Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 2:15 PM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1994, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1994, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 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
- 58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KBDL 291816 RRA SVRBDL CTC005-291915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 215 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HARTFORD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT ...LITCHFIELD COUNTY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 315 PM EDT. RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NEAR WOODBURY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
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 29, 12:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
CTZ001-002-005-006-009-010-291900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 1200 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT WESTERN CONNECTICUT UNTIL 400 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CONNECTICUT UNTIL 400 PM EDT. THE EFFECTED COUNTIES ARE LITCHFIELD...HARTFORD... FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN. THIS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL IN THESE AREAS. AT 1155 AM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF ALBANY IN EASTERN NEW YORK SOUTHWARD INTO WESTERN NEW JERSEY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND COULD EFFECT FAIRFIELD AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES AS EARLY AS 1 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. NOTCHEY
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:45 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
MAZ002>004-MAZ008>012-292000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 145 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL HIT WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY INTO FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY STRONG WINDS AND TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO AFFECTING NORTHWEST WORCESTER COUNTY NEAR ATHOL. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY BY 215 PM. IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. APN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
MAZ002>004-MAZ008>012-292000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 145 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL HIT WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY INTO FRANKLIN...HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY STRONG WINDS AND TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO AFFECTING NORTHWEST WORCESTER COUNTY NEAR ATHOL. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY BY 215 PM. IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. APN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:05 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
RIZ001>007-RIZ502-292300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI 205 PM EDT WED JUN 28 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND UNTIL 700 PM THIS EVENING... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR RHODE ISLAND AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 700 PM EDT. THE WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MARSH
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:10 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
MAZALL-501>504-292000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 210 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 7PM FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. AT 2PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM. REMEMBER A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT... FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. APN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:12 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
MAZALL-501>504-292000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 210 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 7PM FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. AT 2PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM. REMEMBER A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT... FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. APN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.