Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1998, 10:13 PM EDT for Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 62 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1998, 10:13 PM EDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1998, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bristol County, MA, Plymouth County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 10:15 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Mattapoisett, MA | |
| Jun 30, 10:18 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Fairhaven, MA | |
| Jun 30, 10:20 PM EDT | Hail 0.88 | Fairhaven, MA | |
| Jun 30, 10:25 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Wareham, MA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
578 WUUS1 KBOS 010214 SVRBOS ANZ230-231-234-250-MAC005-023-010315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1013 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * UNTIL 1115 PM EDT * AT 1010 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * TOWNS IN/NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ACUSHNET AND FAIRHAVEN AT 1015 PM ROCHESTER AND MATTAPOISETT AT 1025 PM WAREHAM AT 1035 PM THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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, Jun 30, 9:22 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
922 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0930 AM STOUGHTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 NORFOLK WESTWOOD BROOK SPILLING
OVER ITS BANKS
1045 AM STOUGHTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 NORFOLK WESTWOOD BROOK 5 FEET OUT
OF BANK.
1200 PM CUMBERLAND RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE SMALL STREAMS IN
FLOOD...ROADS WASHED OUT
AND MANHOLE COVERS BEING
LIFTED UP FROM TORRENTIAL
RAINS AND RUNOFF.
1210 PM MANSFIELD MA FLOODING
06/30/98 BRISTOL ROADS
IMPASSABLE...UNDERPASSES
TO ROUTE 106 AND NORTH
MAIN STREETS IMPASSABLE
WITH WATER SEVERAL FEET
DEEP.
0100 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE PONAGANSET RIVER HAS RISEN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BASED ON
GAGE REPORT.
0115 PM ATTLEBORO MA FLOODING
06/30/98 BRISTOL 10 MILE RIVER REPORTED OUT
OF ITS BANKS FLOODING A
NEARBY ROAD.
0200 PM LINCOLN RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE TRIBUTARIES TO THE
BLACKSTONE RIVER ARE IN
FLOOD AFFECTING NEARBY
HOMES.
0230 PM BROCKTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 PLYMOUTH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG
BELMONT AVENUE.
EVACUATION OF LOCAL
RESIDENTS IS BEING
CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME.
0230 PM PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE LOUISQUISSET RIVER
REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0610 PM SOUTHINGTON CT FLOODING
06/30/98 HARTFORD QUINNIPIAC RIVER OVER ITS
BANKS IN SOUTHINGTON.
0810 PM NORTH PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER
SPILLING OVER ITS BANKS
FLOODING LOW LYING
SECTIONS FROM SMITHFIELD
INTO NORTH PROVIDENCE.
0820 PM RICHMOND ARPT RI 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER IN THE CLEARVIEW
SECTION OF RICHMOND.Local storm report, Jun 30, 9:22 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...TIME OF LAST REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
922 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0930 AM STOUGHTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 NORFOLK WESTWOOD BROOK SPILLING
OVER ITS BANKS
1045 AM STOUGHTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 NORFOLK WESTWOOD BROOK 5 FEET OUT
OF BANK.
1200 PM CUMBERLAND RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE SMALL STREAMS IN
FLOOD...ROADS WASHED OUT
AND MANHOLE COVERS BEING
LIFTED UP FROM TORRENTIAL
RAINS AND RUNOFF.
1210 PM MANSFIELD MA FLOODING
06/30/98 BRISTOL ROADS
IMPASSABLE...UNDERPASSES
TO ROUTE 106 AND NORTH
MAIN STREETS IMPASSABLE
WITH WATER SEVERAL FEET
DEEP.
0100 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE PONAGANSET RIVER HAS RISEN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BASED ON
GAGE REPORT.
0115 PM ATTLEBORO MA FLOODING
06/30/98 BRISTOL 10 MILE RIVER REPORTED OUT
OF ITS BANKS FLOODING A
NEARBY ROAD.
