Storm Coordination Message #1 – Saturday Morning 3/23/24-Sunday Morning 3/24/24 Heavy Rainfall/Flooding/Wintry Mix Potential
Hello to all…
..Storm system will bring a light wintry mix of snow/sleet/freezing rain to Western and Central Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut before changing to rain with rain heavy at times across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts which could lead to a renewed risk of flooding of small rivers, streams, urban and poor drainage areas early Saturday Morning through Sunday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 2 AM to 12 PM Saturday for Hartford County CT, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for 1-2″ of snow, particularly in Western Massachusetts and ice accretion of a trace to one-tenth inch across the entire advisory area resulting in slippery travel conditions..
..A Flood Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning to Sunday Morning for Connecticut, Rhode Island, Essex, Central and Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties of Massachusetts for excessive rainfall of 2-3″ with higher amounts having the potential to cause flooding of small rivers, streams, urban and poor drainage areas..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall, ice accretion, rain gauge, flooding and any damage reports from this storm system. Pictures of the wintry mix, flooding, damage reports etc. can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook and Twitter feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated..
A storm system will bring a wintry mix to rain in Western, North-Central Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut with heavy rain and potential flooding across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:
1.) Monitoring the wintry mix changeover to rain and timing for any increase or decrease in snow/ice accumulations.
2.) Axis of heavy rainfall and where isolated or an axis of highest amounts setup in the flood watch area
3.) How the heavy rainfall and the amount that falls in a given amount of time affects rivers, streams, urban and poor drainage areas.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall, ice accretion, rain gauge, flooding and any damage reports from this storm system. Pictures of the wintry mix, flooding, damage reports etc. can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook and Twitter feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. The next coordination message will be posted either late Friday Night or Saturday Morning as needed. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps, Flood Watch Statement and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
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 Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter
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 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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