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..Frontal boundary and storm system will bring icing to the hill towns of Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts particularly Saturday Evening through Sunday Morning. It is noted that portions of Southern and South-Central New Hampshire could see a damaging ice storm from this event..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 11 AM Sunday Morning for Franklin, Western Hampshire, Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for a trace to 0.20″ of icing especially at elevations around or above 1,000 feet. If icing levels were to get to 0.25″ or higher, isolated pockets of tree, wire damage and power outages would be possible otherwise the main threat is hazardous travel..
..It is noted that Southern and South-Central New Hampshire could see icing at or greater than 0.50″ of ice and if that occurs a damaging ice storm could cause more widespread tree and power lines damage in this area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor icing potential in the hilltowns of Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts. Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets on Sunday Morning like the Western Massachusetts Emergency Net via HF and various weekly VHF Western Massachusetts ARES Nets are requested to solicit icing and icing damage reports. This will be the only coordination message on this storm 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, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/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 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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..Soaking rainfall and some strong wind gusts likely tonight through Monday Morning across Southern New England. A widespread 1-2″ of rainfall with isolated amounts of 2″ or more particularly in Southeast New England is likely when the storm ends late Monday AM/Early PM. Wind Gusts on average are expected to be between 35-45 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts if winds are able to get to the surface efficiently in heavy rainfall or warmer temperatures are expected..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rain gauge reports, measured wind gust reports of 40 MPH or greater and any isolated wind damage/flooding reports. This will be the only coordination message on this storm event unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, 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 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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..Damaging wind gusts caused fairly widespread pockets of tree and wire damage in the region with scattered power outages. At the height of the wind gusts, over 40,000 were without power across Southern New England. A second round of strong wind gusts is expected today but not as strong as Friday..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect from through 10 PM Saturday Evening for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk counties of Massachusetts for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. Areas outside of the wind advisory are likely to see wind gusts 35-45 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts. These winds will cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree, wire damage and power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for any wind damage reports/pics/videos and measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater from Saturday and any late reports/pics/videos from Friday. Pics and videos of wind damage can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook/X/Bluesky feeds or via our email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. This will likely be the only coordination message unless a significant update to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log of reports received for the overnight to Thursday AM period, NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

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 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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..Overnight rainfall and strong wind gusts end in the region this morning. A second and more robust round of strong to damaging wind gusts expected Thursday Evening through Friday Evening..
..A High Wind Warning is now in effect from 7 PM Thursday Evening to 7 PM Friday Evening for for sustained winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH for Western Franklin, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden, Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts. A Wind Advisory is in effect from 7 PM Thursday Evening through 7 PM Friday Evening for the remainder of the NWS Norton Coverage Area for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. These winds will cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree, wire damage and power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for final rain gauge reports from overnight rainfall and any wind damage and measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater from the overnight period and for the upcoming Thursday Evening to Friday Evening period. This will likely be the last coordination message unless a significant update to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log of reports received for the overnight to Thursday AM period, NWS Boston/Norton High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/reports_3_5_25.pdf

NWS Boston/Norton High Wind Warning/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 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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..Storm will bring strong wind gusts, soaking rainfall of around 1″ or more and minor coastal flooding at the time of high tide for South Coastal Massachusetts & Rhode Island Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning. After the rainfall and the storm departs the area, stronger wind gusts of 45-55 MPH are possible to likely in much of Southern New England with the highest wind gusts in the higher terrain of Western and Central Massachusetts Thursday Night into Friday Afternoon..
..A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect through 6 AM Thursday for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island for minor coastal flooding of shoe roads, parking lots and parks with isolated road closures possible..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rainfall reports, wind gusts 40 MPH or greater, wind damage and minor coastal flooding reports Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning. SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the stronger wind gusts for Thursday Night into Friday PM. Another coordination message will be posted on the strong wind gust potential for Thursday Night into Friday PM by 9 AM Thursday AM..

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

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
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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