Storm Coordination Message #3 – Late Saturday Night 2/7/14-late Monday Night 2/9/14 Significant Winter Storm Potential
Hello to all..
..A prolonged significant winter storm has started its impacts on Southern New England and will continue through early Tuesday with 1-4″ of snow across much of Southern New England during the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday Morning..
..A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Norfolk County Massachusetts north and west to the New Hampshire state border for a widespread 10-20″ snowfall with potential for an enhanced band of snowfall of 18-24″ in central and Northeast Massachusetts. That corridor could change as we get closer to the winter storm event. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Northern Connecticut, North-Central Rhode Island through Kent and Bristol Counties of Rhode Island and North-Central Bristol and North-Central Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 10-14 inches of snow. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island and Southern Bristol and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 6-10″ of snow and a trace of ice with a period of mixed precipitation in this area. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area depending upon the precipitation type when wind gusts of up to 40-45 MPH occur..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Barnstable County Massachusetts for 2-4″ of snow mainly on the upper Cape. In this area mixed precipitation and even rain will occur holding down snowfall amounts. Block Island Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island will receive even lighter snowfall amounts with a period of rain holding down snow amounts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period..
Models have maintained a storm track conducive to heavy snowfall amounts over a prolonged period of time across Southern New England. There has been no significant change in previous thinking as the headlines depict the storm well though there has been a change along South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Cape Cod. Across South Coastal Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Winter Storm Watches have been converted to Winter Storm Warnings for 6-10″ of snow and a trace of ice. This area should see mostly frozen precipitation based on current trends but will see a period of sleet/freezing rain and rain mix at the height of the storm as we get into Monday. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Barnstable County Massachusetts where snowfall amounts will be held down to 2-4″ and mostly over the upper Cape with an extended period of sleet/freezing rain and rain.
Overnight into Sunday Morning, 1-4″ of snow has fallen in the region. Latest snowfall totals can be seen via the following link:
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
From a reporting perspective, snow that fell Saturday Night through the end of this storm early Tuesday Morning will be classified as one storm event. There will likely be a fairly significant break in the snow over much of the NWS Taunton coverage area over the course of Sunday but its all part of the same storm system so reports will be cumulative from Saturday Evening through early Tuesday Morning. The core and strongest part of the storm will be late Sunday Evening through early Tuesday Morning where snowfall rates will increase and snow should remain continuous over much of this timeframe. A band of heavier snow greater than 18″ is likely to setup over Central and Northeast Massachusetts. The exact location of that band is uncertain but will likely be over the Central/Northeast Mass area.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period. This will likely be the last coordination message on this prolonged winter storm barring a further upgrade to the situation. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant 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
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Hello to all..
..A prolonged significant winter storm has started its impacts on Southern New England and will continue through early Tuesday with 1-4″ of snow across much of Southern New England during the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday Morning..
..A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Norfolk County Massachusetts north and west to the New Hampshire state border for a widespread 10-20″ snowfall with potential for an enhanced band of snowfall of 18-24″ in central and Northeast Massachusetts. That corridor could change as we get closer to the winter storm event. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Northern Connecticut, North-Central Rhode Island through Kent and Bristol Counties of Rhode Island and North-Central Bristol and North-Central Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 10-14 inches of snow. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island and Southern Bristol and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 6-10″ of snow and a trace of ice with a period of mixed precipitation in this area. There will be some blowing and drifting snow in coastal portions of the warning area depending upon the precipitation type when wind gusts of up to 40-45 MPH occur..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Barnstable County Massachusetts for 2-4″ of snow mainly on the upper Cape. In this area mixed precipitation and even rain will occur holding down snowfall amounts. Block Island Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island will receive even lighter snowfall amounts with a period of rain holding down snow amounts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period..
Models have maintained a storm track conducive to heavy snowfall amounts over a prolonged period of time across Southern New England. There has been no significant change in previous thinking as the headlines depict the storm well though there has been a change along South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Cape Cod. Across South Coastal Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Winter Storm Watches have been converted to Winter Storm Warnings for 6-10″ of snow and a trace of ice. This area should see mostly frozen precipitation based on current trends but will see a period of sleet/freezing rain and rain mix at the height of the storm as we get into Monday. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 1 AM Tuesday Morning for Barnstable County Massachusetts where snowfall amounts will be held down to 2-4″ and mostly over the upper Cape with an extended period of sleet/freezing rain and rain.
Overnight into Sunday Morning, 1-4″ of snow has fallen in the region. Latest snowfall totals can be seen via the following link:
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
From a reporting perspective, snow that fell Saturday Night through the end of this storm early Tuesday Morning will be classified as one storm event. There will likely be a fairly significant break in the snow over much of the NWS Taunton coverage area over the course of Sunday but its all part of the same storm system so reports will be cumulative from Saturday Evening through early Tuesday Morning. The core and strongest part of the storm will be late Sunday Evening through early Tuesday Morning where snowfall rates will increase and snow should remain continuous over much of this timeframe. A band of heavier snow greater than 18″ is likely to setup over Central and Northeast Massachusetts. The exact location of that band is uncertain but will likely be over the Central/Northeast Mass area.
SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this winter storm over the next 2-day period. This will likely be the last coordination message on this prolonged winter storm barring a further upgrade to the situation. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics:
NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant 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
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