Storm Coordination Message #2 – Saturday Morning 3/12/22-Sunday Morning 3/13/22 Late Winter Storm Potential

Hello to all…

..Strong coastal storm system on track to bring accumulating snow in portions of Western and Central Massachusetts and Northwest and North-Central Connecticut, a period of heavy rainfall to the rest of Southern New England ending as a short period of snow and strong to damaging winds to portions of Southern New England Saturday Morning thru Saturday Night with strong winds lingering into Sunday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from through 10 PM Saturday for Western Franklin, Western Hampshire and Western Hampden Counties of Massachusetts for 4-6″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and wind gusts to 50 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts possible. The snow will be heavy and wet and between the wet snow and strong winds there could be isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect through 10 PM Saturday for Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut, Eastern Franklin, Eastern Hampshire, Eastern Hampden, Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts and wind gusts of 50 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts possible. The snow will be heavy and wet and if areas approach 3″ or more of wet snow with the strong wind gusts there could be isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 1 PM Saturday to 11 AM Sunday for Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Barnstable and Dukes Counties of Massachusetts with a Wind Advisory now in effect from 1 PM Saturday to 8 AM Sunday for the rest of the NWS Norton coverage area for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH with isolated higher gusts possible. These winds will cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the winter storm potential for Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning. Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets are likely in the Winter Weather Advisory areas. Nets on HF on 3944 LSB started at 930 AM and will be hourly on the half hour, VHF Net on the 146.940-Mount Tom will commence at 1000 AM and 146.970 Paxton Repeater will start later this morning or early afternoon.

A strong coastal storm is on track for Southern New England Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:

1.) Any further shift east which could allow additional and heavier snowfall in portions of Western and Central Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.
2.) The combination of wet snow and strong to damaging winds will need to be monitored for enhancing the damage potential to trees and wires in areas that receive 3″ or more of wet snow. Spotter reports particularly from the western and northern Massachusetts hilltowns to the Western Connecticut hilly areas will be especially helpful during this storm.
3.) The extent of the damaging winds is pretty much the entire coverage area with Wind Advisories expanded to the entire coverage area with wind gusts to 50 MPH with isolated higher guts possible.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the winter storm potential for Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning. Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets are likely in the Winter Weather Advisory areas. Nets on HF on 3944 LSB started at 930 AM and will be hourly on the half hour, VHF Net on the 146.940-Mount Tom will commence at 1000 AM and 146.970 Paxton Repeater will start later this morning or early afternoon. This will be the last coordination message as we shift into operations mode. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Snowfall Maps, Wind Advisory Statement, and Area Forecast Discussion.

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BOX&product=NPW&issuedby=BOX

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

Respectfully Submitted,

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