Storm Coordination Message #3 – Late Tuesday Night 2/4/14-Wednesday PM 2/5/14 Winter Storm Event

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..Moderate Snowstorm impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Stronger and more widespread storm is on track for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. Storm for the second half of this weekend could be significant but too early to tell details with that system..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Midnight tonight through 6 PM Wednesday for Southern New Hampshire, Northern Connecticut, Providence and Kent Counties of Rhode Island and Massachusetts from Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties north and west through the Berkshire for 8-14 Inches of Snow..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Midnight tonight through 6 PM Wednesday for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod for 4-8″ of snow and ice accumulations of up to one-tenth of an inch with isolated higher amounts possible if precipitation remains in frozen form throughout the storm..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Midnight Tonight Through 6 PM Wednesday for Dukes County (Martha’s Vineyard) for 3-6″ of snow and a trace of ice with worst conditions during the Morning Commute. A changeover to rain is expected by midday. On Nantucket Island, 1-2″ of snow is expected before a changeover to rain..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning through early Wednesday Evening..

A moderate snowstorm impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island with 3-6″ of snow with lighter amounts of 1-3″ across interior northern portions of the area. Below is a link to Spotter Reports from this Monday storm:

http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html

A larger and more widespread winter storm is on track for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. The headlines give the latest information with the entire Winter Storm Watch area converted to Winter Storm Warnings and a Winter Weather Advisory now in effect for Martha’s Vineyard. A widespread 8-14″ of snow is expected over the Winter Storm Warning area from Northern Bristol and Northern Plymouth Counties and Providence and Kent County Rhode Island north and west with 4-8″ of snow and up to a trace of ice over South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod. The question at this time remains how much warm air is able to move inland over parts of Southern New England. The storm track is favorable for snow but the source region of cold air will not be as cold as prior storms which may allow for more mixed precipitation and even a changeover to rain across southern parts of the NWS Taunton Coverage Area. This has been refined a bit with this forecast and will be refined further in future forecasts. A Wintry Mix is expected around late morning midday across the South Coastal Massachusetts/Rhode Island and Cape Cod region with sleet and freezing rain and possibly even a changeover to rain before it changes back to snow. Martha’s Vineyard will have a wintry mix and changeover to rain. This will mean lower snow amounts but could mean ice accumulations before any changeover to rain. This will continue to be monitored.

There has been much discussion regarding an even more powerful storm for the second half of this weekend into Monday of next week. There is certainly potential for a significant storm during this time period but it is too early to get into details and there is a reasonably strong storm system for Wednesday that needs to be focused on first before looking into details on the weekend storm system. This will bear watching though as we get towards the end of this week and past the Wednesday storm event.

SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning lasting through Wednesday Evening. The next coordination message will be issued by 9 PM this evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the late Tuesday Night into Wednesday storm system:

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 Snowfall Map for the Wednesday Storm System:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Tuesday Night 2/4/14-Wednesday PM 2/5/14 Winter Storm Event

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..Moderate Snowstorm impacts portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Stronger and more widespread storm expected late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. Storm for the second half of this weekend could be significant but too early to tell details with that system..
..A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and now extends into Cape Cod but excludes all the Islands for 6″ or more of snow and a trace of ice accumulations..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning through early Wednesday Evening..

A moderate snowstorm impacted portions of Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island with 3-6″ of snow with lighter amounts of 1-3″ across interior northern portions of the area. Below is a link to Spotter Reports from this Monday storm:

http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html

A larger and more widespread winter storm is expected for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon. A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and now extends into Cape Cod but excludes all the Islands. Across South Coastal Massachusetts and South-Central Coastal Rhode Island including Cape Cod, there is the potential for 4-6″ of snow with a trace of ice. In the remainder of the NWS Taunton coverage area north of South-Coastal Massachusetts and South-Central Coastal Rhode Island, the potential exists for 6-12″ of snow with isolated higher amounts along with a trace of ice accumulations. Across the islands, 1-3″ of snow is currently expected. At this time, the question will be how much warm air is able to move inland over parts of Southern New England. The storm track is favorable for snow but the source region of cold air will not be as cold as prior storms which may allow for more mixed precipitation and even a changeover to rain across southern parts of the NWS Taunton Coverage Area. This will be refined in future forecasts. The current trend is for colder air to be able to hold on over the southern areas to keep most of the precipitation snow/sleet/freezing rain with all snow north of the Southeast Coastal region. This will continue to be monitored.

