Storm Coordination Message #1 – Sunday Late Morning 12/11/22-Early Monday Morning 12/12/22 – Accumulating Snow Potential

Hello to all…

..Ocean effect snow is coating the grass and colder ground areas tonight in some locations of Southeast Massachusetts but little accumulation is expected here. Accumulating snow is likely in Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut for Sunday Afternoon into early Monday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1000 AM Sunday Morning to 7 AM Monday Morning for Hartford County Connecticut and Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties of Massachusetts for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts. Areas through Central Massachusetts west of I-495 into Northwest Rhode Island into North-Central and Northeast Connecticut could see a coating to 2″ of snow. The remainder of the area will see only a coating or trace amounts of snow…
..SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets will monitor for snowfall totals in and around the Winter Weather Advisory area particularly Sunday Afternoon and Evening with the possibility of a final call-up net early Monday Morning. The next coordination message which will include a rough schedule of Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets for snowfall totals will be posted by 1130 AM Sunday Morning. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Snow Maps and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

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

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org