolution, this is likely to be the last complete storm coordination message on this event unless time allows for a complete coordination message or time allows for a shortened coordination message and Ops at NWS Taunton are initiated. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, and Snowfall Accumulation Map Graphics:
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:
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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