Storm Coordination Message #1 – Late Wednesday Night 1/3/18 Through Late Thursday Night 1/4/18 Coastal Storm Potential
Hello to all…
..Bitterly cold conditions and low wind chills will continue today and will be followed by a powerful coastal storm that will bring accumulating snow, the potential for strong to damaging wind and minor to possibly pockets of moderate coastal flooding to East Coastal Massachusetts..
..A Wind Chill Advisory continues through 11 AM Tuesday for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, and North-Central Middlesex Counties for Wind Chill readings in the 5 below zero to 25 below zero range..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for all of Rhode Island and Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Southeast Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts from late Wednesday Night through late Thursday Night for 5-7″ of snow and considerable blowing and drifting of snow. These snow amounts and the potential wind conditions could change further in future forecasts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely Thursday with SKYWARN Activation and Ops at NWS Taunton possible to likely on Thursday..
Following another day of bitter cold and very low wind chills in the region, a coastal storm will take shape off the Southeast US Coast and rapidly intensify and track offshore of the Southern New England coast. The storm will be one of the more intense winter storms with a very large envelope of heavy precipitation and strong to damaging winds. There remains some track uncertainty and a subtle shift of just 50-100 miles can make the difference between a light or plowable snowfall versus a more significant heavy snowfall event. Strong to damaging winds are possible and the strength of the winds will depend on the storm track. The headlines above reflect current thinking and hazards. Today, models are expected to get into better agreement with better sampling of the key impulses in the atmosphere that will cause the coastal storm to form and this may result in changes in the Winter Storm Watch area and additional watches, warnings and advisories as we get closer to the storm event.
SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely Thursday with SKYWARN Activation and Ops at NWS Taunton possible to likely on Thursday. Another coordination message will be posted by 1130 PM this evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook, NWS Taunton Snowfall Maps and Facebook Infographics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm 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
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.1583818458379186/1583814048379627/?type=3&theater
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…
..Bitterly cold conditions and low wind chills will continue today and will be followed by a powerful coastal storm that will bring accumulating snow, the potential for strong to damaging wind and minor to possibly pockets of moderate coastal flooding to East Coastal Massachusetts..
..A Wind Chill Advisory continues through 11 AM Tuesday for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, and North-Central Middlesex Counties for Wind Chill readings in the 5 below zero to 25 below zero range..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for all of Rhode Island and Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Southeast Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts from late Wednesday Night through late Thursday Night for 5-7″ of snow and considerable blowing and drifting of snow. These snow amounts and the potential wind conditions could change further in future forecasts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely Thursday with SKYWARN Activation and Ops at NWS Taunton possible to likely on Thursday..
Following another day of bitter cold and very low wind chills in the region, a coastal storm will take shape off the Southeast US Coast and rapidly intensify and track offshore of the Southern New England coast. The storm will be one of the more intense winter storms with a very large envelope of heavy precipitation and strong to damaging winds. There remains some track uncertainty and a subtle shift of just 50-100 miles can make the difference between a light or plowable snowfall versus a more significant heavy snowfall event. Strong to damaging winds are possible and the strength of the winds will depend on the storm track. The headlines above reflect current thinking and hazards. Today, models are expected to get into better agreement with better sampling of the key impulses in the atmosphere that will cause the coastal storm to form and this may result in changes in the Winter Storm Watch area and additional watches, warnings and advisories as we get closer to the storm event.
SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely Thursday with SKYWARN Activation and Ops at NWS Taunton possible to likely on Thursday. Another coordination message will be posted by 1130 PM this evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook, NWS Taunton Snowfall Maps and Facebook Infographics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm 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
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.1583818458379186/1583814048379627/?type=3&theater
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
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