Another surge of Arctic air will ride into Southern New England on a gusty west-northwesterly wind Thursday night. The temperature will drop to near 0 in interior Southern New England, and 25-35 mph wind gusts may drop wind chills to colder than -15° inland. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for part of Southern New England. See details below.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 339 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...BITTER COLD BY LATE WINTER STANDARDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... MAZ002>004-008-009-280445- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.140228T0300Z-140228T1400Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 339 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...THROUGH EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY INTO NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 339 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...BITTER COLD BY LATE WINTER STANDARDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ005-010>012-026-RIZ001-280445- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.140228T0300Z-140228T1400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 339 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...GREATER SPRINGFIELD...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE COUNTY RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY...WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. * TIMING...FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 401 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 MAZ001-025-NYZ033-042-047-048-051-058-063-082-VTZ013-014-280515- /O.CON.KALY.WC.Y.0010.140228T0300Z-140228T1400Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY-WESTERN GREENE- WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE... DUANESBURG...ALTAMONT...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON... NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 401 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... SCHOHARIE VALLEY AND HELDERBERGS...THE BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 401 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 CTZ001-280515- /O.EXA.KALY.WC.Y.0010.140228T0300Z-140228T1400Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TORRINGTON 401 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... SCHOHARIE VALLEY AND HELDERBERGS...THE BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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