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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 14, 1988

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1988, 7:38 PM EDT. It was in force for 67 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 1988, 7:38 PM EDT (23:38 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 1988, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Whole counties

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KBDL 142339
SVRBDL
CTC003-005-013-MAC013-150045-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT
738 PM EDT THU JUL 14 1988
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HARTFORD HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  845 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN  CONNECTICUT
          ...HARTFORD...LITCHFIELD...TOLLAND
IN  MASSACHUSETTS
          ...HAMPDEN
 
AT 730 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT THE BRADLEY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM
NORTH BROOKFIELD MASSACHUSETTS TO NORFOLK CT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
 
TREES HAVE BEEN REPORT DOWN IN THE WESTFIELD MASSACHUSETTS AREA ALONG
WITH PEA SIZE HAIL IN AGAWAM MASSACHUSETTS
 
 
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PeROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region	67 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.