Storm Coordination Message #2 – Sunday Evening/Christmas Eve Night 12/24/17 Through Monday/Christmas Day 12/25/17

December 24, 2017 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all…

..Merry Christmas Eve to All SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators. We will still plan to get out our annual year in review and holiday message prior to Christmas..
..After Saturday‘s icing event, another winter storm will affect the region late Christmas Eve Night into Christmas Day with the potential for heavy snow in interior southern New England, a rain to snow changeover in Southeast New England and strong to damaging winds across Southern New England..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for Franklin, Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts from 10 PM Sunday Evening/Christmas Eve Night through 1 PM Monday/Christmas Day Afternoon for 4-7″ of snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for Northern Connecticut, Northwest Providence County Rhode Island, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Southern Worcester and Central Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts from 10 PM Sunday Evening/Christmas Eve Night through 1 PM Monday/Christmas Day Afternoon for 2-5″ of snow and a trace of ice. Areas outside of the Winter Weather Advisory will see mostly rain ending as a period of wintry mix or snow with less than 2″ of snow accumulation..
..A High Wind Warning is now in effect for Cape Cod and the Islands from 7 AM-4 PM Monday/Christmas Day for sustained winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. These winds will cause scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and scattered power outages..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Eastern Plymouth County Massachusetts from 10 AM-7 PM Monday/Christmas Day for sustained winds of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. These winds will cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect for the remainder of the NWS Taunton coverage area from 1 PM-7 PM Monday Christmas Day for sustained winds of 15-25 MPH with gusts up to 45-50 MPH. These winds will cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm from late Christmas Eve Night into Christmas Day..

Yesterday brought about a significant icing event to much of interior Southern New England through portions of East Coastal Massachusetts. At the height of the storm, just under 20,000 were without power in Massachusetts with most of that power restored as of Sunday Morning. Storm reports and the Facebook Album from Saturday‘s icing event are posted below:

Saturday 12/22/17 Icing Event Reports Summary Information:

WX1BOX Facebook Album – Saturday 12/22/17 Icing Event Reports:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/wx1box/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1799077710126239

WX1BOX Amateur Radio Reports Log – Saturday 12/22/17 Icing Event:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/reports_12_23_17_2.txt

NWS Taunton Local Storm Report – Snow/Ice Reports and Icing Damage Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1712240310.nwus51.html

NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Snow/Ice Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html

Another winter storm system will affect the region late Christmas Eve Night into Christmas Day. The headlines depict the latest thinking. Key factors for this storm is its proximity to the coast line. If it gets a bit closer to the coast, heavier snow amounts will be further north with the rain-snow line further north and west whereas a track a bit further offshore will mean the rain-snow line tracking further south and east. Also, there is concern that the strong to damaging winds as depicted in the headlines could have a bit more impact in the interior given the recent icing that caused tree and power line damage in interior Southern New England Saturday. Cape Cod and the Islands will see the strongest winds with gusts up to 65 MPH considered likely particularly Christmas Morning into the early afternoon and will be monitored closely.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm from late Christmas Eve Night into Christmas Day. Another coordination message will be posted by 1100 PM Sunday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook, Snowfall Maps and Facebook Infographics:

NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

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

NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:

http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/box/ehwo

NWS Taunton Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Taunton Facebook Infographics:

https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/photos/pcb.1575578505869848/1575574375870261/?type=3&theater

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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