Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 1994, 3:52 PM EDT. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 1994, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBDL 081953 SVRBDL CTC013-082100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 352 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HARTFORD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ...TOLLAND COUNTY AT 350 PM RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN TOLLAND COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN AND STREET FLOODING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURING AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE OCCURING ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. &
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 8, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
MAZ002>MAZ004-MAZ008>MAZ012-CTZALL-082015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 218 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF CONNECTICUT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF CONNECTICUT UNTIL 8 PM EDT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND HAVE DAMAGED POWER LINES AND DOWNED TREES. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE EAST INTO CONNECTICUT. MORE STORMS WILL FORM AT OTHER PLACES IN THE HOT HUMID AIR. IF RADAR OR OBSERVERS INDICATE HIGH WIND OR LARGE HAIL A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR SPECIFIC AREAS. RESIDENTS SfHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND AVOID LOW AREAS WHICH CAN FLOOD DURING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THF
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
CTZ001-004-008-012-082000 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT 233 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CONNECTICUT UNTIL 800 PM... AT 230 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL HARTFORD COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND MAY RESULT IN STREET FLOODING. THESE STORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO TOLLAND COUNTY AROUND 3OO PM. OTHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AND COULD ENTER WESTERN CONNECTICUT OVER THE NEXT HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ACROSS CONNECTICUT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND T.V. STATION FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. NOTCHEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 68 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.