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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 9, 1996

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 1996, 7:33 PM EDT. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 1996, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 1996, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 42 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 092333
SVRBOS
CTC013-100015-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
733 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  815 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
 
   ...TOLLAND COUNTY
 
AT 730 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF
GLASTONBURY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
IN THE TOWN OF GLASTONBURY...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE
THROUGHOUT HARTFORD COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT VERNON...BOLTON...AND
COVENTRY AND THE INTERSTATE 84 CORRIDOR BY 800 PM.
 
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 jAREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
JL/MD
 
 
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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	40 min
Jul 9, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	66 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 1996 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996

Sources

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