MAC011-015-141945-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SQ.W.0001.240114T1907Z-240114T1945Z/
Hampshire MA-Franklin MA-
207 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Northern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
* Until 245 PM EST.
* At 207 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from Monroe to near Pittsfield, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
greater than 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Monroe,
Montague, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Northfield, Williamsburg,
Bernardston, Buckland, Conway, Shelburne, Leverett, Erving,
Shutesbury, and Ashfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
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LAT...LON 4238 7301 4239 7301 4263 7295 4266 7295
4267 7300 4270 7295 4270 7302 4274 7301
4272 7230 4238 7241 4234 7306 4238 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 252DEG 41KT 4273 7301 4250 7328
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED