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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Tuesday PM 3/3/15-Wednesday AM 3/4/15 Winter Storm Event & Wednesday Eve 3/4/15-Thursday AM 3/5/15 Potential Winter Storm

March 3, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Two more storm systems for this week as winter’s grip on Southern New England continues for the rest of this week..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 3 PM Tuesday Afternoon through 10 AM Wednesday Morning for Western Franklin, Western Hampshire and Western Hampden Counties for 3-5″ of snow and a trace to a tenth inch of ice..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 3 PM Tuesday Afternoon through 10 AM Wednesday Morning for Northern Connecticut, North-Central Rhode Island and the remainder of Western, Central and Eastern Massachusetts away from the south coast for 2-4 inches of snow and a trace to a tenth inch of ice..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 3 PM Tuesday Afternoon through 10 AM Wednesday Morning for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod for 1-3″ of snow before a changeover to rain..
..Another winter storm will affect Southern New England particularly along and south of the Mass Pike Wednesday Night into Thursday. This could produce advisory to warning level snow south of the Mass Pike and a light snowfall north of the Mass Pike..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm system from this afternoon through Wednesday Morning as well as Wednesday Evening into Thursday Morning. This will likely be the only coordination message for the storm system for Tuesday Afternoon into Wednesday Morning. A Coordination Message for the Wednesday Evening to Thursday Morning system will likely be issued either later tonight or Wednesday Morning..

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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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Storm Coordination Message #3 – Late Sunday Afternoon 3/1/15 through Early Monday Morning 3/2/15 Winter Storm Potential

March 1, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another winter storm will affect Southern New England late Sunday Afternoon through early Monday Morning Bringing a Moderate Snowfall to the region..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 3 PM Sunday Afternoon through 7 AM Monday Morning for Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island except for Northwest Providence County Rhode Island for 4-8″ of snow. The snow has the potential to be heavy and wet potentially exacerbating roof snow loading issues..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Noon Sunday to 7 AM Monday for Barnstable County for 3-6″ of snow with the highest amounts near the Cape Cod Canal..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Noon Sunday to 7 AM Monday for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties of Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Providence County Rhode Island for 3-6″ of snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Noon Sunday to 7 AM Monday for Dukes and Nantucket Counties of Massachusetts and Block Island Rhode Island for 2-4″ of snow and light freezing rain causing a coating of ice..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for snowfall reports and possibly changeover in precipitation type along the islands..

Another winter storm in the endless series of winter storms for the 2014-2015 Winter Season will affect the region Sunday Afternoon through early Monday Morning. The headlines of this message depict the latest thinking on this winter storm with the biggest change being the issuance of Winter Storm Warnings for most of Rhode Island and Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts and the expansion of Winter Weather Advisories which are replacing the Winter Storm Watch over Northern Connecticut, Northwest Rhode Island and through the Metro Boston area. It is noted there could be some mixed precipitation but that continues to be confined to the islands versus in the south coastal portion of Massachusetts an Rhode Island. Northern parts of the NWS Taunton coverage area are expected to see advisory level snowfall amounts slightly lower than the Winter Storm Watch area.

This winter storm followed by another winter storm later this week could exacerbate roof issues. It is a continuing imperative to clear roofs of prior snowfall. The following link provides Roof Collapse and Storm Drain Safety Information via the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency:

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/ready-massachusetts/roof-collapse-and-storm-dain-safety-information.html

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for snowfall reports and possibly changeover in precipitation type along the islands. This will likely be the last coordination message on this system. 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,

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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Late Sunday Afternoon 3/1/15 through Early Monday Morning 3/2/15 Winter Storm Potential

March 1, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another winter storm will affect Southern New England late Sunday Afternoon through early Monday Morning Bringing a Moderate Snowfall to the region..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Sunday Afternoon through Monday Morning for Northern Connecticut, Rhode Island and Hampden, Southern Worcester, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth ad Barnstable Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8″ of snow.
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Noon Sunday to 7 AM Monday for Franklin, Hampshire, Northern Worcester, Middlesex, and Essex Counties for 4-6″ of snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from Noon Sunday to 7 AM Monday for Dukes and Nantucket Counties of Massachusetts and Block Island Rhode Island for 3-5″ of snow and light freezing rain causing a coating of ice..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for snowfall reports and possibly changeover in precipitation type along the islands..

