Storm Coordination Message #2 – Thursday 2/6/25 Accumulating Snow/Wintry Mix Potential

Hello to all…

..Active Winter Weather Pattern over the next 1-2 weeks for Southern New England. Storm system for Thursday to bring accumulating snow before a wintry mix of precipitation in interior areas before ending. Coastal locations to see a snow to wintry mix to rain as the system departs..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM Thursday for the entire NWS Norton Coverage Area except for Cape Cod & the Islands for 1-4″ of snow and light glaze of ice resulting in slippery travel potentially for both the morning and evening commute. Coastal areas of the advisory could see a changeover to rain before ending. Cape Cod and the Islands could receive a coating to 2″ of snow before a changeover to a wintry mix and then rain as the storm system departs..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports, icing reports and changeover in precipitation type for Thursday with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible..

An active winter weather pattern is setting up over the next 1-2 weeks for Southern New England. The storms will be of light to moderate in nature at least based on current model runs and we will take each storm one at a time. The first in the series of storms is Thursday. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:

1.) How long and how deep the cold air remains over the region. This will determine the amount of snow accumulation versus ice accumulation for the area and will also determine how impactful travel will be during the day Thursday. It will also determine what coastal areas see in terms of snow vs. wintry mix/freezing rain vs. rain for the region.
2.) Both Morning and Evening commutes will be impacted with snow starting west to east during the morning commute and precipitation ending near or during the evening commute. The start/end times and precip type will determine which commute is impacted worse or if both are impacted the same way.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports, icing reports and changeover in precipitation type for Thursday with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible The next coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Wednesday Evening. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Snow/lce Maps, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Snow/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
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