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Severe weather awareness week

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Severe weather awareness week

This week is severe weather awareness week here in New England.

Here are some severe weather terms and definitions.

Severe thunderstorms are defined as those thunderstorms that produce winds of 58 mph or greater and or hail of one inch in diameter or larger. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that severe thunderstorms are possible over the next several hours. You should continue with your daily routine…but be prepared to move to a place of safety should a Severe Thunderstorm Warning be issued. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning means that severe thunderstorms are imminent or occurring. A warning implies a significant threat to life and property. You should seek shelter immediately when a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued.

Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air in contact with the ground and attached to the cloud base above. Like a Severe Thunderstorm Watch…a Tornado Watch means that tornadoes are possible over the next several hours. A Tornado Warning means that a tornado is imminent or occurring. A Tornado Warning implies an immediate threat to life and property. Take shelter in a basement or interior room immediately.

Flash flooding is a rapid rise of water along a stream or low lying urban area. The most common cause of flash flooding is downpours associated with thunderstorms. A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for flash flooding. Continue with your daily activities…but be prepared to head to a place of safety should a Flash Flood Warning be issued. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. Flood waters can rise rapidly. Seek High Ground immediately when a Flash Flood Warning is issued.

The National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm, tornado, and flash flood warnings for the area likely to be impacted by the storm. Rather than for an entire County. This method Narrows the region for which a warning is valid, eliminating unnecessary warnings for areas of a County where no threat exists.

Severe weather season is right around the corner. Know these terms to better protect your life and property. Stay safe! -SS

Still watching early week storm

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Still watching early week storm

This storm is still something to watch. It looks like a big mess of precipitation coming into the area sometime Monday afternoon or evening. It will drop some heavy snow inland and a mix of precip for the coast. There is going to be more coastal flooding and also wind gusts of 50-60 mph. As it gets closer we”ll have a better idea of what kind and how much precip will fall. I’ll keep you posted! -SS

Potential major storm next week

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Potential major storm next week

This storm is currently over the northern Pacific, and it’s looking to cause cross-country trouble next week, from the northern Rockies to the Midwest and eventually to us in the Northeast.

Early indications are that the storm will grow large and strong after negotiating the Rockies this weekend. It will have an opportunity to tap into Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic moisture as it progresses eastward during the first part of next week.
A storm of this nature has the potential to bring strong wind as well as areas of heavy snow on its northern flank, strong thunderstorms on its southern flank and drenching rain in the middle.
Like many storms a week or so away, the track is key to determining where the boundary of rain and snow will set up. We will have to wait and see how much warm air gets pulled into this storm as it makes it’s way east. Ill keep you posted on this evolving storm. -SS