Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Wednesday Afternoon 2/22/23-Thursday 2/23/23 Wintry Mix/Icing Event
Hello to all…
..Wintry Mix will cause hazardous travel conditions in portions of Southern New England Wednesday Night Through Thursday Night/Early Friday Morning. Winter Weather Advisories expanded in time and in area to include more of Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts for later Thursday into Friday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 4 AM Friday for Northern Connecticut, Northwest Providence County Rhode Island, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, all of Middlesex and Essex Counties of Massachusetts for up to 2″ of snow and around 1/4″ of ice accumulation. If 1/4″ ice or more if ice accretion occurs, it could result in isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 4 PM Thursday to 4 AM Friday for Norfolk, Suffolk, North Central Bristol, North Central Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts, Southeast Providence, Kent, and Bristol Counties of Rhode Island for up to 1/10″ of icing from freezing rain causing hazardous travel conditions..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snow accumulation, ice accumulation, precip type reports and any icing damage reports. Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets will occur later tonight and Thursday for icing accumulations cause significant travel issues as well as any isolated damage to infrastructure. The 146.940-Mount Tom Repeater will have nets starting at 8 PM this evening and potential nets on Thursday. Other Amateur Radio frequencies may have nets as needed later tonight and particularly Thursday..
A wintry mix of precipitation is expected as we get into tonight into Thursday Morning across Southern New England. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:
1.) Amount of icing and how widespread the icing is. More widespread 1/4″ or more icing amounts could result in isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages in the advisory area.
2.) How far southeast any icing occurs and whether a flash freeze and light freezing drizzle develops into areas southeast of the advisory area through the day on Thursday.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snow accumulation, ice accumulation, precip type reports and any icing damage reports. Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets will occur later tonight and Thursday for icing accumulations cause significant travel issues as well as any isolated damage to infrastructure. The 146.940-Mount Tom Repeater will have nets starting at 8 PM this evening and potential nets on Thursday. Other Amateur Radio frequencies may have nets as needed later tonight and particularly Thursday. This will be the last coordination message posted unless time allows for updated Amateur Radio Net activation information. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement and Snow and Ice Maps, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement and Snow & Ice Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter
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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