Storm Coordination Message #1 – Thursday Evening 12/15/16-Friday Morning 12/16/16 – Damaging Wind and Bitter Cold Weather Potential
Hello to all…
..Arctic Cold Front will blast through Southern New England bringing bitterly cold conditions and the potential for damaging winds overnight Thursday into early Friday Morning. SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators should closely monitor the Thursday Evening/overnight period for potential damaging winds..
..A High Wind Watch is now in effect for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area from Thursday Evening through late Thursday Night/early Friday Morning for sustained winds of 20-40 MPH with gusts in the 65-70 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts possible. These winds could potentially cause scattered to numerous pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..A Wind Chill Watch is now in effect from late Thursday Night into early Friday Morning for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, and North-Central Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for wind chills as low as 20 below zero and air temperatures in the 5 below to 5 above zero range. Bitterly cold wind chills will also affect other parts of Southern New England and could result in additional wind chill headlines..
..An additional storm system will potentially impact the region with a plowable snowfall before a changeover to ice and then rain with rain extending into Sunday and the possibility for some strong winds though not as significant as Thursday Evening at this time. This will be assessed further in future coordination messages..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will commence by 7 PM EST to monitor the strong wind and wind damage potential. ARES/RACES groups should closely monitor the progress of the strong to damaging wind potential Thursday Evening and seek advice from local leadership due to bitterly cold conditions and the potential for power outages..
An active several day weather period is expected across Southern New England. An Arctic Cold front will bring a short-lived but very intense period of bitterly cold conditions. It will also bring the potential for damaging winds. The damaging wind potential is during Thursday Evening extending into the overnight hours into early Friday Morning and then will subside during the day Friday. With the bitterly cold weather and the potential for possible power outages, this will need close monitoring. Wind Chills will add to the bitterly cold conditions over the region.
Following the cold front with bitterly cold conditions and the damaging wind potential, another storm system will approach with the potential for a plowable snowfall followed by some ice and then rain across much of Southern New England particularly away from the coast. There will also be the potential for some strong winds with this storm system though currently not as strong as Thursday Evening’s potential winds. There could also be widespread rainfall over the region extending into Sunday. Details on this storm will be covered in future coordination messages.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will commence by 7 PM EST to monitor the strong wind and wind damage potential. ARES/RACES groups should closely monitor the progress of the strong to damaging wind potential Thursday Evening and seek advice from local leadership due to bitterly cold conditions and the potential for power outages. Another coordination message will be posted by 9 AM Thursday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton High Wind Watch Statement, Wind Chill Watch Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:
NWS Taunton High Wind Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Wind Chill 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
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…
..Arctic Cold Front will blast through Southern New England bringing bitterly cold conditions and the potential for damaging winds overnight Thursday into early Friday Morning. SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators should closely monitor the Thursday Evening/overnight period for potential damaging winds..
..A High Wind Watch is now in effect for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area from Thursday Evening through late Thursday Night/early Friday Morning for sustained winds of 20-40 MPH with gusts in the 65-70 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts possible. These winds could potentially cause scattered to numerous pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..A Wind Chill Watch is now in effect from late Thursday Night into early Friday Morning for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, and North-Central Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for wind chills as low as 20 below zero and air temperatures in the 5 below to 5 above zero range. Bitterly cold wind chills will also affect other parts of Southern New England and could result in additional wind chill headlines..
..An additional storm system will potentially impact the region with a plowable snowfall before a changeover to ice and then rain with rain extending into Sunday and the possibility for some strong winds though not as significant as Thursday Evening at this time. This will be assessed further in future coordination messages..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will commence by 7 PM EST to monitor the strong wind and wind damage potential. ARES/RACES groups should closely monitor the progress of the strong to damaging wind potential Thursday Evening and seek advice from local leadership due to bitterly cold conditions and the potential for power outages..
An active several day weather period is expected across Southern New England. An Arctic Cold front will bring a short-lived but very intense period of bitterly cold conditions. It will also bring the potential for damaging winds. The damaging wind potential is during Thursday Evening extending into the overnight hours into early Friday Morning and then will subside during the day Friday. With the bitterly cold weather and the potential for possible power outages, this will need close monitoring. Wind Chills will add to the bitterly cold conditions over the region.
Following the cold front with bitterly cold conditions and the damaging wind potential, another storm system will approach with the potential for a plowable snowfall followed by some ice and then rain across much of Southern New England particularly away from the coast. There will also be the potential for some strong winds with this storm system though currently not as strong as Thursday Evening’s potential winds. There could also be widespread rainfall over the region extending into Sunday. Details on this storm will be covered in future coordination messages.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will commence by 7 PM EST to monitor the strong wind and wind damage potential. ARES/RACES groups should closely monitor the progress of the strong to damaging wind potential Thursday Evening and seek advice from local leadership due to bitterly cold conditions and the potential for power outages. Another coordination message will be posted by 9 AM Thursday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton High Wind Watch Statement, Wind Chill Watch Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:
NWS Taunton High Wind Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Wind Chill 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
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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