First Winter Storm Warning of the season:

[Pete_G]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE


National Weather Service Taunton MA
504 AM EST Mon Dec 5 2005

A winter storm is expected to impact Southeastern New England late tonight into Tuesday

Low pressure is expected to reach the coast of the Carolinas this evening, then strengthen as it passes southeast of Nantucket Tuesday. This winter storm has the potential to bring heavy snow and strong winds to Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts, including the Providence to Boston corridor.

Keep in mind there is still some uncertainty in the forecast track of this storm. It is still possible that it will track closer to Southern New England, which would bring heavy snowfall farther inland and impact more of the region. There is a lower chance that the storm will track farther offshore, resulting in less snowfall than currently expected.

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Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-
Nantucket MA-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-
Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
Including the cities of, Fall River, New Bedford,
Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown,
Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, West Greenwich, Warwick, Bristol,
Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, Block Island
504 AM EST Mon Dec 5 2005

Winter storm warning in effect from midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a winter storm warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Tuesday. The winter storm watch is no longer in effect.

This warning includes the south coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Cape Cod, Nantucket Marthas Vineyard and block Island.

Snow is expected to reach Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts tonight, probably around midnight. This snow should become heavy before daybreak and continue through Tuesday morning. The snow is expected to end Tuesday afternoon. Total snowfall of 4 to 10 inches is possible in the warning area, with the 10 inch amounts more likely toward Cape Cod and the islands of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard.

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.

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Western Norfolk MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-
Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-
Including the cities of, Foxboro, Norwood, Boston, Quincy,
Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Foster, Smithfield, Providence
504 AM EST Mon Dec 5 2005

Winter storm watch remains in effect from late tonight through Tuesday afternoon

A winter storm watch remains in effect from late tonight through Tuesday afternoon.

Snow is expected to reach Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts tonight, probably around midnight. This snow May become heavy before daybreak, and should continue through Tuesday morning before ending Tuesday afternoon.

Snow is expected to reach Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts late Monday night, probably around midnight. The snow May become heavy before daybreak and continue through Tuesday morning, before ending Tuesday afternoon. Total snowfall of 4 to 8 inches is possible in the watch area, with the 8 inch amounts more likely from Providence to Taunton and Plymouth.

A winter storm watch is issued for the potential of accumulating snow of 6 or more inches in a 12 hour period or 8 or more inches in a 24 hour period. Anyone traveling in the next 24 hours should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to modify travel plans should winter weather develop.

[JohnR]

News was just predicting 2-4 in Providence, 4-7 Newport to Plymouth....

No School ?

[whiplash]

What do yo mean NO SCHOOL !! What happened to walking uphill both ways in 3 ft of snow " when I was a kid?" If my 15 year old is home all day he'll eat me out of house and home . The wife is already with the extra milk and bread Shaws in Wareham was packed on my way to work this AM. Do the weather guys get extra pay for the panic factor?

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by JohnR

News was just predicting 2-4 in Providence, 4-7 Newport to Plymouth....

No School ?

Sound like a good day to go fishing...Snow Bass.

[spence]

Keep the eels in a pot of warm water to keep them lively

-spence

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by spence

Keep the eels in a pot of warm water to keep them lively

-spence

My Eels are hardcore, living under 2" of ice....

[MakoMike]

Got the boat pulled just in time!

[Pete_G]

So, uh, not exactly 4 to 10 inches here in Newport...

And they're already making threats for another storm.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT


National Weather Service Taunton MA
356 PM EST Tue Dec 6 2005


Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden 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-Nantucket MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-Cheshire NH-Eastern Hillsborough NH-
Western And central 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, Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union,
Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield,
Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence,
Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton,
Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxboro, Norwood,
Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth,
Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth,
Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Ayer, Jaffrey,
Keene, Manchester, Nashua, Peterborough, Weare, Foster,
Smithfield, Providence, West Greenwich, Warwick, Bristol,
Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, Block Island
356 PM EST Tue Dec 6 2005

Another coastal storm May affect Southern New England on Friday

Latest forecasts indicate an intensifying coastal storm will track northeast from the North Carolina coast on Friday, passing about 200 miles south of Nantucket. This scenario would bring accumulating snow to Southern New England on Friday, especially near the coast.

The track of this storm is still uncertain and there is a chance it could pass further out to sea with little impact on Southern New England.

People in Southern New England should continue to monitor the latest forecasts and statements. Stay tuned to NOAA all hazards radio or your favorite media outlet for the latest information.

[Raider Ronnie]

so much for the big predicted storm
We didn't even get a flake here in Wrentham

[MAC]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

so much for the big predicted storm
We didn't even get a flake here in Wrentham

[Raven]

well maybe your legs were allot shorter then....

of course i do remember jumping out of my second floor window
into a snow drift that reached up to the second floor window sill
and finding myself in a snowy tomb choking on snow.