Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1992, 2:33 PM EDT for Hampden County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 57 min. 2 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 27, 1992, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1992, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hampden County, MA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2:40 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Hampden, MA | |
| Jun 27, 3:10 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Hampden, 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
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 KBDL 271834 SVRBDL MAC013-271930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 233 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HARTFORD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST MASSACHUSETTS ...HAMPDEN COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE PAST HOUR IN HAMPDEN COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH A JUST A SLOW MOVEMENT TO THE SOUTHEAST. REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM EAST HAMDEN...WESTFIELD AND HOLYOKE MASSACHUSETTS. THE STORM IS CURRENTLY ENCOMPASSING THE GREATER SPRINGFIELD AREA AND SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR. 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. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOU SHOULD GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AND ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RELAY YOUR SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. WHITTIER
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, Jun 27, 11:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
MAZALL-271900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 1133 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM OVER WEST AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. THE STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP OR MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. SOME PLACES PROBABLY WONT RECEIVE ANYTHING MORE THAN A SPRINKLE WHILE SEVERAL LOCATIONS COULD SEE AN INCH OF RAIN...OR EVEN MORE. PEOPLE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DARKENING SKIES AND THUNDER SIGNALING THE NEARBY PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. LIGHTNING IS THE THUNDERSTORMS WORST KILLER AND CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM THE STORM ITSELF. TO INCREASE YOUR LIKELIHOOD FOR SAFETY...DO NOT TAKE COVER UNDER AN ISOLATED TREE FOR OR PLAY GOLF DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR A TELEPHONE DURING THE STORM. ABOUT 80 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM LIGHTNING RELATED INJURIES AND RECENT STATISTICS POINT OUT THAT THE AGE GROUP FROM 10 TO 39 TEND TO BE MOST SUCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. IN 1990... OVER 9 TIMES MORE MEN WERE KILLED BY LIGHTNING THAN WOMEN. DRAG
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
MAZ004-271800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORCESTER MA 1230 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN WEST-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AT 1230 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WORCESTER SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN WEST-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. THUNDER WAS HEARD NEAR THE TOWN OF HADLEY, WEST OF NORTHHAMPTON. THESE STORMS CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND SMALL STREAMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY THE EAST. WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. BILODEAU
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
MAZ004-271900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORCESTER MA 115 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... AT 115 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WORCESTER SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. TORRENTIAL RAIN AND DIME SIZE HAIL THAT COVERED THE GROUND WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF WORTHINGTON IN WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. THESE STORMS CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS...SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY THE SOUTHEAST. WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING SCATTERED THUNDERS"TORMS FOR MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. BILODEAU
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:41 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
RIZALL-271900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 140 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND... AT 130 PM BRADLEY WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM IN THE COVENTRY WEST GREENWICH AREA. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD BE MOVING THROUGH WEST WARWICK...WARWICK...EAST GREENWICH AND NORTH KINGSTOWN AREA BEFORE 230 PM...THEN INTO NARRAGANSETT BAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL. RHODE ISLANDERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND GO TO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE IT ARRIVES. BOATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR A SAFE PORT NOW BEFORE THREATENING WEATHER NEARS. REMEMBER...ALL LLIGHTNING CAN KILL. CARBONE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampshire | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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.