Storm Coordination Message #3 – Saturday Morning 3/12/22-Sunday Morning 3/13/22 Late Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all…
..Strong coastal storm system will 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 through Saturday Night with strong winds lingering into Sunday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 4 AM to 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. 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 is now in effect from 8 AM to 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 40-45 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 is now 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 Western Franklin, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden and Northern Worcester Counties for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH with isolated higher gusts possible. Areas outside of the wind advisory will see wind gusts around 40 MPH with isolated higher gusts. 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 and VHF Nets on the 146.940-Mount Tom and 146.970 Paxton Repeaters could start as early as 9 AM Saturday Morning..
A strong coastal storm will affect Southern New England Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning. The trend of the storm system has been a bit further east allowing for more snow into portions of Western and Central Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut with the headlines depicting 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 and strength of the damaging wind potential in and around the wind advisory area will be monitored closely for any expansion in the area of strongest winds and any increase intensity of the winds.
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 and VHF Nets on the 146.940-Mount Tom and 146.970 Paxton Repeaters could start as early as 9 AM Saturday Morning. If time allows depending on operational needs, another coordination message will be posted by 9 AM Saturday Morning. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Snowfall Maps, Wind Advisory Statement, Snowfall Maps 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 Wind Gust Map:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Max-Wind-Gusts6.png
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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