Storm Coordination Message #2 – Saturday PM 2/15/25-Sunday Evening 2/16/25 Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all…
..Another weekend storm system will bring snow to a wintry mix in interior locations of Western New England with snow to a wintry mix to rain in Eastern New England this weekend from Saturday Afternoon to Sunday Evening. Plowable snowfall is likely along with the potential of an extended period of sleet and/or freezing rain that will be monitored for impacts. As the weekend storm departs, strong to damaging wind gusts are possible later Sunday Evening into Monday..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 PM Saturday Afternoon to 7 PM Sunday Evening for Northwest Providence County Rhode Islamd, Hartford, Tolland, Windham Counties of Connecticut, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, North-Central Middlesex and Western Essex Counties of Massachusetts for 2-6″ of snow and a glaze to a few tenths inch of ice. Areas outside the Winter Weather Advisory will see a Coating to 3″ of snow before a wintry mix changing to rain overnight Saturday..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets are likely Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Evening for this winter storm event. A more complete coordination message will be posted by 11 AM Saturday Morning. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Snow & Ice Maps, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook…
The headlines depict the current thinking on the weekend storm that as it departs could give strong to damaging wind gusts later Sunday Night into Monday Key factors include:
1.) Storm track and secondary low pressure development will determine snowfall, icing amounts and any changeover to rain in some or all of the current Winter Weather Advisory area and areas outside of but closest to the advisory area. This bears close watching as icing could bring the greatest amount of issues to the region both in terms of travel and tree and power line damage.
2.) Snow and ice load and if strong to damaging wind gusts as the storm departs and deepens Sunday Night into Monday could lead to a isolated to scattered pockets of tree and power line damage/power outages.
SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets are likely Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Evening for this winter storm event. An updated coordination message will be posted by 11 AM Saturday Morning. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Snow & Ice Maps, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook.
NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/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
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