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WWUS51 KBOX 172041
SQWBOX
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
341 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2024
CTC015-MAC005-RIC001-003-005-007-009-172100-
/O.CON.KBOX.SQ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240217T2100Z/
WINDHAM CT-BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-KENT RI-PROVIDENCE RI-
BRISTOL RI-
341 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2024
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WINDHAM...WEST CENTRAL BRISTOL...WASHINGTON...NORTHERN
NEWPORT...KENT...SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE AND NORTHERN BRISTOL COUNTIES...
AT 341 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR JOHNSTON TO NEAR COVENTRY TO NEAR PRESTON, MOVING
SOUTHEAST 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 INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROVIDENCE, WARWICK, CRANSTON, PAWTUCKET, EAST PROVIDENCE, COVENTRY,
CUMBERLAND, NORTH PROVIDENCE, SOUTH KINGSTOWN, WEST WARWICK,
JOHNSTON, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, NORTH KINGSTOWN, BRISTOL, PLAINFIELD,
ATTLEBORO, WESTERLY, SMITHFIELD, LINCOLN, AND CENTRAL FALLS.
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 4129 7180 4133 7184 4134 7183 4141 7184
4142 7180 4164 7179 4165 7186 4163 7196
4183 7165 4194 7139 4182 7117 4155 7144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 296DEG 20KT 4182 7157 4167 7173 4151 7195
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
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