Storm Coordination Message #2 – Monday Late PM 1/29/18 Through Tuesday Morning 1/30/18 Storm Event
Hello to all…
..Coastal Low will track close enough to bring some accumulating snow to portions of Southeast New England and will need to monitor for a track closer to Southern New England..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 4 PM Monday to 10 AM Tuesday for Cape Cod and the Islands, Plymouth and Southern Bristol Counties of Massachusetts for 2-5″ of snow. Other parts of Southeast Massachusetts and into Rhode Island and East Coastal Massachusetts will likely see at least 1-3″ of snow with 1″ or less for other areas of Southern New England..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from 10 PM Monday Evening through 7 AM Tuesday Morning for Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. These winds could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Coastal Flood Advisory is now in effect from 8 AM-Noon Tuesday for East Coastal Massachusetts including Cape Cod and Nantucket for minor coastal flooding of shore roads during the Tuesday Morning high tide cycle..
..Track trends will bear watching as the trend closer to the coast abated for a model cycle but returned in the latest model cycle. Trends will continue to be monitored for the possibility of higher snowfall totals in the advisory area and some points north and west of the current Winter Weather Advisory area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm system for late Monday Afternoon into Tuesday Morning..
The headlines above reflect the current thinking on accumulating snow, strong winds and minor coastal flooding for portions of Eastern New England. Wind and Coastal Flood Advisories have been issued for portions of the area along with the expansion of the Winter Weather Advisory into Southern Bristol County Massachusetts. Model trends during the day yesterday were tracking closer to the coast with heavier precipitation and that abated for one model cycle. That trend may be resuming again and will bear close watching for possibly higher snowfall amounts particularly in the advisory areas. Models are continuing to struggle with the handling of heavier precipitation and a coastal low just east of the Florida coast and how that will track will determine whether the current snow amounts occur as expected or if there will be heavier or lighter snowfall amounts.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm system for late Monday Afternoon into Tuesday Morning. Another coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Monday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Maps:
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 Snowfall Maps:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
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…
..Coastal Low will track close enough to bring some accumulating snow to portions of Southeast New England and will need to monitor for a track closer to Southern New England..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 4 PM Monday to 10 AM Tuesday for Cape Cod and the Islands, Plymouth and Southern Bristol Counties of Massachusetts for 2-5″ of snow. Other parts of Southeast Massachusetts and into Rhode Island and East Coastal Massachusetts will likely see at least 1-3″ of snow with 1″ or less for other areas of Southern New England..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from 10 PM Monday Evening through 7 AM Tuesday Morning for Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. These winds could cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Coastal Flood Advisory is now in effect from 8 AM-Noon Tuesday for East Coastal Massachusetts including Cape Cod and Nantucket for minor coastal flooding of shore roads during the Tuesday Morning high tide cycle..
..Track trends will bear watching as the trend closer to the coast abated for a model cycle but returned in the latest model cycle. Trends will continue to be monitored for the possibility of higher snowfall totals in the advisory area and some points north and west of the current Winter Weather Advisory area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm system for late Monday Afternoon into Tuesday Morning..
The headlines above reflect the current thinking on accumulating snow, strong winds and minor coastal flooding for portions of Eastern New England. Wind and Coastal Flood Advisories have been issued for portions of the area along with the expansion of the Winter Weather Advisory into Southern Bristol County Massachusetts. Model trends during the day yesterday were tracking closer to the coast with heavier precipitation and that abated for one model cycle. That trend may be resuming again and will bear close watching for possibly higher snowfall amounts particularly in the advisory areas. Models are continuing to struggle with the handling of heavier precipitation and a coastal low just east of the Florida coast and how that will track will determine whether the current snow amounts occur as expected or if there will be heavier or lighter snowfall amounts.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm system for late Monday Afternoon into Tuesday Morning. Another coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Monday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Maps:
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 Snowfall Maps:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
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
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