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Special Announcement: SKYWARN Training 2014 Schedule Update

March 9, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

We have added several more SKYWARN Training sites to the SKYWARN Training Schedule for 2014. Additional Training sessions are still being planned so additional updates on SKYWARN Training 2014 will be posted with the next update most likely by the middle of next week. The SKYWARN Training 2014 Schedule can be seen via the following link:

http://beta.wx1box.org/node/36

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Sunday Evening 3/2/14-Monday 3/3/14 Winter Storm Event

March 2, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Storm System for tonight and Monday still expected to remain well south of the area and will result in minor impacts with advisory level snow for Cape Cod and the Islands and slightly less than advisory level amounts in South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect through Noon Monday for Cape Cod and the Islands for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts near the Cape Cod Canal and possibly Nantucket Island. Other parts of South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island will receive 1-3″ of snow. A deviation of 20-40 miles in the heaviest snow bands could mean even less snow in South Coastal areas including Cape Cod and the Islands if the deviation is further south or slightly higher amounts if the deviation of the heaviest snow bands is further north into South Coastal areas..
..The rest of Southeast Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Northern Connecticut will receive a dusting-2″ of snow and areas north of this region will receive little to no snow accumulation..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm tonight through Noon Monday. 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, 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,

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Special Announcement: VoIP Hurricane Prep Net March 2014 Training Topic Audio Recording – February 2014 Winter Storm Impacts over the Eastern US – A Repeat of January 2014 Now Available

March 2, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all…

The recording of the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net March 2014 Training Topic regarding February 2014 Winter Storms Impacts over the Eastern US – A Repeat of January 2014 is now available. 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_March_2014.pdf
http://www.voipwx.net/files/March_2014_Net_Winter_Storms_of_february_2014_presentation.mp3

This has also been added to the VoIP Hurricane Net web site under the Main Menu via the link – VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Presentations. Again, for best results, you likely will want to download the PDF presentation (Approximately 3.8-MB in size) and the Audio Recording of the net (approximately 10.2 Meg in size). The presentation lasts approximately 40 minutes. Thanks to all for their continued support!

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Sunday Evening 3/2/14-Monday 3/3/14 Winter Storm Event

March 2, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Storm System for tonight and Monday will remain well south of the area and will result in minor impacts with advisory level snow for Cape Cod and the Islands and possibly other parts of South Coastal Massachusetts and South Coastal Rhode Island..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 6 PM Sunday Evening to Noon Monday for Cape Cod and the Islands for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts near the Cape Cod Canal and possibly Nantucket Island. Other parts of South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island will receive 1-3″ of snow and its possible it could be slightly higher resulting in Advisories being expanded to his area..
..The rest of Southeast Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Northern Connecticut will receive a dusting-2″ of snow and areas north of this region will receive little to no snow accumulation..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm tonight through Noon Monday. Another coordination message will be issued by 9 PM this evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory, 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,

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Special Announcement: VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Saturday March 1st 2014 8 PM ET Training Topic – February 2014 Winter Storm Impacts over the Eastern US – A Repeat of January 2014

February 24, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

Once again, 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 training topic regarding the recent Winter Storms of February 2014 that have affected the Eastern United States and how it was a repeat of the pattern that was seen in January 2014. This net and presentation will be held this Saturday Evening, March 1st, 2014 at 8 PM ET. We will look at a few winter storms that impacted the Northeast US/New England region in mid-February and then discuss the mid-February 2/11-2/13 winter storm that affected much of the US Eastern Seaboard. We will also touch on the safety tips for such winter storms as mentioned in last month’s net as the northern half of the US will remain in a cold winter weather pattern for the next couple of weeks with a potential storm traversing the country this weekend into early next week.

We encourage folks to participate in this month’s VoIP Hurricane Prep Net and listen and view the training that will be presented. In the interest of time, net management team members will give brief comments and then we will be checking in Amateurs with no comments and move right into the training presentation as we used to do in the past when having such training topics and as we did for the February 2014 net. There will be an opportunity for Amateurs to ask questions at the end of the training presentation.

The Power Point presentation is now available and can be seen at the following link:
http://www.voipwx.net/files/VoIP_Hurricane_Net_Presentation_for_March_2014.pdf

For those that cannot make the net, the power point presentation and a recording of the net will be available and archived on the voipwx.net web site. Another announcement will be made regarding the location of the of the net recording. Thanks to all!

