Storm Coordination Message #1 – Late Friday AM 2/20/26-Early Saturday AM 2/21/26 Wintry Mix Potential
Hello to all…
..Winter Storm will bring a wintry mix of snow and ice to interior Southern New England late Friday Morning through Early Saturday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 AM Friday Morning to 7 AM Saturday Morning for Franklin, Northern Worcester, Middlesex and Essex Counties of Massachusetts for 3-6″ of snow with a light glaze of ice causing slippery travel..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 AM Friday Morning to 7 AM Saturday Morning for Northern Connecticut, Hampshire, Hampden, Southern Worcester, Western Norfolk Counties of Massachusetts and Providence and Western Kent Counties of Rhode Island for a coating to 3″ of snow and up to 0.20″ of ice causing slippery travel..
..Areas outside of the Winter Weather Advisory area could see a Coating to 2″ of snow with a light glaze of ice possible..
..Additional winter storm activity is possible late Sunday Night into Early Tuesday Morning but details are uncertain. Details will follow late Friday Night or Saturday Morning in future coordination messages as needed..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports late Friday Morning through Saturday Morning. Amateur Radio Nets are likely and a schedule will be posted in the Friday Morning coordination message. Pictures/videos of the storm can be sent as a reply to this message via our WX1BOX Facebook/X/Bluesky feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. Another coordination message will be posted by 11 AM Friday Morning. Below is the Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Snow/Ice 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
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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