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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

September 17, 1999Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 17, 1999, 2:56 AM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 9 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
Sep 17, 1999, 2:56 AM EDT (06:56 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 1999, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Whole counties

County Capitol Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 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 nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 1999-09-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 1999-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
385 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
256 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 KBOX 170700
FFWBOS
CTC003-171600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
256 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS FOR...
  HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT
    INCLUDING BRISTOL AND SOUTHINGTON

* UNTIL NOON EDT.

* AT 255 AM EDT...THE QUINNIPIAC RIVER CONTINUED TO RISE WELL ABOVE
  FLOOD STAGE.  AT 250 AM THE RIVER WAS AT 6.5 FEET AND CONTINUING
  TO CLIMB.  IT SHOULD CREST DURING THE MORNING BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7  
  FEET.  

MAJOR TO SEVERE FLOODING CONTINUED IN SOUTHINGTON ALONG THE 
QUINNIPIAC RIVER AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT LIKELY TO IMPROVE UNTIL 
LATER TODAY.  THE FLOOD WARNING IS BEING EXTENDED.  DAMAGE IS 
WIDESPREAD AND FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO INUNDATE AREAS THIS 
MORNING.

OTHER SMALLER STREAMS INCLUDING BURLINGTON BROOK WERE STILL ABOVE 
FLOOD STAGE BUT HAD CRESTED. 

THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED FLOOD EVENT. IF YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR HOME DO
SO QUICKLY. BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG ANY MEDICATION THAT YOU WILL NEED.
SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS.

$$
VALLEE

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.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 16, 9:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 9:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
955 PM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

TROPICAL STORM FLOYD APPRS TO BE HEADING ACROS LONG IS SOUND TWD SRN
CT PRBLY TWD BDR.  CURRENTLY APPRS TO BE ON A TRACK ACRS NERN
CT.  PCPN BRK UP SHWR SQUALLS OVR SERN PTN OF FCST AREA IN THE SELY
FLO.  SOME OF THESE HAVE PRODUCED VERY STG WND GUSTS. THERE HAS BEEN
QUITE A FEW RPTS OF LOCALIZED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.  ACRS NE PTN
OF FCST AREA PCPN HAS BEEN STEADIER AND HVYR.  SML STREAMS FLOODING
IN NWRN MA AT THIS TIME. EXPC CONTD WND GUSTS SPCLY ACRS HIR TRRN OF
DAMAGING PROPORTIONS AS CNTR OF FLOYD CONTS NEWD ACRS SNE. FLOODING
PRBLY LESS OF A THREAT EXCP FOR LCL STREETS SE SIDE OF TRACK.

CONVERGENCE OF TROPICAL AIR IN SELY FLO ACRS THE SERN PTN OF THE FA
WITH COOLER AMS IN NELY FLO OVR THE NERN PTN APPRS TO BE SETTING UP
LOW LVL FNT.  LIFT ACRS THIS COOLER AMS DUE IN PART TO THE HVYR
RAIN NW.  FLOYD WL PRBLY TEND TO FOLLOW THIS LOW LVL DISCONTINUITY.

STG GRAD REAR SIDE OF FLOYD SUGGESTS CONTD WND UNTIL CNTRL OFFSHR TO
NE.  SO WRNGS CONTG THRU TNGT, BUT WL PRBLY BE DOWNGRADED TO WND
ADVYS FRI MRNG.  LOTS OF MOISTURE BACK SIDE AS WELL AND DO NOT EXCP
CLRG UNTIL AFTN AS UPR TROF APCHS AND CAA MOVS ACRS.  NEGATIVE
OMEGA STARTING BY FRI MRNG WHICH SHUD START DRYING ALF AND STOP PCPN
EARLY.

