Storm Coordination Message #3 – Friday AM 1/6/17 Winter Storm Wrap-Up & Saturday AM 1/7/17-Sunday AM 1/8/17 Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all…
..An accumulating/plowable snowfall Friday Morning to Midday across Southeast Coastal New England followed by a more significant winter storm for Saturday Morning through late Saturday Night/Sunday Morning across Southern New England as models shift the track of the Saturday Winter Storm Northwestward..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 12 PM Friday for all of South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Cape Cod and the Islands for 3-5″ of snow with isolated higher amounts to 6″ possible. Across interior South-Central Rhode Island and interior Southeast Massachusetts, 1-3″ of snow is likely and outside of these areas, a coating to 1″ of snow is possible with amounts of 2″ possible in a few locations..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning for Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern Plymouth County for the potential of 8 to 15″ of snow. Over the Cape and Islands, Northeast winds will increase with gusts to 40 MPH possible and the potential for blowing and drifting snow and the potential for whiteout conditions..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning through late Saturday Night for Windham County Connecticut, all of Rhode Island, Southern Worcester, Essex, Central and Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol and North-Central and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow with isolated higher amounts in any significant snow bands or ocean effect enhancement that could occur in the watch area.
..Some areas outside of the Winter Storm Watch area may see advisory level snowfall from the Saturday storm system and that will be monitored..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor snowfall totals in the advisory area through the early afternoon Friday. SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely for the Saturday Winter Storm with Ops at NWS Taunton possible depending on storm impacts, storm track and trends in that storm track..
Snow is ongoing from the Friday winter storm and will wind down by midday across Southeast New England after producing a period of 1-2″ per hour snow in parts of the region. The headlines of the coordination message depict the current situation well. Latest snowfall reports from SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators can be seen at the following link.
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Spotter Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report – Spotter Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nwus51.KBOX.html
Focus of the rest of this coordination message will be on the Saturday Winter Storm system. Models have trended further north and west with this system and this has resulted in the expansion of Winter Storm Watches to much of Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Windham County Connecticut and the raising of snowfall amounts using a consensus of the model guidance. It is noted that Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern Plymouth County near the Plymouth area are likely to see the highest snowfall amounts with the potential for considerable blowing and drifting of snow and a period of whiteout conditions with wind gusts up to 40 MPH possible. Model trends will continue to be monitored to see if the current track holds firm, if a further shift north and west occurs or if the trend in the track reverses. This will ultimately determine the heaviest snow amounts and the extent of that heavier snow over the area.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor snowfall totals in the advisory area through the early afternoon Friday. SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely for the Saturday Winter Storm with Ops at NWS Taunton possible depending on storm impacts, storm track and trends in that storm track. The next coordination message focused on the Saturday winter storm will be posted by 900 PM Friday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch/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 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…
..An accumulating/plowable snowfall Friday Morning to Midday across Southeast Coastal New England followed by a more significant winter storm for Saturday Morning through late Saturday Night/Sunday Morning across Southern New England as models shift the track of the Saturday Winter Storm Northwestward..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 12 PM Friday for all of South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Cape Cod and the Islands for 3-5″ of snow with isolated higher amounts to 6″ possible. Across interior South-Central Rhode Island and interior Southeast Massachusetts, 1-3″ of snow is likely and outside of these areas, a coating to 1″ of snow is possible with amounts of 2″ possible in a few locations..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning for Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern Plymouth County for the potential of 8 to 15″ of snow. Over the Cape and Islands, Northeast winds will increase with gusts to 40 MPH possible and the potential for blowing and drifting snow and the potential for whiteout conditions..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning through late Saturday Night for Windham County Connecticut, all of Rhode Island, Southern Worcester, Essex, Central and Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol and North-Central and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow with isolated higher amounts in any significant snow bands or ocean effect enhancement that could occur in the watch area.
..Some areas outside of the Winter Storm Watch area may see advisory level snowfall from the Saturday storm system and that will be monitored..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor snowfall totals in the advisory area through the early afternoon Friday. SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely for the Saturday Winter Storm with Ops at NWS Taunton possible depending on storm impacts, storm track and trends in that storm track..
Snow is ongoing from the Friday winter storm and will wind down by midday across Southeast New England after producing a period of 1-2″ per hour snow in parts of the region. The headlines of the coordination message depict the current situation well. Latest snowfall reports from SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators can be seen at the following link.
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Spotter Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report – Spotter Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nwus51.KBOX.html
Focus of the rest of this coordination message will be on the Saturday Winter Storm system. Models have trended further north and west with this system and this has resulted in the expansion of Winter Storm Watches to much of Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Windham County Connecticut and the raising of snowfall amounts using a consensus of the model guidance. It is noted that Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern Plymouth County near the Plymouth area are likely to see the highest snowfall amounts with the potential for considerable blowing and drifting of snow and a period of whiteout conditions with wind gusts up to 40 MPH possible. Model trends will continue to be monitored to see if the current track holds firm, if a further shift north and west occurs or if the trend in the track reverses. This will ultimately determine the heaviest snow amounts and the extent of that heavier snow over the area.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor snowfall totals in the advisory area through the early afternoon Friday. SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely for the Saturday Winter Storm with Ops at NWS Taunton possible depending on storm impacts, storm track and trends in that storm track. The next coordination message focused on the Saturday winter storm will be posted by 900 PM Friday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch/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 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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