Wednesday, April 4, 2007

WINTER STORM WATCH

Winter Storm Watch


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
324 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

NHZ011-012-015-041600-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0005.070404T1800Z-070405T1000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
324 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SLEET WHICH WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS MORNING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONG APRIL SUN ANGLE PENETRATING THROUGH THE CLOUDS AND SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...SHOULD GENERALLY CONFINE
MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS TO GRASSY SURFACES EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN.

HOWEVER...AFTER SUNSET THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
TO WET SNOW AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW THE FREEZING
MARK. THE WET SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES FOR A FEW HOURS. THERE
REMAINS UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO WET SNOW...SO ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNCERTAIN. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXISTS
FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF WET SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MORE LIKELY IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION...IF WE END UP ON THE HIGHER END OF THESE TOTALS...WE WILL
HAVE TO BE CONCERNED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES SINCE THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW.

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 TO 36 HOURS
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.

$$

FRANK






Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
408 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

NHZ011-012-015-050815-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
408 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

WINTER STORM WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT FOR SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR GREATER.

$$

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