.BOX...FFA...THRU FRI...ALL ZONES.
       FLW MAC011.
       TROPICAL STORM WARNING...ALL COASTAL ZONES
       HIGH WIND WARNING...TONIGHT...MAZ004-005-010>014-017-018-
       RIZ001-003-CTZ002>004

DMH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
1025 PM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

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

0540 PM    SOUTHINGTON               CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          BASED ON GAUGE OBSERVATION.

0623 PM    WESTERLY                  RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUT...REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0629 PM    TISBURY                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   DUKES                          WIRES DOWN AND OAK TREES
                                          KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND.
                                          REPORTED BY MARTHA/S
                                          VINEYARD POLICE DEPT.

0640 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIRES DOWN...PER AMATUER
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    PALMER                    MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING A ROAD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0646 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ON WIRE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       SMALL STREAM HAS RISEN
                                          INTO BACKYARDS NEAR DOWD
                                          AVENUE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0700 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     2 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES
                                          DOWN ON I-295...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0730 PM    BURLINGTON                CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       BURLINGTON BROOK OVER ITS
                                          BANKS...PER GAUGE
                                          OBSERVATION.

0737 PM    NORTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      POWER LINES DOWN.

0750 PM    GARDNER                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0755 PM    FITCHBURG                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      POWER LINES DOWN.  CARS
                                          DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES...
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0757 PM    ATHOL                     MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      THREE 6-INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          DOWN...PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0810 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING AMOSTOWN RD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    GREENFIELD                MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       LARGE TREES DOWNED ON
                                          RT. 2 BETWEEN GREENFIELD
                                          AND SHELBURNE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0815 PM    FAIRHAVEN                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        MEASURED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
                                          AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        MUDSLIDE WASHED OUT
                                          EAST MTN ROAD PER LOCAL EMA

0825 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          ON ALICE AVE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0830 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
                                          ROUTE 20...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0840 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG WEST BRANCH
                                          AND MAINSTEM WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER ALONG ROUTE 20...PER
                                          LOCAL EMA.

0845 PM    LEVERETT                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       SAWMILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0855 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN AND THROUGH
                                          ROOF OF A HOUSE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0900 PM    GRANVILLE                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAM FLOODING AT
                                          RT 57 AND RT 189 FLOODING
                                          A HOME NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
                                          TRUMBLE...SEYMOUR AND
                                          DICKERSON BROOKS...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG PEARL AND
                                          JOHNSON BROOKS.  U.S. ROUTE
                                          10 AND 202 WERE CLOSED ALONG
                                          WITH KLAUSE ANDERSON ROAD.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      FLOODING ALONG WEST
                                          BRANCH OF THE WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER CLOSING ROUTE 20.
                                          PER AMATUER RADIO.

0945 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   FLOODING
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          ON GLADSTONE STREET...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0950 PM    NEW BEDFORD               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...PER
                                          HURRICANE BARRIER DIRECTOR.

0950 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAMS NEAR GOOSEBERRY
                                          FARMS IN FLOOD...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0951 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   CHESHIRE                       SIX 5-INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1000 PM    OAK BLUFFS                MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   DUKES                          OVERWASH HAS CAUSED THE
                                          POLICE TO CLOSE THE ROAD AT
                                          STATE BEACH BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS
                                          AND EDGARTOWN.  REPORTED BY
                                          MARTHA/S VINEYARD EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

FIELD/VALLEE
Local storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED 840 PM WESTFIELD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
1025 PM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

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

0540 PM    SOUTHINGTON               CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          BASED ON GAUGE OBSERVATION.

0623 PM    WESTERLY                  RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUT...REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0629 PM    TISBURY                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   DUKES                          WIRES DOWN AND OAK TREES
                                          KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND.
                                          REPORTED BY MARTHA/S
                                          VINEYARD POLICE DEPT.

0640 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIRES DOWN...PER AMATUER
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    PALMER                    MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING A ROAD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0646 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ON WIRE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       SMALL STREAM HAS RISEN
                                          INTO BACKYARDS NEAR DOWD
                                          AVENUE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0700 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     2 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES
                                          DOWN ON I-295...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0730 PM    BURLINGTON                CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       BURLINGTON BROOK OVER ITS
                                          BANKS...PER GAUGE
                                          OBSERVATION.

