Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 16, 1989, 1:32 PM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 1989, 1:32 PM EST (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 1989, 2:15 PM EST
- In force
- 43 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 nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 432 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KBDL 161835
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CTC005-161915-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT
132 PM EST THU NOV 16 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HARTFORD HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CONNECTICUT
...LITCHFIELD
AT 130 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
MOVING THROUGH THE COUNTY FROM NEW YORK ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM NEW YORK.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND 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 ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.What 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, Nov 16, 10:44 AM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 1025 AM EST THU NOV 16 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR ALL OF CONNECTICUT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AS WELL... A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY OCCUR OVER THE STATE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR BETTER ARE LIKELY TODAY IN MANY AREAS OF THE STATE. BY 1030 AM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT BRADLEY AIRPORT HAS RECORDED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE. RADAR INDICATES HEAVIER SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE IN EASTERN NEW YORK STATE AND MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY NOON EST. BUDD
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 10:57 AM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 1030 AM EST WED NOV 15 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE COD AND BUZZARDS BAY AREA... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND AT 100O AM THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED BECAUSE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...BOTH OF WHICH ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS HAIL VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCAL FLOODING. IF THE WEATHER LOOKS THREATENING...FIND A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER. THROUGHOUT THE REGION THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE SOUTH WITH WINDS SPEEDS FREQUENTLY 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY EVEN BE STRONGER ON TOP OF HIGH BUILDINGS...BRIDGES AND OVER HIGH TERRAIN ACROSS THE STATE. OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MAY CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE CAUSE OF ALL OF THIS THREATENING WEATHER IS A LARGE STORM AND COLD FRONT APPROACHING US FROM THE WEST. THE VERY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WAS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST. A STRONG BUT VERY WARM SOUTH WIND TO THE EAST OF THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING US SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES OUR TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY...WITH READINGS NEAR FREEZING IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE BY FRIDAY MORNING. PERSONS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD NOT PLAN ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY UNTIL THIS THREATENING WEATHER PASSES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TV OR TO NOAA RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND FORECAST. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ABOUT 200 PM. BTS
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 11:07 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 1989...CORRECTED THE DAY/DATE ONLY ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE COD AND BUZZARDS BAY AREA... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND AT 100O AM THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED BECAUSE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...BOTH OF WHICH ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS HAIL VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCAL FLOODING. IF THE WEATHER LOOKS THREATENING...FIND A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER. THROUGHOUT THE REGION THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE SOUTH WITH WINDS SPEEDS FREQUENTLY 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY EVEN BE STRONGER ON TOP OF HIGH BUILDINGS...BRIDGES AND OVER HIGH TERRAIN ACROSS THE STATE. OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS MAY CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE CAUSE OF ALL OF THIS THREATENING WEATHER IS A LARGE STORM AND COLD FRONT APPROACHING US FROM THE WEST. THE VERY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WAS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST. A STRONG BUT VERY WARM SOUTH WIND TO THE EAST OF THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING US SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES OUR TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY...WITH READINGS NEAR FREEZING IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE BY FRIDAY MORNING. PERSONS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD NOT PLAN ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY UNTIL THIS THREATENING WEATHER PASSES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TV OR TO NOAA RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND FORECAS T. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ABOUT 200 PM. BTS...CORRECTED DAY AND DATE IN HEADING ONLY...
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 12:04 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 12 NOON EST THU NOV 16 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR ALL OF CONNECTICUT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AS WELL... A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY OCCUR. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR BETTER ARE LIKELY IN MANY AREAS OF THE STATE. AT 1145 AM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT BRADLEY AIRPORT RECORDED WIND GUST OF 60 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN STRONG RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA FROM MID NEW YORK STATE. AT 1130 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 50 MILES EAST NORTH EAST OF BINGHAMTON NEW YORK TO 60 MILES EAST OF HARRISBURG, PA MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. ALSO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 55 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUEaD AROUND 2 PM EST TODAY. WESTER
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 1:08 PM EST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 105 PM EST THU NOV 17 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3PM FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PROVIDENCE...KENT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF RHODE ISLAND EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3PM THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS STRETCHING FROM SOUTHEAST CANADA TO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY IS RACING EASTWARD AT 45 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING. > IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. IF ANY SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ALONG YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION OR TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OCEAN STATE. THIS MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR BETTER ARE LIKELY IN MANY AREAS OF THE STATE TODAY. A GUST TO 60 MPH HAS BEEN REPORTED AT HARTFORD CT LATE THIS MORNING. HERE IN PROVIDENCE WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO 48 MPH AS OF 100 PM. BE ALERT TO FLYING DEBRIS SHOULD STORM FORCE WINDS BE FELT IN YOUR AREA. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PROVIDENCE AROUND 3PM. SISSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 57 min |
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.