Storm Coordination Message #1 – Friday Evening 5/16/14-Saturday Morning 5/17/14 Heavy Rainfall Event

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Hello to all..

..Heavy Rainfall is likely and urban and poor drainage flooding and isolated small stream flooding are possible particularly in Western New England overnight through Saturday Morning. Widespread Rainfall of 1.5-2.5″ with isolated 3″ amounts are possible from Worcester County and the Rhode Island/Connecticut line west. Rainfall amounts of up to 1.5″ are possible east of this line. Heaviest rainfall is expected after 10 PM Friday Evening through 400 AM Saturday Morning in western areas and after 4 AM through around Noon Saturday in eastern areas..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rainfall and flood reports from this storm event. This will be the only coordination message on this event unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook and a NWS Taunton Facebook graphic on the heavy rainfall..

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

NWS Taunton Facebook Heavy Rainfall Graphic:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/fri_nite_sat_morning_heavy_rainfall_5_16_5_17.png

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)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org
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Hello to all..

..Heavy Rainfall is likely and urban and poor drainage flooding and isolated small stream flooding are possible particularly in Western New England overnight through Saturday Morning. Widespread Rainfall of 1.5-2.5″ with isolated 3″ amounts are possible from Worcester County and the Rhode Island/Connecticut line west. Rainfall amounts of up to 1.5″ are possible east of this line. Heaviest rainfall is expected after 10 PM Friday Evening through 400 AM Saturday Morning in western areas and after 4 AM through around Noon Saturday in eastern areas..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rainfall and flood reports from this storm event. This will be the only coordination message on this event unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook and a NWS Taunton Facebook graphic on the heavy rainfall..

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

NWS Taunton Facebook Heavy Rainfall Graphic:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/fri_nite_sat_morning_heavy_rainfall_5_16_5_17.png

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)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/wx1box
Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/wx1box

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