Alert archive / Rhode Island / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

May 29, 1998Providence County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 1998, 7:01 PM EDT for Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 44 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 29, 1998, 7:01 PM EDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 1998, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Whole counties

County Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 29, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1502 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KBOS 292301 RRA
SVRBOS
MAC009-021-025-RIC007-292345-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
701 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
  SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
  NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
  PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 700 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS..CROSSING EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...HEADING
  SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* TOWNS IN/NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE THE BOSTON METRO
  AREA.

THIS LINE HAS PRODUCED MANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WIND UPSTREAM IN
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. DOPPLER RADAR FROM SOUTH WEYMOUTH INDICATES
60 MPH WINDS WITH THIS LINE AS IT HEADS TOWARD BOSTON...THE NORTH
SHORE AND THE SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF BOSTON. THIS LINE SHOULD
PRODUCE DAMAG&ING WIND IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AS WELL.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR WINDS STRONG ENOUGH
TO KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

WTB/DRAG

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

Local storm report, May 29, 5:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
545 PM EST MAY 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

505 PM     CHARLEMONT                MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

530 PM     WALPOLE                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

530 PM     WESTMORELAND              NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       LARGE LIMBS DOWN

545 PM     RUSSELL                   MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DWON

GIRODO

Local storm report, May 29, 5:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
555 PM EST MAY 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

505 PM     CHARLEMONT                MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

530 PM     WALPOLE                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

530 PM     WESTMORELAND              NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       LARGE LIMBS DOWN

545 PM     RUSSELL                   MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN

553 PM     ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      TREES DOWN ON
                                          3 VEHICLES

GIRODO

Local storm report, May 29, 5:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
555 PM EST MAY 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

505 PM     CHARLEMONT                MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

530 PM     WALPOLE                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

530 PM     WESTMORELAND              NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       LARGE LIMBS DOWN

545 PM     RUSSELL                   MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN

553 PM     ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      TREES DOWN ON
                                          3 VEHICLES

GIRODO

Local storm report, May 29, 6:16 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
615 PM EST MAY 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

505 PM     CHARLEMONT                MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

530 PM     WALPOLE                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

530 PM     WESTMORELAND              NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       LARGE LIMBS DOWN

545 PM     RUSSELL                   MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN

545 PM     MONTAGUE                  MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       POWER LINES DOWN

550 PM     JAFFREY                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

550 PM     ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      LARGE TREES DOWN

553 PM     ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      TREE DOWN ON
                                          3 VEHICLES

604 PM     AGAWAM                    MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        TREES DOWN BLOCKING
                                          STREET

610 PM     WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPDEN

610 PM     BELCHERTOWN               MA   1 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPSHIRE

612 PM     EASTHAMPTON               MA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPSHIRE

GIRODO

Local storm report, May 29, 6:36 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
635 PM EST MAY 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

505 PM     CHARLEMONT                MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

530 PM     WALPOLE                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

530 PM     WESTMORELAND              NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       LARGE LIMBS DOWN

545 PM     RUSSELL                   MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN

545 PM     MONTAGUE                  MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       POWER LINES DOWN

550 PM     JAFFREY                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

550 PM     ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      LARGE TREES DOWN

553 PM     ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      TREE DOWN ON
                                          3 VEHICLES

600 PM     NEW IPSWICH               NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HILLSBOROUGH                   TREES AND LIMBS DOWN

604 PM     AGAWAM                    MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        TREES DOWN BLOCKING
                                          STREET

610 PM     WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPDEN

610 PM     WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        POWER LINES DOWN

610 PM     BELCHERTOWN               MA   1 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPSHIRE

612 PM     EASTHAMPTON               MA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPSHIRE

620 PM     NASHUA                    NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HILLSBOROUGH                   LARGE BRANCHES DOWN

625 PM     ENFIELD                   CT   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HARTFORD

630 PM     WEST BROOKFIELD           MA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   WORCESTER

GIRODO

Local storm report, May 29, 6:56 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
655 PM EST MAY 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0505 PM    CHARLEMONT                MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

0530 PM    WALPOLE                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

0530 PM    WESTMORELAND              NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       LARGE LIMBS DOWN

0545 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN

0545 PM    MONTAGUE                  MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   FRANKLIN                       POWER LINES DOWN

0550 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   CHESHIRE                       TREES DOWN

0550 PM    ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      LARGE TREES DOWN

0553 PM    ATHOL                     MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   WORCESTER                      TREE DOWN ON
                                          3 VEHICLES

0600 PM    NEW IPSWICH               NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HILLSBOROUGH                   TREES AND LIMBS DOWN

0604 PM    AGAWAM                    MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        TREES DOWN BLOCKING
                                          STREET

0610 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPDEN

0610 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HAMPDEN                        POWER LINES DOWN

0610 PM    BELCHERTOWN               MA   1 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPSHIRE

0612 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HAMPSHIRE

0620 PM    NASHUA                    NH   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98   HILLSBOROUGH                   LARGE BRANCHES DOWN

0625 PM    ENFIELD                   CT   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   HARTFORD

0630 PM    WEST BROOKFIELD           MA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/29/98   WORCESTER

GIRODO

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.