*****Winter Storm Warning For Central Massachusetts*****
*****Accumulations of up to 2 Feet Possible******
******Includes The City Of Springfield*****
*****This is a potential historic storm that is rapidly gaining strength and travel will be hazardous to impossible later today into tomorrow*****
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
439 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…A POTENTIAL HISTORIC WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD IS EXPECTED TO
DROP UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY…
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHARLEMONT…GREENFIELD…ORANGE…
BARRE…FITCHBURG…CHESTERFIELD…BLANDFORD…AMHERST…
NORTHAMPTON…SPRINGFIELD…AYER…JAFFREY…KEENE…
PETERBOROUGH…WEARE
439 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE…AS WELL AS WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES…WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF MORE THAN 2 FEET.
* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS MORNING…BECOMING
MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY TAPERING OFF LATE
SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH VISIBILITIES
DOWN TO AROUND 1 MILE. WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 40 MPH…
POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW…IN
ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES
ALONG WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD…OR FOR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL
TREATED SURFACES…AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR
UNTREATED SURFACES.
&&
$$
RLG
http://www.joesdiscoweathercentral.com/Storm_Floater_Radar.html
***Blizzard Warnings Issued For The New York Tri-State Area*****
****Areas Affected Include New York City, Southern Westchester County and Coastal Portions of Northeast New Jersey****
****Snow Accumulations of 10 to 14 Inches******
URGENTÂ – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
421 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY INTO
SATURDAY…
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HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-
421 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY…
* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY…SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY…AND
COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES…WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WITHIN DEVELOPING SNOW BANDS.
* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING INTO THE 20S BY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING…THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION…SOME TREE LIMBS WILL BE DOWNED…
CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
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http://www.joesdiscoweathercentral.com/New_York_and_Vicinity_Forecast.html
***Three Feet Of Snow Are Now Expected as the system is gaining strength****
****Blizzard Warnings Are In Effect****
****Travel Will Be Imposable Later Today Through Saturday*****
****Areas Affected Include Eastern and South Eastern Massachusetts, Block Island and all of Rhode Island****
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
439 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…A POTENTIAL HISTORIC WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD IS EXPECTED TO
DROP UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY…
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CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FRAMINGHAM…LOWELL…LAWRENCE…
GLOUCESTER…MILFORD…WORCESTER…FOXBORO…NORWOOD…
CAMBRIDGE…BOSTON…QUINCY…TAUNTON…BROCKTON…PLYMOUTH…
FALL RIVER…NEW BEDFORD…MATTAPOISETT…CHATHAM…FALMOUTH…
PROVINCETOWN…VINEYARD HAVEN…MANCHESTER…NASHUA…FOSTER…
SMITHFIELD…PROVIDENCE…WEST GREENWICH…WARWICK…BRISTOL…
NARRAGANSETT…WESTERLY…NEWPORT…BLOCK ISLAND
439 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY…
* LOCATIONS…EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS…INCLUDING
BOSTON AND THE BOSTON METRO AREA…ALL OF RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING
BLOCK ISLAND…AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW…BLOWING AND DRIFTING AT TIMES…
QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES…AND WINDS GUSTING NEAR 60 MPH.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF MORE THAN 2 FEET.
* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS MORNING…BECOMING
HEAVY LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW…ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR… WILL FALL
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS…BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED BY THIS
EVENINGS COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60 MPH…RESULTING IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES ALONG WITH
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ANTICIPATED.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY
BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED…SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.
&&
$$
RLG
http://www.massachusettsradar.com/
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
332 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED THIS EVENING…
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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
332 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…
* LOCATIONS…ALONG LONG ISLAND SOUND AND TWIN FORKS OF LONG
ISLAND.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES…3 TO 5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.
* WAVE ACTION…3 TO 5 FT WAVES ALONG LONG ISLAND SOUND…AND 5
TO 7 FT ALONG THE EASTERN ENDS OF THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG
ISLAND.
* BEACH EROSION…SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY ALONG THE
TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND.
* TIMING…DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING BETWEEN 9 AND
11 PM.
* IMPACTS…WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR
BASEMENTS DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND WAVE ACTION IS
POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE NEEDED. LIVES MAY BE
AT RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM/S WAY. ISOLATED
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED…PARTICULARLY ALONG THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER…AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&
…WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING…
COASTAL…………TIME OF……FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD…..
LOCATION………..HIGH TIDE…..WATER LEVEL…….CATEGORY..
…………………………
KINGS POINT NY……1011 PM………11-13……….MODE
LATTINGTOWN NY……1017 PM…….11.5-12.5……..MODE
STAMFORD CT……….950 PM………11-12……….MODE
BRIDGEPORT CT……..947 PM………11-12……….MODE
…EAST END WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING…
COASTAL…………TIME OF……FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD…..
LOCATION………..HIGH TIDE…..WATER LEVEL…….CATEGORY..
…………………………
MONTAUK POINT NY…..711 PM………5.2-5.7……..MODE
ORIENT POINT NY……818 PM………5.7-6.2……..MODE
RIVERHEAD NY……..1039 PM………6.3-6.8……..MODE