ZCZC BOSPNSBOS TTAA00 KBOS 171609 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-RIZALL-NHZ011-012-172200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1110 AM EST SAT JAN 17 1998 HERE ARE SOME SNOW/ICE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT NWS TAUNTON FROM THE WINTER STORM THAT AFFECTED SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TIMES LISTED ARE THE TIME OF LAST REPORT RECEIVED. ...MASSACHUSETTS... LOCATION/AREA COUNTY REPORT HAVERHILL ESSEX 10.0 600 PM NEWBURYPORT ESSEX 5.0 650 PM MANCHESTER ESSEX 5.0 650 PM WEST PEABODY ESSEX 6.0 104 PM WINTHROP SUFFOLK 4.5 420 PM .88 INCH LIQ E. BOSTON (LOGAN INTL) SUFFOLK 3.5 115 PM SHARON NORFOLK 4.5 1020 PM .5 IN ICE DEDHAM NORFOLK 3.5 620 PM 1.16 IN LIQ MILTON (BLUE HILL) NORFOLK 7.0 110 PM NORWOOD NORFOLK 4.5 FINAL SHARON NORFOLK 4.5 FINAL ALSO 0.5 ICE UNDERNEATH FRANKLIN NORFOLK 2.0 900 AM N. TAUNTON (NWS) BRISTOL 0.8 1000 PM PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH TRACE 650 PM 1.57 IN LIQ MARLBOROUGH MIDDLESEX 9.7 FINAL MAYNARD MIDDLESEX 9.0 FINAL SUDBURY MIDDLESEX 9.5 800 AM LITTLETON MIDDLESEX 8.0 1100 AM E. WOBURN MIDDLESEX 8.0 100 PM TYNGSBOROUGH MIDDLESEX 7.0 200 PM FINAL WALTHAM MIDDLESEX 6.2 120 PM 1.0 INCH LIQ HOPKINTON MIDDLESEX 7.0 650 PM WORCESTER WORCESTER 8.8 1045 PM MT WACHUSETT/PRINCETON WORCESTER 10.0 650 PM CLINTON WORCESTER 9.5 1010 AM SHREWSBURY WORCESTER 9.0 940 AM WESTBORO WORCESTER 8.4 1100 AM MILFORD (HOPKINTON LN) WORCESTER 6.0 FINAL AND CORRECTED GRAFTON WORCESTER 8.0 955 AM BARRE WORCESTER 6.5 1005 AM GARDNER WORCESTER 5.5 1055 AM ROWE FRANKLIN 8.0 920 AM SHELBURNE FRANKLIN 8.0 930 AM BERNARDSTON FRANKLIN 8.0 900 AM CUMMINGTON HAMPSHIRE 8.0 FINAL WORTHINGTON HAMPSHIRE 6.0 FINAL AMHERST HAMPSHIRE 2.5 650 PM GOSHEN HAMPSHIRE 4.5 700 PM .86 IN LIQ AGAWAM HAMPDEN 0.3 1250 PM 5/8 INCH ICE NEW BEDFORD BRISTOL 850 PM 1.50 IN LIQ ACCUSHNET BRISTOL 850 PM 1.23 IN LIQ E.FALMOUTH BARNSTABLE 850 PM 1.30 IN LIQ POCASSET BARNSTABLE 850 PM 1.62 IN LIQ NEW HAMPSHIRE... WEARE HILLSBOROUGH 6.5 840 AM FRANCESTOWN HILLSBOROUGH 8.0 FINAL BEDFORD HILLSBOROUGH 8.0 FINAL JAFFREY CHESHIRE 8.0 700 AM MARLOW CHESHIRE 6.5 FINAL SWANZEY CHESHIRE 3.2 FINAL RHODE ISLAND... TIVERTON NEWPORT 850 PM 1.12 IN LIQ WARWICK KENT 0.2 850 PM .94 IN LIQ TIDES AT HIGH TIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAS ABOUT 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WITH ABOUT 15 FOOT SEAS. THE TIDAL DEPARTURE DURING THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE FOR BOSTON AND NANTUCKET WAS CLOSER TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...STILL WITH 13 TO 15 FOOT SEAS BUT NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING REPORTED. MEDIA REPORTS INDICATED POWER OUTAGES TO AT LEAST 86 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS FRIDAY THE 16TH IN CONNECTICUT...MANY IN HARTFORD AND NORTHERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES. NNNN