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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
258 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2024
CTC013-015-MAC005-027-RIC003-007-172030-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SQ.W.0010.240217T1958Z-240217T2030Z/
WINDHAM CT-TOLLAND CT-WORCESTER MA-BRISTOL MA-KENT RI-PROVIDENCE RI-
258 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2024
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON/NORTON HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHEASTERN TOLLAND COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTH CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
WESTERN KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
* UNTIL 330 PM EST.
* AT 258 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BURRILLVILLE TO BROOKLYN TO NEAR SPRAGUE,
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND TRAINED SPOTTER.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROVIDENCE, CRANSTON, PAWTUCKET, WOONSOCKET, COVENTRY, CUMBERLAND,
NORTH PROVIDENCE, WEST WARWICK, JOHNSTON, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH,
MANSFIELD, WINDHAM, PLAINFIELD, SMITHFIELD, LINCOLN, CENTRAL FALLS,
WILLIMANTIC, KILLINGLY, WEBSTER, AND BURRILLVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4164 7179 4163 7196 4166 7216 4171 7224
4169 7227 4167 7227 4166 7230 4167 7234
4183 7205 4205 7181 4198 7138 4190 7138
4189 7135 4167 7154 4160 7168 4160 7179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 287DEG 21KT 4199 7177 4177 7193 4165 7215
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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