Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 1993, 3:02 PM EDT. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1993, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1993, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KBDL 101901 RRA SVRBDL CTC013-102000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 302 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HARTFORD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ...NORTH CENTRAL TOLLAND COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING THRU THE CITIES OF SOMERS AND STAFFORD SPRINGS BY 315 PM EDT. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND ONE INCH SIZE HAIL. KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS AND TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER. 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, Jul 10, 2:50 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
RIZ001-002-501-502-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 250 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 900 PM... A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO A VERY HOT...HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SET THE STAGE FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN RHODE ISLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AT 245 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE STORMS COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 330 AND 4 PM. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ALL RHODE ISLANDERS SHOULD KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE TO THE SKY...AND HEAD INSIDE TO A SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BECOME IMMINENT FOR RHODE ISLAND OR ACTUALLY OCCUR...WARINGS WILL BE ISSUED. CADIMA
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:52 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
RIZ001-002-501-502-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 250 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 900 PM... A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO A VERY HOT...HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SET THE STAGE FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN RHODE ISLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AT 245 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE STORMS COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 330 AND 4 PM. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ALL RHODE ISLANDERS SH OULD KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE TO THE SKY...AND HEAD INSIDE TO A SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BECOME IMMINENT FOR RHODE ISLAND OR ACTUALLY OCCUR...WARINGS WILL BE ISSUED. CADIMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 66 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.