Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 1998, 9:45 PM EDT for Bristol County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1998, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1998, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bristol County, MA
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
532 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0223 PM REVERE MA
06/13/98 SUFFOLK LIGHTNING STRIKE HOTEL
FIRE
0300 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK SPRING...DIAMOND AND MINE
BROOKS FLOODING.
0325 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/13/98 PROVIDENCE THIS LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
GLOCESTER. PONAGANSET POND
IN FLOOD.
0442 PM LYNNFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PILLINGS POND OVER ITS
BANKS. CARS STALLED ON
FLOODED ROADS.
0447 PM EAST WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPHOLE BROOK FLOODING
INTO HOUSES ON UNION ST.
0455 PM WAKEFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX CRYSTAL LAKE FLOODING.
SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
0500 PM GEORGETOWN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PARKER RIVER IN FLOOD
BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND
NEWBURYLocal storm report, Jun 13, 5:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
532 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0223 PM REVERE MA
06/13/98 SUFFOLK LIGHTNING STRIKE HOTEL
FIRE
0300 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK SPRING...DIAMOND AND MINE
BROOKS FLOODING.
0325 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/13/98 PROVIDENCE THIS LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
GLOCESTER. PONAGANSET POND
IN FLOOD.
0442 PM LYNNFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PILLINGS POND OVER ITS
BANKS. CARS STALLED ON
FLOODED ROADS.
0447 PM EAST WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPHOLE BROOK FLOODING
INTO HOUSES ON UNION ST.
0455 PM WAKEFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX CRYSTAL LAKE FLOODING.
SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
0500 PM GEORGETOWN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PARKER RIVER IN FLOOD
BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND
NEWBURYLocal storm report, Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
649 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0223 PM REVERE MA
06/13/98 SUFFOLK LIGHTNING STRIKE HOTEL
FIRE
0300 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK SPRING...DIAMOND AND MINE
BROOKS FLOODING.
0325 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/13/98 PROVIDENCE THIS LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
GLOCESTER. PONAGANSET POND
IN FLOOD.
0442 PM LYNNFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PILLINGS POND OVER ITS
BANKS. CARS STALLED ON
FLOODED ROADS.
0447 PM EAST WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPHOLE BROOK FLOODING
INTO HOUSES ON UNION ST.
0455 PM WAKEFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX CRYSTAL LAKE FLOODING.
SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
0500 PM GEORGETOWN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PARKER RIVER IN FLOOD
BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND
NEWBURY
0600 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPO BROOK HAS FLOODED A
PARK AND ADJACENT HOMES.
0600 PM LITTLETON MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX BEAVER BROOK OVER ITS
BANKS AND FLOODING
PROPERTY.
0625 PM FRANKLIN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK MILL BROOK IN
FLOOD...APROACHING HOMES.
OTHER BROOKS AND STREAMS
IN FLOODLocal storm report, Jun 13, 6:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
649 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0223 PM REVERE MA
06/13/98 SUFFOLK LIGHTNING STRIKE HOTEL
FIRE
0300 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK SPRING...DIAMOND AND MINE
BROOKS FLOODING.
0325 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/13/98 PROVIDENCE THIS LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
GLOCESTER. PONAGANSET POND
IN FLOOD.
0442 PM LYNNFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PILLINGS POND OVER ITS
BANKS. CARS STALLED ON
FLOODED ROADS.
0447 PM EAST WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPHOLE BROOK FLOODING
INTO HOUSES ON UNION ST.
0455 PM WAKEFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX CRYSTAL LAKE FLOODING.
SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
0500 PM GEORGETOWN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PARKER RIVER IN FLOOD
BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND
NEWBURY
0600 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPO BROOK HAS FLOODED A
PARK AND ADJACENT HOMES.
0600 PM LITTLETON MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX BEAVER BROOK OVER ITS
BANKS AND FLOODING
PROPERTY.
0625 PM FRANKLIN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK MILL BROOK IN
FLOOD...APROACHING HOMES.
OTHER BROOKS AND STREAMS
IN FLOODLocal storm report, Jun 13, 9:15 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
915 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0223 PM REVERE MA
06/13/98 SUFFOLK LIGHTNING STRIKE HOTEL
FIRE
0300 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK SPRING...DIAMOND AND MINE
BROOKS FLOODING.
0325 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/13/98 PROVIDENCE THIS LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
GLOCESTER. PONAGANSET POND
IN FLOOD.
0400 PM BOSTON MA FLOODING
06/13/98 SUFFOLK MUDDY RIVER IN FLOOD AT
4PM...AS OF 9 PM 2 FEET
OUT OF ITS BANKS.
APPARENTLY FLOODED SOME OF
THE SUBWAY AGAIN.
0442 PM LYNNFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PILLINGS POND OVER ITS
BANKS. CARS STALLED ON
FLOODED ROADS.
0447 PM EAST WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPHOLE BROOK FLOODING
INTO HOUSES ON UNION ST.
0455 PM WAKEFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX CRYSTAL LAKE FLOODING.
SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
0500 PM GEORGETOWN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PARKER RIVER IN FLOOD
BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND
NEWBURY
0600 PM LITTLETON MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX BEAVER BROOK OVER ITS
BANKS AND FLOODING
PROPERTY.
0600 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPO BROOK HAS FLOODED A
PARK AND ADJACENT HOMES.
0625 PM FRANKLIN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK MILL BROOK IN
FLOOD...APROACHING HOMES.
OTHER BROOKS AND STREAMS
IN FLOODLocal storm report, Jun 13, 9:15 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
915 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0223 PM REVERE MA
06/13/98 SUFFOLK LIGHTNING STRIKE HOTEL
FIRE
0300 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK SPRING...DIAMOND AND MINE
BROOKS FLOODING.
0325 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/13/98 PROVIDENCE THIS LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
GLOCESTER. PONAGANSET POND
IN FLOOD.
0400 PM BOSTON MA FLOODING
06/13/98 SUFFOLK MUDDY RIVER IN FLOOD AT
4PM...AS OF 9 PM 2 FEET
OUT OF ITS BANKS.
APPARENTLY FLOODED SOME OF
THE SUBWAY AGAIN.
0442 PM LYNNFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PILLINGS POND OVER ITS
BANKS. CARS STALLED ON
FLOODED ROADS.
0447 PM EAST WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPHOLE BROOK FLOODING
INTO HOUSES ON UNION ST.
0455 PM WAKEFIELD MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX CRYSTAL LAKE FLOODING.
SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
0500 PM GEORGETOWN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 ESSEX PARKER RIVER IN FLOOD
BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND
NEWBURY
0600 PM LITTLETON MA FLOODING
06/13/98 MIDDLESEX BEAVER BROOK OVER ITS
BANKS AND FLOODING
PROPERTY.
0600 PM WALPOLE MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK TRAPO BROOK HAS FLOODED A
PARK AND ADJACENT HOMES.
0625 PM FRANKLIN MA FLOODING
06/13/98 NORFOLK MILL BROOK IN
FLOOD...APROACHING HOMES.
OTHER BROOKS AND STREAMS
IN FLOODThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 22 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 22 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 14 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 20 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 20 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 20 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998
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.