0737 PM    NORTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      POWER LINES DOWN.

0750 PM    GARDNER                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0755 PM    FITCHBURG                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      POWER LINES DOWN.  CARS
                                          DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES...
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0757 PM    ATHOL                     MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      THREE 6-INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          DOWN...PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0810 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING AMOSTOWN RD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    GREENFIELD                MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       LARGE TREES DOWNED ON
                                          RT. 2 BETWEEN GREENFIELD
                                          AND SHELBURNE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0815 PM    FAIRHAVEN                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        MEASURED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
                                          AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        MUDSLIDE WASHED OUT
                                          EAST MTN ROAD PER LOCAL EMA

0825 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          ON ALICE AVE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0830 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
                                          ROUTE 20...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0840 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 20
                                          DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF DOWN
                                          HILLSIDE.
                                          *CORRECTED REPORT

0845 PM    LEVERETT                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       SAWMILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0855 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN AND THROUGH
                                          ROOF OF A HOUSE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0900 PM    GRANVILLE                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAM FLOODING AT
                                          RT 57 AND RT 189 FLOODING
                                          A HOME NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
                                          TRUMBLE...SEYMOUR AND
                                          DICKERSON BROOKS...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG PEARL AND
                                          JOHNSON BROOKS.  U.S. ROUTE
                                          10 AND 202 WERE CLOSED ALONG
                                          WITH KLAUSE ANDERSON ROAD.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      FLOODING ALONG WEST
                                          BRANCH OF THE WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER CLOSING ROUTE 20.
                                          PER AMATUER RADIO.

0945 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   FLOODING
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          ON GLADSTONE STREET...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0950 PM    NEW BEDFORD               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...PER
                                          HURRICANE BARRIER DIRECTOR.

0950 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAMS NEAR GOOSEBERRY
                                          FARMS IN FLOOD...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0951 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   CHESHIRE                       SIX 5-INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1000 PM    OAK BLUFFS                MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   DUKES                          OVERWASH HAS CAUSED THE
                                          POLICE TO CLOSE THE ROAD AT
                                          STATE BEACH BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS
                                          AND6 EDGARTOWN.  REPORTED BY
                                          MARTHA/S VINEYARD EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

FIELD/VALLEE
Local storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED 840 PM WESTFIELD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
1025 PM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

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

0540 PM    SOUTHINGTON               CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          BASED ON GAUGE OBSERVATION.

0623 PM    WESTERLY                  RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUT...REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0629 PM    TISBURY                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   DUKES                          WIRES DOWN AND OAK TREES
                                          KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND.
                                          REPORTED BY MARTHA/S
                                          VINEYARD POLICE DEPT.

0640 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIRES DOWN...PER AMATUER
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    PALMER                    MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING A ROAD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0646 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ON WIRE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       SMALL STREAM HAS RISEN
                                          INTO BACKYARDS NEAR DOWD
                                          AVENUE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0700 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     2 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES
                                          DOWN ON I-295...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0730 PM    BURLINGTON                CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       BURLINGTON BROOK OVER ITS
                                          BANKS...PER GAUGE
                                          OBSERVATION.

