Storm Coordination Message #2 – Strong Wind Potential – Thursday 3/9/17 & Winter Storm Potential 3/10/17
Hello to all…
..Strong Winds today for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area will lead to a moderate to possibly heavy snowstorm particularly for Southeast New England with other areas south of the Mass Pike impacted..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect through 400 PM Thursday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage area for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts of 40-50 MPH with the strongest gusts in the higher elevations. These winds may be sufficient to cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 1 AM to 4 PM Friday for Cape Cod and the Islands for 6-8″ of snow and significant impact to the morning commute..
..A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from late tonight through Friday Afternoon for Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island for 4-7″ of snow with higher amounts and the highest amounts over south coastal areas and significant impact to the morning commute..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to Noon Friday for Northern Connecticut and Norfolk County Massachusetts for 3-5″ of snow with impacts to the morning commute expected..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong winds for today and the winter storm for Friday for snowfall reports..
The weather pattern will turn active and will be a return to winter for the region over the next few days. Starting with today, strong winds today have resulted in a Wind Advisory for the NWS Taunton coverage area with a Wind Advisory in effect for the region through 400 PM for wind gusts of 40-50 MPH and isolated pockets of tree and wire damage potential.
Attention turns to a winter storm for the region overnight through Friday Afternoon and the headlines of this message reflect current thinking. Key items for this storm event include:
1.) Model trends have been stronger and a bit further north with this winter storm. If this trend continues, snowfall amounts could be bumped higher and also further north in the region.
2.) The highest likelihood for the heaviest snowfall is over the South Coast and Cape Cod and the Islands. This is currently expected to remain the case for this storm.
3.) A sharp cutoff in the accumulating snow versus little to no snow and between the accumulating snow and the heavier snow bands is likely with this system.
It will then become bitterly cold later Friday Night into Saturday with a cold air mass remaining in place through much of next week. Long range models are depicting the potential for a significant coastal storm for the middle of next week but it is too early to get into any details and outcomes could change significantly between now and the middle of next week.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong winds for today and the winter storm for Friday for snowfall reports. Another coordination message will be posted by 1130 PM this evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Wind Advisory statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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Hello to all…
..Strong Winds today for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area will lead to a moderate to possibly heavy snowstorm particularly for Southeast New England with other areas south of the Mass Pike impacted..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect through 400 PM Thursday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage area for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts of 40-50 MPH with the strongest gusts in the higher elevations. These winds may be sufficient to cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages..
..A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 1 AM to 4 PM Friday for Cape Cod and the Islands for 6-8″ of snow and significant impact to the morning commute..
..A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from late tonight through Friday Afternoon for Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island for 4-7″ of snow with higher amounts and the highest amounts over south coastal areas and significant impact to the morning commute..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to Noon Friday for Northern Connecticut and Norfolk County Massachusetts for 3-5″ of snow with impacts to the morning commute expected..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong winds for today and the winter storm for Friday for snowfall reports..
The weather pattern will turn active and will be a return to winter for the region over the next few days. Starting with today, strong winds today have resulted in a Wind Advisory for the NWS Taunton coverage area with a Wind Advisory in effect for the region through 400 PM for wind gusts of 40-50 MPH and isolated pockets of tree and wire damage potential.
Attention turns to a winter storm for the region overnight through Friday Afternoon and the headlines of this message reflect current thinking. Key items for this storm event include:
1.) Model trends have been stronger and a bit further north with this winter storm. If this trend continues, snowfall amounts could be bumped higher and also further north in the region.
2.) The highest likelihood for the heaviest snowfall is over the South Coast and Cape Cod and the Islands. This is currently expected to remain the case for this storm.
3.) A sharp cutoff in the accumulating snow versus little to no snow and between the accumulating snow and the heavier snow bands is likely with this system.
It will then become bitterly cold later Friday Night into Saturday with a cold air mass remaining in place through much of next week. Long range models are depicting the potential for a significant coastal storm for the middle of next week but it is too early to get into any details and outcomes could change significantly between now and the middle of next week.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong winds for today and the winter storm for Friday for snowfall reports. Another coordination message will be posted by 1130 PM this evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Wind Advisory statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Watch/Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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