Storm Coordination Message #2 – Friday Morning 1/12/18-Saturday Afternoon 1/13/18 Heavy Rainfall/Flood & Storm Potential

January 12, 2018 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all…

..Strong storm system will bring Heavy Rainfall, the potential for urban and poor drainage flooding to possibly some small river and stream flooding including ice jam flooding, Strong to Damaging Winds in Southeast Coastal New England and on the back-end of the storm a possible flash freeze and icing situation..
..A Flood Watch is in effect from Friday Morning through Saturday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area for 2-4″ of rain and that potential for urban and poor drainage flooding to possibly some small river and stream flooding including ice jam flooding. The expected heavy rainfall may also have embedded thunderstorms bringing some areas of higher rainfall amounts..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from 5 PM This Friday Afternoon through 9 AM Saturday Morning for sustained winds of 15-30 MPH and wind gusts to 50 MPH with isolated higher gusts possible for Plymouth, Southern Bristol Counties of Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands. These winds may cause isolated pockets of tree and power line damage and isolated power outages..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 5 AM-4 PM for Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties, 9 AM-4 PM for Northern Connecticut, Northwest Providence County Rhode Island, Worcester and Northerm Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts and 11 AM-7 PM for Southeast Providence, Kent and Bristol Counties of Rhode Island and Essex, Central and Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, North-Central Bristol and North-Central Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts. This advisory is in effect for a flash freeze causing icy road conditions and a period of freezing rain possibly leading to light ice accretion on roadways, trees and power lines..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation for this entire storm timeframe of Friday Morning through Saturday Afternoon is likely. Ops at NWS Taunton are possible and potentially centered around mid-afternoon Friday through late Friday Night. A shortened coordination message if time allows and Ops at NWS Taunton are initiated. Below is the NWS Taunton Flood Watch Statement, Wind Advisory Statement, Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook, snow and ice total maps and Facebook Infographics..

NWS Taunton Flood Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wgus61.KBOX.html

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

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

NWS Taunton Snow and Ice Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Taunton Facebook Infographics:

https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/photos/pcb.1593866667374365/1593866364041062/?type=3&theater

Respectfully Submitted,

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