There has been much discussion regarding an even more powerful storm for the second half of this weekend into Monday of next week. There is certainly potential for a significant storm during this time period but it is too early to get into details and there is a reasonably strong storm system for Wednesday that needs to be focused on first before looking into details on the weekend storm system. This will bear watching though as we get towards the end of this week and past the Wednesday storm event.

SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are likely anytime after 400 AM Wednesday Morning lasting through Wednesday Evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the late Tuesday Night into Wednesday storm system:

NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch 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 Snowfall Map for the Wednesday Storm System:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php
 
Respectfully Submitted,
 
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Monday 2/3/14 and Late Tuesday Night 2/4/14-Wednesday PM 2/5/14 Storm Events

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..Active Winter Weather Pattern for Early This Week Featuring a Storm System for Southern parts of the area Monday Morning through Monday Evening and a second system that will affect much of Southern New England late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM today for Northeast Connecticut, Southern Bristol and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts, Rhode Island except for Block Island for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts possible. Cape Cod is currently expected to receive 1-2″ of snow but will need to be monitored closely for higher snow amounts especially closest to the Cape Cod Canal. The remainder of the coverage area is expected to receive a dusting to 2″ of snow..
..A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area except for Cape Cod and the Islands for the potential of several inches of snow as well as potential sleet and freezing rain accumulations in southern parts of the Winter Storm Watch area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor today’s storm across the region. SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible late Tuesday Night into Wednesday for that Winter Storm Event..

An active winter weather pattern is setting up for this week with a storm system for southern parts of the region today and another stronger winter storm system that will affect much of the NWS Taunton coverage area late Tuesday Night into Wednesday.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Northeast Connecticut, Rhode Island except for Block Island and Southern Bristol and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts from 7 AM-7 PM today for 2-4″ of snow. Isolated higher amounts of snow are possible in the advisory area. While much of the Winter Weather Advisory area is currently above freezing, temperatures will actually fall through the day and any precipitation that starts as rain will changeover to snow. The heavier precipitation area which was expected to stay offshore has trended further north allowing for higher snow accumulations in this area. Over Cape Cod, this changeover may take longer so currently no advisory is in place for this area with snowfall of 1-2″ expected. This will bear watching because if the changeover takes place more quickly, it could result in heavier snowfall over parts of Cape Cod. Outside of the Winter Weather Advisory areas, a Dusting to 2″ of snowfall is expected with the highest amounts closest to the Winter Weather Advisory area.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for late Tuesday Night through Wednesday Afternoon for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area except for Cape Cod and the Islands. The potential exists for several inches of snow as well as potential sleet and freezing rain accumulations. Currently, most of the mixed precipitation is expected in the southern half of the Winter Storm Watch area. It is a bit early to get into specific snow an ice accumulation amounts but significant snow and/or sleet/freezing rain amounts are possible. Future coordination messages will further detail this storm threat.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the Monday storm with no further updates planned unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible late Tuesday Night into Wednesday for the second and more significant winter storm and the next coordination message for that system will be posted by 1100 PM this evening. Below are the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory/Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the NWS Taunton Snowfall Map for the Monday storm system:

NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory/Winter Storm Watch 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 Snowfall Map for the Monday Storm System:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

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)
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Special Announcement: VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Special Presentation Audio Recording on Winter Storms Affecting the Eastern US region in January 2014 Now Available

