Hello to all….
….Winter Storm Warning in effect for Southern New Hampshire, Northern Connecticut, All of Massachusetts except for South Coastal Massachusetts and
Cape Cod and the Islands and Rhode Island except for South Coastal RI for This Afternoon Through Wednesday….
….Winter WX Advisory Posted for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island for This Afternoon into Wednesday….
….Wind Advisory Posted for Cape Cod and the Islands and Block Island RI for Tonight and Wednesday Morning….
….Minor to Possibly Moderate Coastal Flooding is Possible at the Time of High Tide Wednesday across East Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands….
….SKYWARN Self-Activation for Snowfall Totals is Expected. More Formal Activation maybe needed for Coastal Flooding and Strong Winds Wednesday if winds are strong enough and coastal flooding is signifcant enough….
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all of Massachusetts away from the South Coast and Cape Cod and the Islands, all of Rhode Island away from the South Coast, Northern Connecticut and Southern New Hampshire. Snow will begin this afternoon with the heaviest snow burst expected near the time of the evening commute through the overnight hours. Snow will continue into Wednesday particularly in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island though the height of the storm will be during this evening and the overnight hours. There maybe a period of mixed precipitation over interior Southeast Massachusetts and the Greater Boston-Providence metro area tonight and this mixed precipitation may even get into the Hartford, CT and Worcester Mass. areas as well. Total snowfall accumilations for around the Winter Storm Warning area follow below:
Southwest New Hampshire and Northwest Massachusetts: 6-12 inches.
Northern CT, Remainder of Western, Central and interior Northeast Massachusetts from Route 128 west: 5-10 inches.
East Coastal Massachusetts, interior Southeast Massachusetts and North-Central RI: 4-7 inches.
A Winter WX Advisory has been posted for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In this area, snow will begin this afternoon but will have a period where the snow will mix with sleet and rain and perhaps changeover to rain for a time before switching back over to snow late tonight into Wednesday Morning. Total Storm accumilations of 2-4″ is expected in this area.
Across, Cape Cod and the Islands, only 1-2″ of snow is expected and will see mostly a rain event from this storm system, however, a Wind Advisory has been posted for this area for tonight and Wednesday for sustained winds of 31-39 MPH with gusts of 46-57 MPH possible. This may be enough wind to cause pockets of wind damage.
There is the potential for minor to possibly moderate coastal flooding at the time of high tide across East Coastal Massachusetts and parts of Cape Cod and the Islands. No Coastal Flood Watch is posted at this time but a Coastal Flood Statement has been issued and if a moderate coastal flood event becomes more certain, a Coastal Flood Watch could be issued.
SKYWARN Spotters and Coordinators are asked to report the following and self-activate if possible/as needed:
-Snowfall amounts every 2″ and especially Final Snowfall Amounts.
-Any changeover in precipitation.
-Any wind damage
-Minor to moderate coastal flooding
Another coordination message will be posted only if a Coastal Flood Watch/Warning is issued or if there has been a significant change in the Winter Storm Warning/Winter WX Advisory area.
Below is the Winter Storm Warning/Winter WX Advisory Statement, Wind Advisory Statement, and the Coastal Flood Statement from NWS Taunton:
WWUS41 KBOX 160950
WSWBOX
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
450 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004
.LOW PRESSURE WILL REDEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST…PASSING WELL SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-161600-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
450 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004
…WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED…
…WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE WARNING INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HARTFORD…SPRINGFIELD…WORCESTER…BOSTON…
MANCHESTER AND PROVIDENCE.
SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE START OF THE EVENING RUSH HOUR WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE…AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
FROM HARTFORD TO WORCESTER…PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET LATE TONIGHT…BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY…ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT TO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TO THE BOSTON METRO AREA AS WELL AS THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT…WITH AS MUCH AS 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.
SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO WEDNESDAY…THE MAIN BRUNT OF THIS STORM WILL OCCUR DURING THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS…WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS LATE WINTER STORM.
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BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-
447 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF WESTERLY…NEWPORT…FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD.
SNOW WILL BEGIN ALONG THE SOUTH COAST BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE…THEN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SOME RAIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY…ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON THE SOUTH COAST.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO WEDNESDAY…THE BRUNT OF THE STORM WILL OCCUR FROM THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH POOR VISIBILITIES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS LATE WINTER STORM.
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VALLIER-TALBOT
WWUS71 KBOX 161010
NPWBOX
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
510 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004
.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING WILL PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MAZ022>024-RIZ008-161600-
BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
510 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004
…A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD…NANTUCKET…MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING…
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PICK UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THIS AFTERNOON…THEN INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH OVERNIGHT…THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING…THOUGH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS LATE SEASON STORM.
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VALLIER-TALBOT
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
600 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004
MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST WITH HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COMBINED WITH A COASTAL STORM TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MAY LEAD TO MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A STORM TIDE OF 1 TO 2 FEET COUPLED WITH 15 FOOT SEAS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST FROM NEWBURYPORT TO BOSTON AND CHATHAM. HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING IS ROUGHLY AROUND 8 AM.
THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED IF THE THREAT OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING BECOMES MORE CERTAIN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Southeast Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator
SEMARA ARES Emergency Coordinator
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