Another winter storm in the endless series of winter storms for the 2014-2015 Winter Season will affect the region Sunday Afternoon through early Monday Morning. The headlines of this message depict the latest thinking on this winter storm with the biggest change being an expansion of the Winter Storm Watch through South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island including Cape Cod and Winter Weather Advisories posted surrounding the Winter Storm Watch area. It is noted there could be some mixed precipitation but that now appears to be confined to the islands versus in the south coastal portion of Massachusetts an Rhode Island. Northern parts of the NWS Taunton coverage area are expected to see advisory level snowfall amounts slightly lower than the Winter Storm Watch area.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for snowfall reports and possibly changeover in precipitation type along the islands. Another coordination message will be sent by 1100 AM Sunday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, and Winter Weather Graphics:

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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Late Sunday Afternoon 3/1/15 through Early Monday Morning 3/2/15 Winter Storm Potential

February 28, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another winter storm will affect Southern New England late Sunday Afternoon through early Monday Morning Bringing a Moderate Snowfall to the region..
..A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from Sunday Afternoon through late Sunday Night for Northern Connecticut, Providence and Kent Counties of Rhode Island and Hampden, Southern Worcester, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northern Bristol, Western Plymouth and Eastern Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts for 4-7″ of snow. Winter Weather Advisories will likely be required for the rest of the NWS Taunton coverage area for 3-5″ of snow. Snow will end shortly before the Monday Morning Commute..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for snowfall reports and possibly changeover in precipitation type in Southeast Coastal New England..

Another winter storm in the endless series of winter storms for the 2014-2015 Winter Season will affect the region late Sunday Afternoon through late Sunday Night. The headlines of this message depict the latest thinking on this winter storm. It is noted there could be some mixed precipitation along the Southeast Coastal New England area that could hold down snow amounts in the area. Northern parts of the NWS Taunton coverage area are also likely to have slightly lower snow amounts due to the track of the storm and slightly less precipitation amounts in that area.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for snowfall reports and possibly changeover in precipitation type in Southeast Coastal New England. Another coordination message will be sent by 1130 PM this evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Watch Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook, and Winter Weather Graphics:

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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Tuesday Evening 2/24/15-Wednesday Morning 2/25/15 Light Snowfall Event

February 24, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Storm Track Slightly Closer to the Coast will Result in a more widespread light to low-end moderate snowfall over portions of Eastern New England..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 PM Tonight through 7 AM Wednesday for Southeast Providence, Eastern Kent, Washington and Newport Counties of Rhode Island and for Eastern Massachusetts including Cape Cod and the Islands but excluding Middlesex County Massachusetts, for 2-5″ of snow. Isolated higher amounts could occur particularly in Southeast New England if a stronger snow band sets up somewhere in this area if its not too far offshore. The snow should end near or just before the morning commute but untreated roads for the morning commute will be snow covered and you will need to leave time for clearing of walkways and vehicles prior to work where needed..
..Areas outside of the Winter Weather Advisory area will receive a dusting to 2″ of snow with the 2″ amounts closest to the advisory area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall reports early to mid Wednesday Morning. In particular, the Cape and Islands Weather Net on the 146.955-Barnstable Repeater which meets at 6 AM will be monitored for reports along with other local area Eastern New England repeaters. This will be the last coordination message for this storm system unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics..

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 Winter Weather Graphics:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Tuesday Evening 2/24/15-Wednesday Morning 2/25/15 Light Snowfall Event

February 24, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Bitter cold overnight tonight into Tuesday Morning. A light snowfall expected for Cape Cod and the Islands Tuesday Night and Wednesday from a coastal storm that is currently expected to bring this light snowfall to the region. Trends on the storm will be monitored for any additional impacts beyond Cape Cod and the Islands for advisory level snow and a 2″ or less snowfall in Eastern New England given a trend towards a track closer to the area..
..A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect through 1000 AM Tuesday for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage area except for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Cape Cod and the Islands for wind chills as low as 20 below zero..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Cape Cod and the Islands from 10 PM Tuesday Evening through 7 AM Wednesday for 2-4″ of snow. Outside of this area, a dusting to 2″ of snow is expected for the remainder of the area particularly Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this light snowfall from Tuesday Night into Wednesday Morning. Another coordination message will be posted Tuesday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics..

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

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

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Graphics Page:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Saturday Afternoon 2/21/15-Sunday Afternoon 2/22/15 Winter Storm Event

February 21, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another weekend and another Winter Storm for Southern New England. This winter storm not as cold or intense as prior winter storms but will bring a wintry mix scenario to much of Southern New England and a wintry mix to rain scenario in coastal areas that could exacerbate roof collapse issues and cause urban/poor drainage flooding that will be further hampered by snow clogged drains..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains effect from 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area and has been expanded to include Cape Cod but does not include the Islands. Snow accumulation of 2-6″ is likely in the advisory area with the lowest amounts near the coast and the higher amounts in the western and northwest parts of the area and a trace to a tenth of an inch of ice likely across the advisory area with isolated higher icing amounts possible..
..Any rainfall that occurs, albeit likely to remain around or under 1″ of total rainfall, could cause urban and poor drainage flooding due to snow clogged drains in some locations. Roof collapse concerns will increase if the snow that falls is heavy and wet and/or in any rainfall that will be absorbed by the deep snow pack..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will likely monitor this storm system over the course of the weekend. Ops at NWS Taunton are possible but currently looking like a self-activation/remote monitoring situation..