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The recording of the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net special presentation regarding Winter Storms that have affected the Eastern United States region in January 2014 is now available to all Amateur Radio and non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters. A link to the recording in MP3 format and the presentation in PDF format can be seen below:

http://www.voipwx.net/files/VoIP_Hurricane_Net_Presentation_for_February_2014.pdf
http://www.voipwx.net/files/February_2014_Winter_Storms_Eastern_US_Presentation.mp3

Again, for best results, you likely will want to download the PDF presentation (Approximately 2.5-MB in size) and the Audio Recording of the net (approximately 8.5 Meg in size). The presentation lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
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Special Announcement: VoIP Hurricane Prep Net February 2014 Training Presentation – Winter Storm Impacts to the Eastern United States in January 2014

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For interested Amateur Radio Operators who have access to Echolink and/or IRLP, the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system will have a special presentation regarding Winter Storms that have affected the Eastern United States region in January 2014. The net will take place at 8 PM EST this Saturday Evening February 1st, 2014. The Power Point presentation is available in PDF format and understanding the very late notice of this announcement, the net will be recorded and uploaded to the voipwx.net web site after the net and presentation is completed and that will allow for the presentation to those that cannot participate in the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net live and will allow the presentation to be made available to non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters as well.

A link to the presentation can be seen below:
http://www.voipwx.net/files/VoIP_Hurricane_Net_Presentation_for_February_2014.pdf

We encourage folks to listen to the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net live this evening or download the presentation as well as the recording when made available. A second announcement will be done when the net recording is available.

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Tuesday Night 1/29/14-Wednesday Early Afternoon 1/30/14

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..Offshore storm will graze Cape Cod and the Islands and South Coastal Massachusetts with accumulating snow with a sharp cutoff in snow north and west of a Boston to Providence line.
….A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 PM Tuesday Night for Nantucket Island and from 9 PM Tuesday Night on Cape Cod through 1 PM Wednesday for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard and 4-6″ of snow on Nantucket. A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 9 PM Tuesday Night to 1 PM Wednesday for South Coastal Massachusetts (Southern Bristol and Southern Plymouth Counties) and Block Island Rhode Island for 2-4″ of snow. For Northeast Connecticut, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts from Suffolk County through Norfolk and Northern Bristol and Plymouth Counties Massachusetts, 1-2″ of snow is expected with less than an inch across the rest of Eastern and South-Central Massachusetts..
..Model trends moved slightly further north with the past couple runs causing an expansion of the Winter Weather Advisory. This will continued to be monitored as the storm approaches and over future model runs..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm overnight into Midday Wednesday. This will likely be the last coordination message for this storm unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Map..

NWS Taunton 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 Snowfall Map:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php
 
Respectfully Submitted,
 
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Tuesday Night 1/28/14-Wednesday AM 1/29/14 Storm Event

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..Offshore storm will graze Cape Cod and the Islands and possibly South Coastal Massachusetts with accumulating snow. A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 7 PM Tuesday Night through 1 PM Wednesday for 2-4″ of snow on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard and 4-6″ of snow on Nantucket. Southeast Plymouth to Southern Bristol Counties of Massachusetts have the potential to see 1-2″ of snow..
..Model trends will continue to be monitored closely as the storm track has been a bit closer to the coast. This may result in the expansion of Winter Weather Advisories to other parts of Southeast New England. A more offshore storm track would result in less snowfall..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm overnight into Midday Wednesday. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Map..

NWS Taunton 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 Snowfall Map:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Saturday 1/25/14 High Wind Event for Southeast New England

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..Strong to Damaging Winds Expected in Southeast New England and possibly other parts of Eastern New England Saturday into Saturday Night..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect from 7 AM-7 PM Saturday for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod and the Islands and Eastern Plymouth County Massachusetts for sustained winds of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. These winds may cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages in these areas. The Wind Advisories maybe expanded to additional areas of Eastern New England tomorrow morning..
..A period of snow showers have the potential to bring a dusting to 1″ of snow particularly in the higher terrain as a cold front moves through the area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the strong to damaging wind potential in Southeast New England for Saturday. Another coordination message will be issued by 10 AM Saturday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Taunton Wind Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus71.KBOX.html