0200 PM LINCOLN RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE TRIBUTARIES TO THE
BLACKSTONE RIVER ARE IN
FLOOD AFFECTING NEARBY
HOMES.
0230 PM BROCKTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 PLYMOUTH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG
BELMONT AVENUE.
EVACUATION OF LOCAL
RESIDENTS IS BEING
CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME.
0230 PM PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE LOUISQUISSET RIVER
REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0610 PM SOUTHINGTON CT FLOODING
06/30/98 HARTFORD QUINNIPIAC RIVER OVER ITS
BANKS IN SOUTHINGTON.
0810 PM NORTH PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER
SPILLING OVER ITS BANKS
FLOODING LOW LYING
SECTIONS FROM SMITHFIELD
INTO NORTH PROVIDENCE.
0920 PM RICHMOND ARPT RI 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER IN THE CLEARVIEW
SECTION OF RICHMOND.Local storm report, Jun 30, 9:22 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
922 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0930 AM STOUGHTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 NORFOLK WESTWOOD BROOK SPILLING
OVER ITS BANKS
1045 AM STOUGHTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 NORFOLK WESTWOOD BROOK 5 FEET OUT
OF BANK.
1200 PM CUMBERLAND RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE SMALL STREAMS IN
FLOOD...ROADS WASHED OUT
AND MANHOLE COVERS BEING
LIFTED UP FROM TORRENTIAL
RAINS AND RUNOFF.
1210 PM MANSFIELD MA FLOODING
06/30/98 BRISTOL ROADS
IMPASSABLE...UNDERPASSES
TO ROUTE 106 AND NORTH
MAIN STREETS IMPASSABLE
WITH WATER SEVERAL FEET
DEEP.
0100 PM FOSTER RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE PONAGANSET RIVER HAS RISEN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BASED ON
GAGE REPORT.
0115 PM ATTLEBORO MA FLOODING
06/30/98 BRISTOL 10 MILE RIVER REPORTED OUT
OF ITS BANKS FLOODING A
NEARBY ROAD.
0200 PM LINCOLN RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE TRIBUTARIES TO THE
BLACKSTONE RIVER ARE IN
FLOOD AFFECTING NEARBY
HOMES.
0230 PM BROCKTON MA FLOODING
06/30/98 PLYMOUTH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG
BELMONT AVENUE.
EVACUATION OF LOCAL
RESIDENTS IS BEING
CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME.
0230 PM PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE LOUISQUISSET RIVER
REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0610 PM SOUTHINGTON CT FLOODING
06/30/98 HARTFORD QUINNIPIAC RIVER OVER ITS
BANKS IN SOUTHINGTON.
0810 PM NORTH PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER
SPILLING OVER ITS BANKS
FLOODING LOW LYING
SECTIONS FROM SMITHFIELD
INTO NORTH PROVIDENCE.
0820 PM RICHMOND ARPT RI 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER IN THE CLEARVIEW
SECTION OF RICHMOND.Local storm report, Jun 30, 9:28 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
928 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0610 PM SOUTHINGTON CT FLOODING
06/30/98 HARTFORD QUINNIPIAC RIVER OVER ITS
BANKS IN SOUTHINGTON.
0810 PM NORTH PROVIDENCE RI FLOODING
06/30/98 PROVIDENCE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER
SPILLING OVER ITS BANKS
FLOODING LOW LYING
SECTIONS FROM SMITHFIELD
INTO NORTH PROVIDENCE.
0820 PM RICHMOND ARPT RI 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER IN THE CLEARVIEW
SECTION OF RICHMOND.
0919 PM RICHMOND ARPT RI 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTER IN RICHMOND
0920 PM EXETER RI .75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
SPOTTERLocal storm report, Jun 30, 9:36 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
936 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0935 PM NORTH KINGSTOWN RI .75 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTERLocal storm report, Jun 30, 9:46 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
946 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0945 PM BARRINGTON RI .88 INCH HAIL
06/30/98 BRISTOL REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 9:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 11 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 10:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 10 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 1998Every severe thunderstorm 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.