Alert archive / Connecticut / Tornado Warnings in 1995

Tornado Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 20, 1995

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 1995, 4:22 PM EDT. It was in force for 38 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 1995, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 1995, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KBOS 202022
TORBOS
CTC013-202100-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
422 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  500 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
 
   ...TOLLAND COUNTY
 
AT 420 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO
NEAR THE TOWN OF VERNON. THIS STORM IS FORECAST TO BOLTON AND ANDOVER BY
430 PM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF BASEBALL SIZE HAIL ON THE
MANCHESTER-VERNON BORDER.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BATSEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
JL
 
&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	54 min
Jun 20, 3:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	30 min
Jun 20, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX		30 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Connecticut, 1995 Every tornado warning in 1995 Tornadoes in 1995

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.