0737 PM    NORTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      POWER LINES DOWN.

0750 PM    GARDNER                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0755 PM    FITCHBURG                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      POWER LINES DOWN.  CARS
                                          DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES...
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0757 PM    ATHOL                     MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      THREE 6-INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          DOWN...PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0810 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING AMOSTOWN RD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    GREENFIELD                MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       LARGE TREES DOWNED ON
                                          RT. 2 BETWEEN GREENFIELD
                                          AND SHELBURNE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0815 PM    FAIRHAVEN                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        MEASURED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
                                          AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        MUDSLIDE WASHED OUT
                                          EAST MTN ROAD PER LOCAL EMA

0825 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          ON ALICE AVE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0830 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
                                          ROUTE 20...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0840 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 20
                                          DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF DOWN
                                          HILLSIDE.
                                          *CORRECTED REPORT

0845 PM    LEVERETT                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       SAWMILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0855 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN AND THROUGH
                                          ROOF OF A HOUSE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0900 PM    GRANVILLE                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAM FLOODING AT
                                          RT 57 AND RT 189 FLOODING
                                          A HOME NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
                                          TRUMBLE...SEYMOUR AND
                                          DICKERSON BROOKS...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG PEARL AND
                                          JOHNSON BROOKS.  U.S. ROUTE
                                          10 AND 202 WERE CLOSED ALONG
                                          WITH KLAUSE ANDERSON ROAD.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      FLOODING ALONG WEST
                                          BRANCH OF THE WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER CLOSING ROUTE 20.
                                          PER AMATUER RADIO.

0945 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   FLOODING
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          ON GLADSTONE STREET...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0950 PM    NEW BEDFORD               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...PER
                                          HURRICANE BARRIER DIRECTOR.

0950 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAMS NEAR GOOSEBERRY
                                          FARMS IN FLOOD...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0951 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   CHESHIRE                       SIX 5-INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1000 PM    OAK BLUFFS                MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   DUKES                          OVERWASH HAS CAUSED THE
                                          POLICE TO CLOSE THE ROAD AT
                                          STATE BEACH BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS
                                          AND6 EDGARTOWN.  REPORTED BY
                                          MARTHA/S VINEYARD EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

FIELD/VALLEE
Local storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
1025 PM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

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

0540 PM    SOUTHINGTON               CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          BASED ON GAUGE OBSERVATION.

0623 PM    WESTERLY                  RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUT...REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0629 PM    TISBURY                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   DUKES                          WIRES DOWN AND OAK TREES
                                          KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND.
                                          REPORTED BY MARTHA/S
                                          VINEYARD POLICE DEPT.

0640 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIRES DOWN...PER AMATUER
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    PALMER                    MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING A ROAD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0646 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ON WIRE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       SMALL STREAM HAS RISEN
                                          INTO BACKYARDS NEAR DOWD
                                          AVENUE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0700 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     2 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES
                                          DOWN ON I-295...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0730 PM    BURLINGTON                CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       BURLINGTON BROOK OVER ITS
                                          BANKS...PER GAUGE
                                          OBSERVATION.

0737 PM    NORTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      POWER LINES DOWN.

0750 PM    GARDNER                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0755 PM    FITCHBURG                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      POWER LINES DOWN.  CARS
                                          DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES...
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0757 PM    ATHOL                     MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      THREE 6-INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          DOWN...PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0810 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING AMOSTOWN RD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    GREENFIELD                MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       LARGE TREES DOWNED ON
                                          RT. 2 BETWEEN GREENFIELD
                                          AND SHELBURNE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0815 PM    FAIRHAVEN                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        MEASURED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
                                          AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        MUDSLIDE WASHED OUT
                                          EAST MTN ROAD PER LOCAL EMA

0825 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          ON ALICE AVE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0830 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
                                          ROUTE 20...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0840 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG WEST BRANCH
                                          AND MAINSTEM WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER ALONG ROUTE 20...PER
                                          LOCAL EMA.

0845 PM    LEVERETT                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       SAWMILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0855 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN AND THROUGH
                                          ROOF OF A HOUSE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0900 PM    GRANVILLE                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAM FLOODING AT
                                          RT 57 AND RT 189 FLOODING
                                          A HOME NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
                                          TRUMBLE...SEYMOUR AND
                                          DICKERSON BROOKS...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG PEARL AND
                                          JOHNSON BROOKS.  U.S. ROUTE
                                          10 AND 202 WERE CLOSED ALONG
                                          WITH KLAUSE ANDERSON ROAD.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      FLOODING ALONG WEST
                                          BRANCH OF THE WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER CLOSING ROUTE 20.
                                          PER AMATUER RADIO.

