[ST] Tomorrow's pending storm

[David D'Antonio]

Hi all,

I'm told that Somerville has declared a snow emergency. I don't know  
how often they do that but it would appear they are taking things  
seriously.

DDA

On Dec 30, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Carsten Turner wrote:

> I'm on a National Weather Service email list. This is what they  
> have to say about the storm:
> (quote)
> Hello to all….
>
> ….Quick Hitting Coastal Storm will bring moderate to heavy snow to  
> much of Southern New England except for Cape Cod and the Islands….
> ….A Heavy Snow Warning is now in effect for Southern New Hampshire,  
> Western-Central and interior Northeast Massachusetts from 7 PM This  
> Evening through 10 AM Monday….
> ….A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for the North Shore of  
> Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Metro Area, Southeast Middlesex  
> and Norfolk Counties of Massachusetts and Northwest Rhode Island  
> from 7 PM this evening through 10 AM Monday….
> ….A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for all of the  
> remainder of Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts including the  
> South Coast from 7 PM this evening through 7 AM Monday....
> ….Cape Cod and the Islands are expecting mostly rain and sleet with  
> little or no snow accumulation….
> ….Another storm could affect the region Tuesday into Wednesday and  
> updates will follow as we get closer to that event….
> ….SKYWARN Self-Activation will be utilized to cover this event for  
> a few hours this evening and especially Monday Morning for snowfall  
> reports and precipitation type changeover. Ops at NWS Taunton could  
> still be utilized and if so, the coordination message will be  
> updated….
>
> A quick hitting coastal storm will be affecting the region tonight  
> and Monday Morning. A Heavy Snow Warning is now in effect for  
> Southern New Hampshire, Western, Central and interior Northeast  
> Massachusetts from 7 PM this evening until 10 AM Monday Morning. In  
> the Heavy Snow Warning area, 5-9” of snow is expected with the  
> precipitation remaining all snow. Snow will begin between 7-10 PM  
> this evening from west to east and end between 7-10 AM Monday  
> Morning from west to east. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for  
> the North Shore, Greater Boston Metro area and western suburbs of  
> Southeast Middlesex and Norfolk Counties and Northwest Rhode Island  
> from 7 PM this evening through 10 AM Monday. In this area, some  
> sleet is expected to mix in with the snow holding down snow  
> accumulations slightly but 4-7” of snow is still expected in this  
> area.
>
> A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for the remainder of  
> Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts including the South Coast  
> from 7 PM this evening through 7 AM Monday. In this area, more of a  
> mix with sleet, freezing rain and rain is expected. Total snow  
> accumulation is expected to be 2-4” along the south coasts of  
> Massachusetts and Rhode Island with 3-6” of snow in the interior.  
> It is noted in both the Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather  
> Advisory areas that if there is less of a wintry mix higher snow  
> accumulations would be possible and would need to be monitored.  
> Across, Cape Cod and the Islands, mostly rain is expected with  
> little if any snow accumulation.
>
> It is noted that another storm could affect the region Tuesday into  
> Wednesday and could be a larger storm with potential for strong  
> winds. This will be monitored closely after the storm for Sunday  
> Night and Monday passes.
>
> SKYWARN Self-Activation will be utilized to cover this event for a  
> few hours this evening and especially Monday Morning for snowfall  
> reports and precipitation type changeover. Ops at NWS Taunton could  
> still be utilized and if so, the coordination message will be  
> updated but at the moment, it appears this event can be handled  
> with a self activation. Another message will be posted by 8 PM this  
> evening. Below are the Heavy Snow/Winter Storm Warning/Winter  
> Weather Advisory Statements and Hazardous Weather Outlook from NWS  
> Taunton:
>
> Heavy Snow/Winter Storm Warning/Winter Weather Advisory Statement:  
> http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wwus41.KBOX.html
> Hazardous Weather Outlook: http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/ 
> latest.flus41.KBOX.html
>
> (end quote)
>
> Your Evil Overlord,
> -=>Carsten:-)
> _______________________________________________
> staff mailing list
> staff at arisia.org
> http://arisia.org/mailman/listinfo/staff

--
DDA
Art Show Director, Arisia '08