Post Blizzard Coordination Message #2 – Sunday Evening 2/22/26-Early Tuesday AM 2/24/26

Hello to all…

..Historic and destructive blizzard caused likely record breaking snowfall in Rhode Island and high impact heavy snowfall in Southeast Massachusetts with significant snowfall across the entire NWS Norton coverage area. The blizzard brought significant hurricane force wind gusts to Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts with strong wind gusts inland across the region. At the height of the storm, ~300K were without power in Massachusetts and ~50K without power in Rhode Island and there were numerous reports across city street and even various highways of stuck cars, stuck plows and stuck first responders trying to assist during the peak of the blizzard conditions..
..Amateur Radio & non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters provided tremendous support during this blizzard and we appreciate everyone who provided reports during this blizzard. With power largely restored to areas hard hit by the storm and folks are able to get out particularly in the hardest hit areas of Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts, pictures and video of storm damage will be helpful for any aid for hardest hit communities and for the historical record of this blizzard. They can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook and X feeds and via the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated..
..We are still compiling a large backlog of damage reports from the 2026 Blizzard. We have update the Amateur Radio Log with what additional information we were able to review over the last few days and updated our report log file. We have also added a WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album, ARRL National Web Story initial article and the NWS Norton review of blizzard condition criteria being met at the various locations..
..A third and final post blizzard coordination message may be sent out with additional info on damage reports and potentially any added photos for the WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album by the end of this week. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Snowfall Map, Public Information Statement, NWS Blizzard Condition Summary Report, ARRL Web Site story, WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album, and Updated preliminary WX1BOX Report log..

NWS Boston/Norton Snowfall Map:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NWS-Norton-Snowfall-Map-2-24-26.jpg

NWS Boston/Norton Public Information Statement:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PNS_2_24_26_Blizzard_of_2026.pdf

NWS Boston/Norton Blizzard Conditions Summary Report:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Blizzard2026.pdf

ARRL Web Site Story – Hams Help Forecasters with Real-Time Data on Northeast Blizzard:
https://www.arrl.org/news/hams-help-forecasters-with-real-time-data-on-northeast-blizzard

WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=wx1box&set=a.1343435171151630

WX1BOX Amateur Radio & non-Amateur Radio Report Log:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/reports_2_22_26_2_24_26-rev-2-updated-prelim.pdf

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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