Wind Chill and Dangerous Cold Coordination Message #2 – Late Thursday Night 2/2/22 through Saturday Afternoon 2/4/22

Hello to all…

..Dangerous Cold and Wind Chills Expected Across Southern New England late Thursday Night into Saturday Afternoon with the coldest air and most dangerous cold and wind chills centered on Friday Night into Saturday Morning..
..A Wind Chill Warning is now in effect from 10 AM Friday Morning through 10 AM Saturday Morning for wind chills to -30 below zero for Northern Connecticut, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts except for the islands. Wind Gusts in the region could gust as high as 45 MPH with isolated higher gusts to 50 MPH particularly on Friday and Friday Night which could cause isolated pockets of tree and power line damage and isolated power outages..
..A Wind Chill Warning is now in effect from 6 AM Friday Morning through 1 PM Saturday Afternoon for wind chills to -45 below zero for Western Franklin, Western Hampden, and Western Hampshire Counties of Massachusetts. Wind Gusts in the region could gust as high as 45 MPH with isolated higher gusts to 50 MPH particularly on Friday and Friday Night which could cause isolated pockets of tree and power line damage and isolated power outages..
..A Wind Chill Warning is now in effect from 10 AM Friday Morning through 1 PM Saturday Afternoon for wind chills to -40 below zero for Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts. Wind Gusts in the region could gust as high as 45 MPH with isolated higher gusts to 50 MPH particularly on Friday and Friday Night which could cause isolated pockets of tree and power line damage and isolated power outages..
..A Wind Chill Warning is now in effect from 10 AM Friday Morning through 1 PM Saturday Afternoon for wind chills to -30 below zero for Essex, Central and Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Southern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts. Wind Gusts in the region could gust as high as 45 MPH with isolated higher gusts to 50 MPH particularly on Friday and Friday Night which could cause isolated pockets of tree and power line damage and isolated power outages..
..A Wind Chill Advisory is now in effect from 4 PM Friday Afternoon to 1 PM Saturday Afternoon for wind chills to -20 below zero for Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket Massachusetts and Block Island Rhode Island. Wind Gusts in the region could gust as high as 45 MPH with isolated higher gusts to 50 MPH particularly on Friday and Friday Night which could cause isolated pockets of tree and power line damage and isolated power outages..
..Snow Squalls with the Arctic cold frontal passage are possible in interior Southern New England, particularly in interior Northern Massachusetts, late Thursday Night into Friday Morning possibly affecting the morning commute. A round of ocean effect snow could affect portions of Cape Cod and the Islands late Friday Night into early Saturday Morning and these hazards will be monitored though the main hazard remains the dangerous cold, wind chills and any isolated power outages caused by the strong winds in this period. Temperatures will modify to near normal levels on Sunday..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the dangerous cold in terms of low temperatures and wind chills, measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater and any isolated wind damage, and snowfall measurements from snow squalls and ocean effect snow in those localized areas affected late Thursday Night into Saturday. Its noted that there could be quite a bit of sea smoke in coastal areas around Southern New England within about 1-2 hours of sunrise that could offer some rare pictures of this phenomenon in coastal areas as very cold air progresses over warmer ocean waters. Another coordination message will be posted by 1100 PM Thursday Evening. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Wind Chill Warning/Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps, Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and Wind Chill Infographics..

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Chill Warning/Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=WSW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Chill and Wind Gust Infographics:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NWS_Wind_Chill_Infographic.jpg
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NWS_Wind_Gust_Infographic.png
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NWS_Arctic_Cold_Outbreak_Infographic.jpg

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

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
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