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

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)
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Blizzard/Storm Coordination Message #3 – Tuesday late Afternoon/Evening 1/21/14-Wednesday 1/22/14 Coastal Storm Event

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..Coastal Storm Continues On Track to Southern New England for mid to late Tuesday Afternoon through early Wednesday Afternoon. Blizzard Warnings issued for portions of Southeast Coastal Massachusetts. Additional Winter Weather headlines issued/adjusted as well..
..A Blizzard Warning is now in effect for Eastern and Southern Plymouth County Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands from 7 PM Tuesday Evening through 1 PM Wednesday Afternoon for 8-14 Inches snow. In the Blizzard Warning area, sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH and potentially isolated higher wind gusts at the height of the storm could lead to blizzard conditions in this area..
..A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 1 PM Tuesday Afternoon to 1 PM Wednesday Afternoon for Bristol County, the remainder of Plymouth County, Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Suffolk, and Norfolk Counties of Massachusetts, all of Rhode Island and Block Island RI and Northern Connecticut for 6-10 inches of snow with isolated higher amounts possible along east and South Coastal Massachusetts and for sustained winds of 10-25 MPH with gusts to 35-45 MPH with the highest winds in East Coastal and Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 1 PM Tuesday Afternoon to 1 PM Wednesday Afternoon for Eastern Hampshire and Eastern Hampden Counties for 4-8 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 30 MPH..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for all of Southern New Hampshire for the potential of 4-8 Inches of Snow and wind gusts between 20-30 MPH..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Franklin, Western Hampden and Western Hampshire Counties of Massachusetts for 4-6″ of snow and wind gusts to 20 MPH..
..A Wind Chill Advisory is now in effect from 10 PM Tuesday Night to 10 AM Wednesday Morning for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Central and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts and Tolland and Windham Counties of Connecticut and Cheshire and West-Central Hillsborough Counties of Southern New Hampshire for wind chill readings between -15 and -24 degrees below zero. Areas outside of the Wind Chill Advisory will also be bitterly cold with wind chill readings below zero over portions of tonight and Wednesday Morning.
..SKYWARN Activation in some form is likely late Tuesday Afternoon through Wednesday Afternoon for snowfall and blizzard condition reports with Ops at NWS Taunton possible..

Computer models continued to converged overnight on the solution closer to the Southern New England coast. With the increased confidence, Blizzard Warnings have now been issued for Eastern and Southern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands. Additional Winter Storm Warnings, Winter Weather Advisories and an expansion of the Winter Storm Watch in Southern New Hampshire were also issued per headlines above with snowfall amount forecasts listed in the headlines. Wind Chill Advisories have been issued for portions of Southern New Hampshire, Western and Central Massachusetts and North-Central and Northeast Connecticut for wind chills between -15 and -24 degrees below zero late tonight through Wednesday Morning. Areas outside of the Wind Chill Advisories could see Wind Chill readings below zero.

While there is the potential for blizzard conditions in the Blizzard Warning area and the potential for near blizzard conditions in the southeast portion of the Winter Storm Warning areas, the snow and strong winds is expected to be a lighter and fluffier snow and winds are not expected to be as strong as the February 2013 blizzard. In fact, conditions are likely to be similar to what was experienced during the blizzard of early January 2014. Isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages will be possible along the Southeast Massachusetts coast line and Cape Cod and the Islands but the extent of any damage from a wind perspective is expected to be less than the February 2013 blizzard. This will continue to be monitored. Like with any larger storm, it is always good to be prepared and have any battery operated and generator equipment prepared just in case and if its not needed, you will be better prepared for the next major storm.

Unlike the early January 2014 blizzard, coastal flooding is not as a big of a threat due to lower astronomical high tides and a wind direction out of the north. Nonetheless, this will be monitored for north facing beaches in East Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod at the time of high tide early Wednesday Morning.