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Thursday Evening 2/20/14-Friday 2/21/14 Storm Event

February 20, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another Storm System On Track for Tonight through Friday but a warmer system for the region..
..A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 PM Thursday Evening to 10 AM Friday Morning for Southern New Hampshire and Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester and North-Central Middlesex Counties for a period of snow and sleet changing to a period of freezing rain causing hazardous road conditions. An inch or less of snow is expected with a tenth to quarter inch of ice expected..
..As precipitation changes to rain late Friday Morning and lasts through Friday Evening, storm drains clogged with snow and areas of poor drainage could experience flooding. There also remains a low possibility that ice on area rivers may move due to rainfall and icemelt causing isolated ice jam development on rivers and streams.
..Isolated strong wind gusts are possible in any convective line of heavy showers and possibly even thunderstorms that may develop and allow for stronger winds aloft to reach the surface. The greatest threat of this activity is in Southeast New England..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for tonight and Friday. Ops at NWS Taunton are possible during the day Friday if an increased risk for poor drainage or ice jam flooding or strong winds in a line of heavy showers and possible thunderstorms develops. Another coordination message will be posted by 9 AM Friday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook..

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

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Thursday Evening 2/20/14-Friday 2/21/14 Storm Event

February 20, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another Storm System for Tonight through Friday but a warmer system for the region..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 9 PM Thursday Evening to 10 AM Friday Morning for Southern New Hampshire and Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester and North-Central Middlesex Counties for a period of snow and sleet changing to a period of freezing rain causing hazardous road conditions. An inch or less of snow is expected with a tenth to quarter inch of ice expected..
..As precipitation changes to rain late Friday Morning and lasts through Friday Evening, storm drains clogged with snow and areas of poor drainage could experience flooding. There is also a low possibility that ice on area rivers may move due to rainfall and icemelt causing isolated ice jam development on rivers and streams.
..Isolated strong wind gusts are possible in any convective line of heavy showers and possibly even thunderstorms that may develop and allow for stronger winds aloft to reach the surface..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm system for tonight and Friday. Ops at NWS Taunton are possible during the day Friday if an increased risk for poor drainage or ice jam flooding or strong winds develops. Another coordination message will be posted by 7 PM Thursday Evening. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Weather Advisory Statement and Hazardous Weather Outlook..

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

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Wednesday 2/19/14 Winter Storm Event

February 19, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..A smaller, weaker storm system for today across Southern New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 PM-10 PM Wednesday for Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties Massachusetts for 2-4″ of snow. 2-4″ of snow is also expected over Southern New Hampshire but advisory level thresholds are higher for Southern New Hampshire. In the rest of Western Massachusetts through South-Central and interior Northeast Massachusetts, a dusting to 2 inches of snow is expected..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor this storm event. This will 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, 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,

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Storm Coordination Message #2 – Tuesday 2/18/14 Winter Storm Event

February 18, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another Winter Storm on Track for Portions of Southern New England..
..A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 7 AM to 10 PM Tuesday for Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties of New Hampshire for 6-10 Inches of snow. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 7 AM to 8 PM Tuesday for Western Essex, North-Central Middlesex and Northern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts and has been expanded into Eastern Franklin County Massachusetts for 4-8 inches of snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 7 AM to 8 PM Tuesday for Western Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Southern Worcester, Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northern Bristol Counties of Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Kent and Providence Counties of Rhode Island for 3-6 inches of snow..
..Areas south and east of the winter weather advisory area is expected to receive a dusting to 2 inches of snow before changing to rain. If that changeover doesn’t occur, advisory level snowfall will be possible..
..As of 730 AM, Snow is overspreading portions of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut and Southern New Hampshire should spread into eastern areas later this morning and midday today. Snow will be light during the morning and into the early afternoon hours and then the snow is expected to become heavy with 1″ per hour snow rates possible in the warning and advisory areas prior to and during the evening commute before ending later in the evening. Thundersnow is also possible during the late afternoon and evening..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm during the day for snowfall reports and changeover of precipitation type. This will be the last coordination message for this storm event unless a significant change to the situation occurs. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Map..

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:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

Respectfully Submitted,

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Storm Coordination Message #1 – Tuesday 2/18/14 Winter Storm Event

February 17, 2014 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

..Another Winter Storm for Portions of Southern New England..
..A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 7 AM to 10 PM Tuesday for Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties of New Hampshire for 4-8 Inches of snow. A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 7 AM to 8 PM Tuesday for Essex, North-Central Middlesex and Northern Worcester Counties of Massachusetts for 4-8 inches of snow..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 7 AM to 8 PM Tuesday for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Southern Worcester, Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northern Bristol Counties of Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Kent and Providence Counties of Rhode Island for 3-6 inches of snow..
..Areas south and east of the winter weather advisory area is expected to receive a dusting to 2 inches of snow before changing to rain. If that changeover, doesn’t occur, advisory level snowfall will be possible..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the storm during the day for snowfall reports and changeover of precipitation type. Another coordination message will be issued by 9 AM Tuesday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Snowfall Map..

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:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/StormTotalSnow/index.php

Respectfully Submitted,

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