Another weekend storm system will affect Southern New England. This system not as cold and less intense then prior storms but will likely still provide an accumulating snowfall and wintry mix to the region and then a period of rain particularly over Coastal Southern New England possibly extending into portions of Eastern New England. The headlines reflect the current thinking on snow/ice amounts and rainfall. There are a number of factors that will affect precipitation type. They include:

1.) Deep snow cover over the area holding temperatures down and potentially allowing for a more extended period of freezing rain and sleet or possibly wet snow over the area.
2.) Any additional snow accumulation, particularly if its a wet snow or rain that falls could add to and exacerbate roof concerns over the region particularly in Central and Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
3.) Any rainfall with the heavy snow pack on streets that are narrow may cause flooding in unusual locations where storm drains are clogged by the snow.
4.) Even with above freezing temperatures, the ground is so cold that it may allow any rain that falls to freeze on cold surfaces even if temperatures rise up to near 40 degrees.

All of the above items will need to be monitored with this particular storm system in addition to snowfall report and precipitation type changeover in the region. The following link provides Roof Collapse and Storm Drain Safety Information via the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency:

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/ready-massachusetts/roof-collapse-and-storm-dain-safety-information.html

This will likely be the last coordination message on this storm situation unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics Page:

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

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

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Graphics Page:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Saturday Afternoon 2/21/15-Sunday Afternoon 2/22/15 Winter Storm Event

February 20, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another weekend and another Winter Storm for Southern New England. This winter storm not as cold as prior winter storms but will bring a wintry mix scenario to much of Southern New England and a wintry mix to rain scenario in coastal areas that could exacerbate roof collapse issues and cause urban/poor drainage flooding that will be further hampered by snow clogged drains..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday for the entire NWS Taunton Coverage Area except for Cape Cod and the Islands. Snow accumulation of 3-5″ is likely in the advisory area with the lowest amounts near the coast and the higher amounts in the northwest parts of the area and a trace to a tenth of an inch of ice likely..
..Any rainfall that occurs, albeit likely to remain under 1″ of total rainfall, could cause urban and poor drainage flooding due to snow clogged drains in some locations. Roof collapse concerns will increase if the snow that falls is heavy and wet or in any rainfall that will be absorbed by the deep snow pack..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will likely monitor this storm system over the course of the weekend. Ops at NWS Taunton are possible but currently looking like a self-activation/remote monitoring situation..

Another weekend storm system will affect Southern New England. This system not as cold and less intense then prior storms but will likely provide an accumulating snowfall and wintry mix to the region and then a period of rain particularly over Coastal Southern New England possibly extending into portions of Eastern New England. The headlines reflect the current thinking on snow/ice amounts and rainfall. There are a number of factors that will affect precipitation type. They include:

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/ready-massachusetts/roof-collapse-and-storm-dain-safety-information.html

Another coordination message on this storm system will be issued by 11 AM Saturday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Weather Graphics Page:

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

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

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Graphics Page:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Late Wednesday Night 2/18/15-Thursday Morning 2/19/15 Light to Moderate Snowstorm Event

February 18, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Accumulating snowfall to the North Shore of Massachusetts overnight into Thursday Morning..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Essex County Massachusetts from 7 PM Tonight through 11 AM Thursday Morning for 3-5″ of snow. Across the rest of the NWS Taunton Coverage area, 1-3″ of snow is expected with most of the 3″ amounts by Southeast Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod. There is a bit of uncertainty in the forecast in that if the costal low track is a bit closer, some advisory level snow totals could affect other portions of Eastern New England. If the low track is further offshore, less snowfall will occur..
..The Late Saturday into Sunday Evening storm system will need to be monitored for a significant wintry mix/rain situation. This will exacerbate roof collapse concerns in particular if the current storm track verifies. A reminder to remove snow from strained roofs wherever possible. Coordination messages for this system will likely start towards the Thursday Evening or Friday timeframe..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm on Thursday Morning. This is likely the only coordination message for this storm system unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and NWS Taunton Winter Graphics Page..

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

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

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Graphics Page:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Tuesday 2/17/15 Light to Moderate Snowstorm Event

February 17, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another winter storm to affect the region. This storm will be much smaller but will add additional snow to the deep snow pack in Southern New England..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Cape Cod and the Islands from 6 AM-6 PM Tuesday for 3-5″ of snow. The rest of the region is expected to receive 1-3″ of snow. It is possible that some parts of Southeast Massachusetts could receive slightly more than 1-3″ of snow depending on the storm track and any coastal front setup over the area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall totals from this storm. This will likely be the only coordination message on this storm event unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and the Winter Weather Graphics Page..

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Advisory Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html

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

NWS Taunton MA Winter Weather Graphics Page:
http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Respectfully Submitted,

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