SKYWARN Activation in some form is likely late Tuesday Afternoon through Wednesday Afternoon for snowfall and blizzard condition reports with Ops at NWS Taunton possible. The next coordination message will be posted by 6 PM Tuesday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Blizzard Warning/Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory/Winter Storm Watch/Wind Chill Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Map:

NWS Taunton Blizzard Warning/Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory/Winter Storm Watch/Wind Chill 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 Snowfall Map:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Blizzard/Storm Coordination Message #2 – Tuesday Afternoon 1/21/14-Wednesday Afternoon 1/22/14

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..Coastal Storm Track Closer to Southern New England for late Tuesday through midday Wednesday. Blizzard Watches issued for portions of Southeast Coastal Massachusetts. Additional Winter Storm Watches and Warnings issued as well..
..A Blizzard Watch is now in effect for Eastern Plymouth County Massachusetts from Tuesday Afternoon to Wednesday Afternoon for 6-10 inches of snow and the potential for blizzard conditions. A Blizzard Watch is also in effect for Southern Plymouth County Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands from Tuesday Afternoon to Wednesday Afternoon for 8-14 inches of snow and the potential for blizzard conditions. In the Blizzard Watch area, sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 45-50 MPH at the height of the storm could lead to blizzard conditions in this area..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 1 PM Tuesday Afternoon to 1 PM Wednesday Afternoon for Bristol County, the remainder of Plymouth County Massachusetts, all of Rhode Island and Block Island RI except for far Northwest Rhode Island for sustained winds of 10-25 MPH with gusts to 40-45 MPH and 6-10″ of snow with isolated higher amounts possible..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 1 PM Tuesday Afternoon to 1 PM Wednesday Afternoon for North-Central and Northeast Connecticut, Northwest Providence County Rhode Island, Southern Worcester, Southeast and Central Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex Counties for 4-8 inches of snow and sustained winds of 10-20 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Tuesday Afternoon through Wednesday Afternoon for Hartford County Connecticut, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, Northern Worcester, Northern Middlesex, Eastern Hampshire and Eastern Hampden County Massachusetts for 4-8 inches of snow..
..SKYWARN Activation in some form is likely late Tuesday Afternoon through Wednesday Afternoon for snowfall and blizzard condition reports with Ops at NWS Taunton possible..

Computer models over the course of the day today have converged on a solution closer to the Southern New England coast over the course of the day. This has increased the potential impact of this coastal storm across the region. Winter Storm Watches for Eastern Plymouth County and Cape Cod and the Islands have been upgraded to Blizzard Watches with Winter Storm Warnings now posted for much of Eastern Massachusetts, North-Central and Northeast Connecticut, and all of Rhode Island except for Northwest Rhode Island. A Winter Storm Watch has now been issued for Hartford County Connecticut, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, Northern Worcester, Northern Middlesex, Eastern Hampshire and Eastern Hampden Counties of Massachusetts. Snowfall total and impacts for the Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning and Winter storm Watch areas are highlighted above.

While there is the potential for blizzard conditions in the Blizzard Watch area and the potential for near blizzard conditions in the southeast portion of the Winter Storm Warning areas, the snow and strong winds is expected to be a lighter and fluffier snow and winds are not expected to be as strong as the February 2013 blizzard. In fact, conditions are likely to be similar to what was experienced during the blizzard of early January 2014. Isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and isolated power outages will be possible along the Southeast Massachusetts coast line and Cape Cod and the Islands but the extent of any damage from a wind perspective is expected to be less than the February 2013 blizzard. This will continue to be monitored. Like with any larger storm, it is always good to be prepared and have any battery operated and generator equipment prepared just in case and if its not needed, you will be better prepared for the next major storm.

SKYWARN Activation in some form is likely late Tuesday Afternoon through Wednesday Afternoon for snowfall and blizzard condition reports with Ops at NWS Taunton possible. The next coordination message will be posted by 10 AM Tuesday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Blizzard Watch/Winter Storm Warning/Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Map:

NWS Taunton Blizzard Watch/Winter Storm Warning/Winter Storm Watch 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 Snowfall Map:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

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)
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