0945 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   FLOODING
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          ON GLADSTONE STREET...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0950 PM    NEW BEDFORD               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...PER
                                          HURRICANE BARRIER DIRECTOR.

0950 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAMS NEAR GOOSEBERRY
                                          FARMS IN FLOOD...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0951 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   CHESHIRE                       SIX 5-INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1000 PM    OAK BLUFFS                MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   DUKES                          OVERWASH HAS CAUSED THE
                                          POLICE TO CLOSE THE ROAD AT
                                          STATE BEACH BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS
                                          AND EDGARTOWN.  REPORTED BY
                                          MARTHA/S VINEYARD EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

FIELD/VALLEE
Local storm report, Sep 17, 12:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
1215 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 1999

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

0540 PM    SOUTHINGTON               CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          BASED ON GAUGE OBSERVATION.

0623 PM    WESTERLY                  RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUT...REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0629 PM    TISBURY                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   DUKES                          WIRES DOWN AND OAK TREES
                                          KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND.
                                          REPORTED BY MARTHA/S
                                          VINEYARD POLICE DEPT.

0640 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIRES DOWN...PER AMATUER
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    PALMER                    MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING A ROAD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0646 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ON WIRE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       SMALL STREAM HAS RISEN
                                          INTO BACKYARDS NEAR DOWD
                                          AVENUE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0700 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     2 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES
                                          DOWN ON I-295...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0730 PM    BURLINGTON                CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       BURLINGTON BROOK OVER ITS
                                          BANKS...PER GAUGE
                                          OBSERVATION.

0737 PM    NORTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      POWER LINES DOWN.

0750 PM    GARDNER                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0755 PM    FITCHBURG                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      POWER LINES DOWN.  CARS
                                          DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES...
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0757 PM    ATHOL                     MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      THREE 6-INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          DOWN...PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0800 PM    CHICOPEE                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        ROAD WASHED OUT...REPORTED
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0810 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING AMOSTOWN RD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    GREENFIELD                MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       LARGE TREES DOWNED ON
                                          RT. 2 BETWEEN GREENFIELD
                                          AND SHELBURNE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0815 PM    FAIRHAVEN                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        MEASURED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
                                          AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        MUDSLIDE WASHED OUT
                                          EAST MTN ROAD PER LOCAL EMA

0825 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          ON ALICE AVE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0830 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        PADANARAM BRIDGE CLOSED
                                          DUE TO SPLASHOVER.
                                          REPORT PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0830 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
                                          ROUTE 20...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0840 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 20
                                          DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF DOWN
                                          HILLSIDE.
                                          *CORRECTED REPORT

0845 PM    LEVERETT                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       SAWMILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0855 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN AND THROUGH
                                          ROOF OF A HOUSE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0900 PM    GRANVILLE                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAM FLOODING AT
                                          RT 57 AND RT 189 FLOODING
                                          A HOME NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
                                          TRUMBLE...SEYMOUR AND
                                          DICKERSON BROOKS...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG PEARL AND
                                          JOHNSON BROOKS.  U.S. ROUTE
                                          10 AND 202 WERE CLOSED ALONG
                                          WITH KLAUSE ANDERSON ROAD.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0904 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      BRIDGE WASHED OUT AT
                                          LOVEFIELD STREET.  REPORT
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0900 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      FLOODING ALONG WEST
                                          BRANCH OF THE WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER CLOSING ROUTE 20.
                                          PER AMATUER RADIO.

0945 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   FLOODING
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          ON GLADSTONE STREET...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0950 PM    NEW BEDFORD               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...PER
                                          HURRICANE BARRIER DIRECTOR.

