[W1SMH] Fwd: Situational Awareness Statement: Intense Storm Late Tonight and Sunday

Sat Apr 2 17:16:27 EDT 2016

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On Saturday, April 2, 2016, WC1MAB <wc1mab at gmail.com> wrote:

      The National Weather Service has noted the possibility of strong to damaging winds with a storm system expected to impact our area during the day on Sunday 03APR16. 

       While I have had no formal requests from MEMA to activate the Region #2 RACES functions at this time, I would like to request that all RACES operators monitor their local responses and be prepared to staff their respective stations if necessary. Operators should also (as always) be prepared to work in an environment without commercial power and using backup/improvised antenna system if necessary.

       The following attached message has been transmitted by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency as an aid in preparedness and mitigation planning for the potential storm. If time sensitive information is found in this message, efforts should be taken to verify that the data in this message is the most up to date information available for life-safety decision making and planning purposes. This verification should be made via official MEMA and National Weather Service information outlets.

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Subject:	Situational Awareness Statement: Intense Storm Late Tonight and Sunday
Date:	Sat, 2 Apr 2016 13:17:19 +0000
From:	Schwartz, Kurt (CDA) <kurt.schwartz at state.ma.us>
To:	Mike Leger <mpleger at comcast.net>

MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS STATEMENT
April 2, 2016
8:00 AM

Intense Storm Late Saturday Night and Sunday

Situation

A late season intense snow storm is forecast to impact the state starting late tonight (Saturday) and Sunday.  The storm will bring several hours of bands of intense snowfall and periods of thunder snow, with rates of up to 1" per hour.  The period of intense snowfall may only last a few hours, but in areas that receive the strongest bands of snow, visibility will be diminished and vehicle travel may be difficult.  Higher elevations of the Berkshires and the Worcester hills likely will receive the most snow, and areas along the coast likely will receive the least amount of snow (or no snow).

Overall, snow fall totals will not be significant, with maximum amounts only being several inches.  The issue with this storm will be the intensity of snowfall and associated travel impacts for several hours in areas that receive the strongest bands of snow.

The storm also will be accompanied by strong, and potentially damaging winds from early Sunday morning through late in the day on Sunday.  The winds may reach hurricane force levels in areas of southeast Massachusetts.  Generally, winds will be 35 to 55 MPH across interior Massachusetts, and 50 to 70 MPH in eastern and southeastern Massachusetts.  The winds may result in downed limbs, trees and power outages, and structural damage from the strongest winds cannot be ruled out.

Watches and Warnings

High Wind Watch
Issued: April 02 at 3:59AM EDT
Expiring: April 03 at 2:00PM EDT <http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA1255F59AB0FC.HighWindWatch.1255F5AB89E0MA.BOXNPWBOX.c42a77c5f54a3aa6e96698bf6fceefa9>

Urgency: Future
Status: Actual

Areas affected: Barnstable; Central Middlesex County; Dukes; Eastern Essex; Eastern Norfolk; Eastern Plymouth; Nantucket; Northern Bristol; Southeast Middlesex; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Southern Worcester; Suffolk; Western Essex; Western Norfolk; Western Plymouth

Wind Advisory
Issued: April 02 at 3:59AM EDT
Expiring: April 03 at 5:00PM EDT <http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA1255F59AB0FC.WindAdvisory.1255F5ABFF10MA.BOXNPWBOX.bcf75b2f3628ecc5c931885428f4be72>

Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual

Areas affected: Eastern Franklin; Eastern Hampden; Eastern Hampshire; Northern Worcester; Northwest Middlesex County; Western Franklin; Western Hampden; Western Hampshire

Wind Advisory
Issued: April 02 at 3:52AM EDT
Expiring: April 03 at 5:00PM EDT <http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA1255F59AAE40.WindAdvisory.1255F5ABFF10MA.ALYNPWALY.f17f94c230abbe967de3f61cda0a2abd>

Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual

Areas affected: Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire

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MEMA Operations:
The State Emergency Operations Center is operating at Level 1 (Steady State Monitoring).  MEMA will continue to monitor the forecast and be in communication with the National Weather Service.  MEMA will disseminate Situational Awareness Statements as necessary.  Decisions about whether to activate the State Emergency Operations Center and/or to deploy resources in anticipation of coastal flooding will be made as confidence in the forecast increases.
Stay Informed:
For additional information and updated forecasts, see www.weather.gov/boston<http://www.weather.gov/boston> (National Weather Service Taunton) and www.weather.gov/albany<http://www.weather.gov/albany> (National Weather Service Albany).

Utilize Massachusetts Alerts to receive emergency notifications and information from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service.  Massachusetts Alerts is a free app that is available for Android and iPhones. To learn more about Massachusetts Alerts, and for information on how to download the free app onto your smartphone, visit: www.mass.gov/mema/mobileapp<http://www.mass.gov/mema/mobileapp>.

Utilize MEMA's real-time power outage viewer to stay informed about current power outages in your community and region, and across the state, including information from utility companies about restoration times: http://mema.mapsonline.net/public.html
Online Resources:
For additional information and resources, visit:
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency at www.mass.gov/mema<http://www.mass.gov/mema>
MEMA's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/MassachusettsEMA
MEMA Twitter: @MassEMA<http://twitter.com/massema>
Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.fema.gov<http://www.fema.gov>
National Weather Service/Taunton at www.weather.gov/boston<http://www.weather.gov/boston>
National Weather Service/Albany, NY at www.weather.gov/albany<http://www.weather.gov/albany>
National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center: http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center:  http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Northeast River Forecast Center: http://www.weather.gov/nerfc/
Mass211 at www.mass211.org<http://www.mass211.org>

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