Storm Coordination Message #1 – Tuesday Night 1/28/25-Wednesday 1/29/25 Light Snow Storm/Snow Squall/Strong Wind Gust Potential

Hello to all…

..Tuesday late Morning through early afternoon brought a pulse of strong to damaging winds that affected much of Southern New England with the highest winds in interior Western, Central and Northeast Massachusetts. Reports from today are in the WX1BOX Amateur Radio log link below. Snow squalls in Southwest & South-Central Mass into Northern Connecticut brought a quick coating to 0.5″ of snow..
..A light snowstorm will impact the region Tuesday Night into Wednesday Morning. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 7 AM Wednesday for Western Franklin and Western Hampshire Counties of Massachusetts for 3-5″ of snow. Areas outside of the advisory area will have a coating to 3″ of snow with the highest amounts in interior Massachusetts along and north of the Mass Pike..
..Snow squalls later Wednesday PM into early evening are also possible with the potential for another round of strong wind gusts of 40 MPH and higher that will be monitored..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports, snow squall and reduced visibility reports, measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater and wind damage reports. This will be the only coordination message on this event unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Snowfall Map, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

WX1BOX Amateur Radio Report Log:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/reports_1_28_25.pdf

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement & Snowfall Map:
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 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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