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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
828 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
CTC015-MAC005-009-017-021-023-025-027-RIC001-003-005-007-009-011415-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SQ.W.0003.260101T1328Z-260101T1415Z/
WINDHAM CT-ESSEX MA-NORFOLK MA-MIDDLESEX MA-BRISTOL MA-SUFFOLK MA-
WORCESTER MA-PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-KENT RI-
PROVIDENCE RI-
828 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON/NORTON HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
EASTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHWESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHERN NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
* UNTIL 915 AM EST.
* AT 825 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NORTH ANDOVER TO NEAR SOMERVILLE TO HOLBROOK TO
FOXBOROUGH TO LINCOLN TO SCITUATE TO NEAR WEST GREENWICH, MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTER IN MILLIS, MASSACHUSETTS REPORTS
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AND SNOWFALL OF
OF 1.5 INCH IN 30 MINUTES.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSTON, PROVIDENCE, LOWELL, CAMBRIDGE, BROCKTON, QUINCY, LYNN, FALL
RIVER, NEWTON, WARWICK, CRANSTON, LAWRENCE, SOMERVILLE, PAWTUCKET,
FRAMINGHAM, HAVERHILL, WALTHAM, MALDEN, BROOKLINE, AND MEDFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
LAT...LON 4282 7082 4281 7087 4280 7083 4280 7079
4270 7073 4272 7061 4263 7053 4239 7094
4237 7086 4220 7067 4210 7085 4194 7102
4163 7117 4151 7178 4174 7180 4260 7158
4284 7082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1325Z 248DEG 25KT 4266 7112 4236 7107 4215 7102 4205
7123 4193 7145 4177 7162 4160 7170
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
DOOLEY
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