Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 1988, 8:30 PM EDT for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 60 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 1988, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1988, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Middlesex County, MA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Middlesex, MA | |
| Jun 22, 8:48 PM EDT | Hail 2.25 | Middlesex, MA | |
| Jun 22, 9:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 60 | Middlesex, MA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2027 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBOS 230030
SVRBOS
MAC017-230130-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA
830 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1988
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX
AT 820 NICKLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN NORTH AMHERST IN HAMPSHIRE
COUNTY AND GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL IN MIDDLEFIELD IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
AND GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT CHESTER IN HAMPDEN COUNTY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY...
AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. ONCE
INSIDE...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
WYLLIEWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 535 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CONNECTICUT AND THE GREAT SPRINGFIELD AREA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. WBK
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 500 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 11PM... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 11PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT OF DOORS THIS EVENING...KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES APPROACH YOUR AREA FROM THE WEST...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. MARINERS ON NARRAGANSETT BAY AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND SHOULD HEAD FOR A SAFE PORT BEFORE THE HEAVY WEATHER ARRIVES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PROVIDENCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT ABOUT 7PM. < VALLIER
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 530 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MASSACHUSETTS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 243 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR DUKES AND NANTUCKET COUNTIES...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MASSACHUSETTS AREA. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER WEATHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING AT THIS TIME OVER NEW YORK STATE... TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE PRESENT THUNDERSTORMS AND COULD BE MOVING INTO THE BERKSHIRES IN AN HOUR OR TWO. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON AT 730 PM. BTS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 700 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 11PM... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 11PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT OF DOORS THIS EVENING...KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES APPROACH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. MARINERS ON NARRAGANSETT BAY AND ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HAVEN BEFORE HEAVY WEATHER ARRIVES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PROVIDENCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT ABOUT 9PM. HARTZELL
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:31 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 730 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1988 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MASSACHUSETTS... AT 700 PM EDT A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE TO CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY... WESTWARD ACROSS FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTIES. WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. SEVERAL SEVERE STORMS WERE REPORTED DURING THE PAST HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AND THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT A FEW MORE SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMERDIATELY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON AT 930 PM. BTS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampshire | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Suffolk | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 1988Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1988
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.