Storm Coordination Message #2 – Friday Evening 1/12/24-Sunday 1/15/24 & Post Storm Coordination Message #2 – Tuesday Evening 1/9/24-Wednesday 1/10/24

Hello to all…

..Tuesday Evening into Wednesday storm system caused significant flooding of river, streams and urban areas with 2-6″ of rainfall widespread over Southern New England and isolated to scattered pockets of wind damage across much of Southern New England. Some rivers and streams remain in flood as another storm system will bring the potential for another round of heavy rainfall, strong to damaging winds and coastal flooding to the region..
..A Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday for the entire NWS Norton coverage area through Saturday Evening for additional rainfall of 1-2″ with isolated higher amounts leading to additional snow melt, continued river and stream flooding on those rivers and streams that remain in flood and potentially renewed river, stream, urban and poor drainage flooding in the region where flooding in those areas have receded..
..A Wind Advisory is now in effect from 1 AM to 1 PM Saturday for Bristol, Eastern Kent, Newport, Washington Counties of Rhode Island including Block Island, Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk, Plymouth, Southern Bristol Counties, Cape Cod and the Islands of Massachusetts for sustained winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts to 55 MPH with isolated higher gusts likely leading to scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages. Additional strong wind gusts can occur later Saturday Night into Sunday with gusts of at least 40-45 MPH possible..
..A Coastal Flood Warning is now in effect from Saturday Morning through Saturday Afternoon for South Coastal Massachusetts and South Coastal Rhode Island from 7 AM to 1 PM Saturday and East Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands from 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday for minor to moderate coastal flooding affecting shore roads at the time of the Saturday Morning/Afternoon high tide cycle..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with Amateur Radio call-up nets possible for this storm system. Pictures and videos of storm damage and flooding from this storm as well as for the past storm on Tuesday Evening into Wednesday can be sent as a reply to this email, via the WX1BOX Facebook and Twitter feeds and via the email address pics@nsradio.org..

Another storm system similar to Tuesday Night into Wednesday with somewhat less rainfall and wind will affect the region tonight through midday Saturday. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:

1.) Winds will be near/just below High Wind Warning criteria in the Wind Advisory area and a few isolated wind gusts may reach High Wind Warning criteria. This will result in scattered pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages. Strong wind gusts of 40-45 MPH can continue Saturday Night into Sunday.
2.) Heavy rainfall of 1-2″ with isolated amounts of up to 3″ across the region with the highest amounts over Connecticut, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts. This will renew flooding of river and streams that have receded and keep rivers that are already flooding still above flood stage with new rises. Urban and street flooding will be possible during the heaviest rainfall.
3.) Minor to moderate coastal flooding is likely at the time of high tide on shore roads across South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well as East Coastal Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, reports, pictures and videos of coastal flooding in these areas would be helpful to determine the extent of the flooding.

SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely with Amateur Radio call-up nets possible for this storm system. Pictures and videos of storm damage and flooding from this storm as well as for the past storm on Tuesday Evening into Wednesday can be sent as a reply to this email, via the WX1BOX Facebook and Twitter feeds and via the email address pics@nsradio.org. This will be the last coordination message as we shift into operations mode. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Flood Watch Statement, Wind Advisory Statement, Coastal Flood Warning Statement, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook for the current storm and the WX1BOX Amateur Radio/non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN log, NWS Boston/Norton Public Information Statement and Local Storm Report from the Tuesday Afternoon 1/9/24-Wednesday Morning 1/10/24 storm event:

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 Flood Watch Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=FFA&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Coastal Flood Warning Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=CFW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

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

WX1BOX Amateur Radio/non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotter log – Tuesday Afternoon 1/9/24-Wednesday Morning 1/10/24:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/reports_1_9_24_rev_1.pdf

NWS Boston/Norton Local Storm Report – Tuesday Afternoon 1/9/24-Wednesday Morning 1/10/24:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LSR_1_9_24_1_10_24.pdf

NWS Boston/Norton Public Information Statement – Tuesday Afternoon 1/9/24-Wednesday Morning 1/10/24:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PNS_1_9_24_1_10_24.pdf

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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