Post Storm Coordination Message #1 – Thursday 1/4/18 Major Winter Storm/Blizzard and Weekend 1/6/18-1/7/18 Bitter Cold Conditions

January 6, 2018 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all…

…Major Winter Storm/Blizzard impacted the region Thursday 1/4/18 with one of the more significant coastal flood events in recent memory in East Coastal Massachusetts including Cape Cod and the Islands, significant snowfall away from Cape Cod and the Islands with whiteout and near blizzard conditions and pockets of tree and power line damage from damaging wind gusts and wet snow on trees and power lines…
…Pictures from the Major Winter Storm Blizzard of Damage, Coastal Flooding etc. are still being accepted. In particular, coastal flood pictures and videos would be very helpful as the assessment continues on the impacts of the coastal flooding. All photos and videos can be sent as a reply to this email, via the WX1BOX Facebook/Twitter feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the SKYWARN Spotter or Amateur Radio Operators for the pictures and videos unless otherwise noted..
..It remains bitterly cold post storm and that will continue for much of the weekend until a moderating trend follows during the week. Also wind gusts through Saturday into early Sunday will be at or just below Wind Advisory thresholds. The Outer Cape may also receive 1-2″ of ocean effect snow Saturday Night into Sunday Morning. Information on Wind Chill Warning/Advisories for much of the NWS Taunton coverage area are listed below along with the Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..
..The appropriate NWS Taunton Local Storm Reports and Public Information Statements are posted below along with the WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log and WX1BOX Facebook Albums and specific coastal flood videos. This post storm message will likely be updated 1-2 more times between now and Monday 1/8/18..

NWS Taunton Wind Chill Warning/Advisory:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/box/ehwo

Post Major Winter Storm/Blizzard Information:

NWS Taunton Local Storm Report – Coastal Flooding:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/LSR_1_4_18_Coastal_Flood.txt

NWS Taunton Local Storm Reports – Wind Damage:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/LSR_1_4_18_wind_damage.txt

NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Snowfall and Wind Reports:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/PNS_1_4_18_snow_wind_reports.txt

NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Blizzard criteria met on Block Island RI:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/PNS_Blizzard_Block_Island_RI_1_4_18.txt

WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log – Raw Log file of Reports:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/reports_1_4_18.txt

WX1BOX Facebook Page Photo Album – Snow and Wind Damage Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/wx1box/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1815292871838056

WX1BOX Facebook Page Photo Album – Coastal Flood Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/wx1box/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1813969688637041

WX1BOX Facebook Page – Ipswich MA Coastal Flood Video from K1MDA-Matt Allred – Ipswich EMA:
https://www.facebook.com/wx1box/videos/1815351921832151/

WX1BOX Facebook Page – Winthrop MA Coastal Flood Video from Peter Towner:
https://www.facebook.com/wx1box/videos/1813702198663790/

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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