Storm Coordination Message #2 – Friday 2/20/26-Early Satuday 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. More significant winter storm is possible late Sunday Night into early Tuesday AM for portions of Southern New England and will be detailed in a separate coordination message later today..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 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 through 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..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports late Friday Morning through Saturday Morning. Amateur Radio Nets are likely and a schedule is listed below. 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. This will be the last coordination message on this storm system and the next coordination message later today will focus on the late Sunday Night to early Tuesday AM winter storm and be posted by 11 PM Friday Evening. Below is the Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Snow/Ice Maps, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..
Amateur Radio Net Schedule:
Western Massachusetts SKYWARN: 146.940/443.200 Mount Tom Repeater System – Friday: 300 PM, 600 PM, 1000 PM, Saturday AM: 800 AM
Central Massachusetts SKYWARN: 146.970-Paxton Repeater: Friday: 430 PM, 630 PM, 830 PM, 1030 PM, Saturday AM: 830 AM
New England Reflector VoIP System – *NEW-ENG3* Echolink conference: 9123/IRLP 9123: Monitoring off and on Friday PM/Evening and Saturday AM 7-9 AM
Route 2 Corridor system repeaters – Monitoring off and on Friday PM/Evening and Saturday AM 7-9 AM
-Additional nets could be called up as needed for some areas of the Winter Weather Advisory area.
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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