[SKYWARN RI] Winter Storm Message(2)
- From: TVSMESO@xxxxxxx
- To: skywarnri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:06:58 EST
Hello all...
...Winter Storm Watch now in effect for much of Southern New England, Which
covers all of Rhode Island. Snow is expected to start from West to East
around 9am and 11am Thursday morning. Snow will be its heaviest during the
afternoon hours....with accumlations of 4 to 8 inches of snow.
...Another Email will be posted tomorrow morning to update the threat, or if
other statements or warnings are issued by the National Weather Service.
...Below is the National Weather Services Winter Storm Watch Text:
Information retrieved Wed Mar 5 22:58:44 EST 2003.
WWUS41 KBOX 060355
WSWBOX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1042 PM EST WED MAR 5 2003
CTZ002>004-MAZ017>024-RIZ001>007-061126-
BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-DUKES MA-EASTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT-NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-TOLLAND CT-WASHINGTON RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT-
1042 PM EST WED MAR 5 2003
...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS FOR THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDES COMMUNITIES INCLUDING
HARTFORD...WILLIMANTIC...PROVIDENCE...NEWPORT...TAUNTON...PLYMOUTH...
NEW BEDFORD...HYANNIS...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 9AM AND 11AM
THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADIEST AND
HEAVIEST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 6 INCHES.
PERSONS ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS ON THIS
DEVELOPING HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT.
Submitted By,
Edward Cayer Jr(WX1USA)
RI SKYWARN Coordinator
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