Severe Weather Coordination Message #3 – Thursday 3/2/17 Damaging Wind Potential Along and Behind the Cold Front

Hello to all…

..Fine line of convective showers and isolated thunderstorms may produce strong to damaging winds with strong to damaging winds behind the cold front during the overnight/early morning hours Thursday through early Thursday Evening..
..A High Wind Warning is in effect for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area from 1 AM to 7 PM Thursday for sustained winds of 15-30 MPH with gusts up to 60 MPH likely. These winds will likely cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated to scattered power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the fine line of convective showers and isolated thunderstorms and the strong to damaging winds with that convective line and behind the cold front..

At 1110 PM, Doppler Radar showed a convective low-topped line of showers and thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front. Along and behind the cold front strong to damaging winds will occur and will last through Thursday Afternoon and early evening. The Wind Advisories for the entire NWS Taunton coverage area have been upgraded to High Wind Warnings with the potential for winds gusts as high as 60 MPH in the coverage area and extended period of wind gusts in the 50-60 MPH. These winds are likely to cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated to scattered power outages. Rochester New York gusted to 64 MPH earlier Wednesday Evening.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the fine line of convective showers and isolated thunderstorms and the strong to damaging winds with that convective line and behind the cold front overnight through early Thursday Evening. This will be the last coordination message on this event unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Taunton High Wind Warning Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Taunton High Wind Warning Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.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…

..Fine line of convective showers and isolated thunderstorms may produce strong to damaging winds with strong to damaging winds behind the cold front during the overnight/early morning hours Thursday through early Thursday Evening..
..A High Wind Warning is in effect for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area from 1 AM to 7 PM Thursday for sustained winds of 15-30 MPH with gusts up to 60 MPH likely. These winds will likely cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated to scattered power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the fine line of convective showers and isolated thunderstorms and the strong to damaging winds with that convective line and behind the cold front..

At 1110 PM, Doppler Radar showed a convective low-topped line of showers and thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front. Along and behind the cold front strong to damaging winds will occur and will last through Thursday Afternoon and early evening. The Wind Advisories for the entire NWS Taunton coverage area have been upgraded to High Wind Warnings with the potential for winds gusts as high as 60 MPH in the coverage area and extended period of wind gusts in the 50-60 MPH. These winds are likely to cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated to scattered power outages. Rochester New York gusted to 64 MPH earlier Wednesday Evening.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the fine line of convective showers and isolated thunderstorms and the strong to damaging winds with that convective line and behind the cold front overnight through early Thursday Evening. This will be the last coordination message on this event unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Taunton High Wind Warning Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Taunton High Wind Warning Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.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
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/wx1box
Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/wx1box

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