Wind Coordination Message #1 – Saturday 3/8/25
Hello to all…
..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)
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