[W1SMH] Weather Hazards for Attleboro, MA

Kenneth Reynolds [email protected]
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:00:21 -0500 

Weather Hazards for Attleboro, MA
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      HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
640 AM EST SUN FEB 16 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MASSACHUSETTS EAST OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS MORNING.  UNTIL MID MORNING...WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES ACROSS
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 20
BELOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

...HEAVY SNOWFALL...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING ARE THREATS IN THIS PERIOD...

A MAJOR WINTER STORM MAY AFFECT ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY
INTO EARLY TUESDAY.  THE STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW...WITH TOTALS OF
AT LEAST 6 INCHES...TO THE ENTIRE REGION.  BY TUESDAY MORNING...
THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE BANDS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE 10 TO 20
INCH RANGE.  SUCH A BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW COULD INCLUDE THE BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN AREAS.  ALONG AND NORTH OF A PLYMOUTH TO
TAUNTON TO PROVIDENCE TO WILLIMANTIC LINE...THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE
OF A POWDERY NATURE.  ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH
COASTS...HOWEVER...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES
DURING MONDAY NIGHT.  AS WITH MOST STORMS...THE LOCATION OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOW MAY SHIFT NORTH OR SOUTH DEPENDING UPON THE ACTUAL
TRACK OF THE STORM.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW OF A POWDERY NATURE AND STRONG WINDS
MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EXPOSED AREAS IN RHODE ISLAND MONDAY
NIGHT.  THE SUBSEQUENT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AND COMPLICATE TRAVEL.

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE TIDE TO RUN UP TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL ON MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY
NIGHT.  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING BOTH HIGH TIDES.
ALTHOUGH A SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION TO NORTH OR NORTHWEST WILL
LIKELY REDUCE THE SURGE IN TIME FOR THE TUESDAY MIDDAY HIGH
TIDE...WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET APPROACHING THE SHORELINE WILL
CONTINUE THE RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND BEACH EROSION.

ANOTHER STORM MAY AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.  THE PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR THIS STORM IS PRESENTLY
UNCERTAIN.  PERIODS OF ICE...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...AND SNOW ARE ALL
POSSIBILITIES WITH THIS COMPLEX LOOKING SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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FOR WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY THRESHOLDS, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING
LINK (ALL LOWER CASE):
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX/WARNINGCRITERIA.SHTML .

THOMPSON


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      WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
430 AM EST SUN FEB 16 2003

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BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-
NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT-WASHINGTON RI-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
430 AM EST SUN FEB 16 2003

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS POISED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM
MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.  THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
SIX OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  SOME
LOCATIONS IN NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS MAY RECEIVE A FOOT OR MORE OF NEW
SNOW BY TUESDAY MORNING.  IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY
COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES
MONDAY NIGHT.  EVEN SO...THIS AREA MAY STILL RECEIVE AT LEAST SIX
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
SOUTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY...AND
SPREAD OVER THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY AROUND MIDDAY
MONDAY.  THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST
TUESDAY MORNING.  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM.  TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME
DIFFICULT DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY...AND REMAIN SO THROUGHOUT MONDAY
NIGHT.  LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE
MORE PRECISE IN THE TIMING OF THE ONSET OF HEAVY SNOW.  THERE MAY BE
A PERIOD...ESPECIALLY DURING MONDAY NIGHT...WHEN HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A PLYMOUTH-TAUNTON LINE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE THE TIDE TO RUN
2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST.  WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET MAY
APPROACH THE SHORELINE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.  AT THIS
TIME...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LOOKS TO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE LATE
MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE AND EVEN A LITTLE MORE LIKELY WITH THE
MONDAY NIGHT AND MIDDAY TUESDAY HIGH TIDES.

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THOMPSON





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