NOUS41 KBOX 171411 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-181200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 910 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2005 STORM DATE: DEC 16, 2005 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN FOR THE QUICK MOVING STORM THAT PRODUCED WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS IT PASSED OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS OF 16 DECEMBER 2005. THESE OBSERVATIONS INCLUDE SNOWFALL REPORTS OF 2.0 INCHES OR GREATER...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...AND WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... GREENFIELD 2.0 700 AM 12/16 CO-OP OBSERVER ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... MONTGOMERY 2.2 655 AM 12/16 SPOTTER ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... GOSHEN 4.0 615 AM 12/16 SPOTTER WORTHINGTON 3.0 700 AM 12/16 CO-OP OBSERVER NEW HAMPSHIRE ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... WALPOLE 5.0 700 AM 12/17 CO-OP OBSERVER MARLOW 4.0 700 AM 12/17 CO-OP OBSERVER WESTMORELAND 3.0 735 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... FRANCESTOWN 4.0 700 AM 12/17 CO-OP OBSERVER GREENVILLE 3.0 700 AM 12/17 CO-OP OBSERVER SOUTH WEARE 2.1 700 AM 12/16 SPOTTER WEARE 2.0 700 AM 12/16 CO-OP OBSERVER ***********************STORM TOTAL ICE*********************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS ICE OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...HARTFORD COUNTY... MANCHESTER 0.25 630 AM 12/16 SPOTTER ...WINDHAM COUNTY... STERLING 0.25 900 AM 12/16 SPOTTER MASSACHUSETTS ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... BILLERICA 0.33 1045 AM 12/16 SPOTTER CHELMSFORD 0.25 1113 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO ...WORCESTER COUNTY... WORCESTER 0.38 1015 AM 12/16 SPOTTER LEICESTER 0.25 844 AM 12/16 SPOTTER NORTH GRAFTON 0.13 700 AM 12/16 SPOTTER NEW HAMPSHIRE ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... GOFFSTOWN 0.10 915 AM 12/16 SPOTTER *********************MAXIMUM WIND SPEED********************* LOCATION MAXIMUM WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS SPEED OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...BRISTOL COUNTY... NEW BEDFORD 37 1047 AM 12/16 ASOS TAUNTON 37 1115 AM 12/16 ASOS ...DUKES COUNTY... WEST TISBURY 37 1155 AM 12/16 ASOS ...ESSEX COUNTY... BEVERLY 33 1229 PM 12/16 ASOS ...NANTUCKET COUNTY... NANTUCKET 40 1130 AM 12/16 ASOS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... MILTON 40 1201 PM 12/16 BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... PLYMOUTH 37 1132 AM 12/16 ASOS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... BOSTON 43 1208 PM 12/16 LOGAN AIRPORT RHODE ISLAND ...KENT COUNTY... WARWICK 31 1132 AM 12/16 T.F. GREEN ...NEWPORT COUNTY... NEWPORT 36 1045 AM 12/16 ASOS ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... BLOCK ISLAND 36 1035 AM 12/16 ASOS WESTERLY 32 1103 AM 12/16 ASOS *********************MAXIMUM WIND GUST********************** LOCATION MAXIMUM WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... EAST FALMOUTH 54 1017 AM 12/16 SPOTTER BARNSTABLE 52 1046 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO BOURNE 52 1017 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO FALMOUTH 46 955 AM 12/16 ASOS ...BRISTOL COUNTY... ACUSHNET 56 1036 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO FAIRHAVEN 55 1102 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO NEW BEDFORD 49 1058 AM 12/16 ASOS TAUNTON 49 1111 AM 12/16 ASOS EAST FREETOWN 48 1101 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO ...DUKES COUNTY... WEST TISBURY 48 935 AM 12/16 ASOS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... MILTON 53 1037 AM 12/16 BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... PLYMOUTH 54 1131 AM 12/16 ASOS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... BOSTON 49 1207 PM 12/16 ASOS RHODE ISLAND ...BRISTOL COUNTY... BARRINGTON 47 1101 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO ...KENT COUNTY... EAST GREENWICH 48 1105 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO ...NEWPORT COUNTY... NEWPORT 52 1044 AM 12/16 ASOS TIVERTON 52 1100 AM 12/16 CO-OP OBSERVER PORTSMOUTH 48 1102 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... NARRAGANSETT 57 1047 AM 12/16 AMATEUR RADIO $$ TLM