Storm Coordination Message #4 – Saturday AM 1/7/17-Sunday AM 1/8/17 Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all…
..An accumulating/plowable snowfall occurred Friday Morning in Southeast New England with a lighter snowfall elsewhere in the region. A major winter storm will strike Southeast New England with near blizzard conditions likely and a significant plowable snowfall across much of Eastern New England and a lighter snowfall elsewhere..
..A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 AM Saturday to 4 AM Sunday for Cape Cod and the Islands, Southern Bristol and all of Plymouth County Massachusetts for 12-16″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and considerable blowing and drifting snow with a period of near blizzard conditions as wind gusts get into the 40-45 MPH range..
..A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 AM Saturday to 1 AM Sunday for all of Rhode Island and Essex, Suffolk, Southeast Middlesex, Norfolk and Northern Bristol County Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow and isolated higher amounts possible along Northeast coastal Massachusetts and Southern Rhode Island. Wind gusts to 35 MPH may result in considerable blowing and drifting snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 to 10 PM Saturday for Central Middlesex, Southern Worcester and Western Essex Counties of Massachusetts and Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut for 3-5″ of snow. Areas outside of the advisory will likely see a coating to 3″ of snow with the 3″ amounts closest to the advisory area..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will commence at 1000 AM EST lasting through around Midnight Sunday for this major winter storm. Pictures and video of the major winter storm for situational awareness can be sent to the pics@nsradio.org email address, via our Facebook and/or Twitter feed or as a reply to this coordination message..
Snowfall Friday Morning accumulated between 3-5″ across Southeast Massachusetts and South-Central Rhode Island with isolated 6-7″ amounts in parts of Cape Cod and the Islands with snowfall rates briefly getting into the 1-2″ per hour range. Lighter snowfall amounts occurred to the north and west. Latest snowfall reports from SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators can be seen at the following links.
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Spotter Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1701062221.nous41.html
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report – Spotter Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1701062221.nwus51.html
The headlines of this coordination message depict the latest information on the now major winter storm expected for Saturday especially in Southeast Coastal Massachusetts including Cape Cod and the Islands where a period of near blizzard conditions are likely with 12″-16″ of snow with isolated higher amounts. Models have maintained a track that will get portions of Eastern New England into significant snowfall of 4-8″ with higher amounts towards Southern Rhode Island and East-Coastal Massachusetts. The one area of uncertainty is where the cutoff of heaviest snow will be as a change in track of 15-20 miles closer to the region could allow for heavier snowfall further north and west into much of the coverage area while a track of 15-20 miles further south and east would mean less snow in northern and western parts of the the advisory and warning areas. This will continue to be monitored in future model runs with snowfall amounts in the northwest portions of the warning and advisory area being adjusted if needed.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will commence at 1000 AM EST lasting through around Midnight Sunday for this major winter storm. The next coordination message will be posted by 900 AM Saturday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather 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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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