Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 1996, 3:26 PM EDT. It was in force for 49 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
- May 21, 1996, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 1996, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 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 211927 SVRBOS CTC013-212015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 326 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ...TOLLAND COUNTY AT 320 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH HARTFORD COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED HIGH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN CHESHIRE IN NORTHEAST NEW HAVEN COUNTY...AND KNOCKING DOWN POWERLINES IN FARMINGTON IN HARTFORD COUNTY WHERE POWER HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO TOLLAND COUNTY BY 340 PM BETWEEN VERNON SOUTH THROUGH ANDOVER...THEN CONTINUING EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE COUNTY BY 415 PM. HIGH WINDS AND HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 5$5 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DRV/GF &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 50 min |
| May 21, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 1996Every 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.