0950 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAMS NEAR GOOSEBERRY
                                          FARMS IN FLOOD...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0951 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   CHESHIRE                       SIX 5-INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0955 PM    PLYMOUTH                  MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PLYMOUTH                       TREES DOWN...PER SPOTTER.

1000 PM    OAK BLUFFS                MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   DUKES                          OVERWASH HAS CAUSED THE
                                          POLICE TO CLOSE THE ROAD AT
                                          STATE BEACH BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS
                                          AND EDGARTOWN.  REPORTED BY
                                          MARTHA/S VINEYARD EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

1015 PM    CHICOPEE                  MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND LINES DOWN...PER
                                          SKYWARN SPOTTER.

1020 PM    BRISTOL                   CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       REPORT OF PEOPLE STUCK ON
                                          FLOODED ROADS AND BEING
                                          RESCUED VIA BOATS.  REPORT
                                          PER TV METEOROLOGIST.

1030 PM    CUMBERLAND                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     POWER LINES DOWNED...
                                          PER SPOTTER WHO HEARD ON
                                          SCANNER.

1035 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     15-INCH DIAMETER TREE TOOK
                                          DOWN A POWER POLE ON WILLOW
                                          STREET.  REPORT PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

1055 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 TO 10 INCH TREE DOWN AND
                                          WIRES DOWN.  ALSO A 15-INCH
                                          DIAMETER TREE DOWN BLOCKING
                                          ROAD AND DAMAGING A
                                          HOME ON TENTH AVENUE. REPORT
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1140 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        3 FOOT DIAMETER OAK TREE TOOK
                                          DOWN WIRES WHICH CAUSED MINOR
                                          ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME.  REPORT
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1145 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        9.00 INCHES OF RAIN IN
                                          SOUTHWICK SINCE MIDNIGHT
                                          PER EMA DIRECTOR.  HE SAYS
                                          THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY BROOK
                                          IN HAMPDEN COUNTY IS OUT OF
                                          ITS BANKS.
FIELD/VALLEE
Local storm report, Sep 17, 12:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
1215 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 1999

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

0540 PM    SOUTHINGTON               CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          BASED ON GAUGE OBSERVATION.

0623 PM    WESTERLY                  RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUT...REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0629 PM    TISBURY                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   DUKES                          WIRES DOWN AND OAK TREES
                                          KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND.
                                          REPORTED BY MARTHA/S
                                          VINEYARD POLICE DEPT.

0640 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIRES DOWN...PER AMATUER
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    PALMER                    MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING A ROAD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0646 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0646 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ON WIRE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0650 PM    CANTON                    CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       SMALL STREAM HAS RISEN
                                          INTO BACKYARDS NEAR DOWD
                                          AVENUE...PER SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTER.

0700 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     2 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES
                                          DOWN ON I-295...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0730 PM    BURLINGTON                CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       BURLINGTON BROOK OVER ITS
                                          BANKS...PER GAUGE
                                          OBSERVATION.

0737 PM    NORTHAMPTON               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      POWER LINES DOWN.

0750 PM    GARDNER                   MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0755 PM    FITCHBURG                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      POWER LINES DOWN.  CARS
                                          DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES...
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0757 PM    ATHOL                     MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   WORCESTER                      THREE 6-INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          DOWN...PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0800 PM    CHICOPEE                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        ROAD WASHED OUT...REPORTED
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0810 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
                                          BLOCKING AMOSTOWN RD...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    GREENFIELD                MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       LARGE TREES DOWNED ON
                                          RT. 2 BETWEEN GREENFIELD
                                          AND SHELBURNE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0815 PM    FAIRHAVEN                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        MEASURED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
                                          AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0815 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        MUDSLIDE WASHED OUT
                                          EAST MTN ROAD PER LOCAL EMA

0825 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          ON ALICE AVE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0830 PM    DARTMOUTH                 MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        PADANARAM BRIDGE CLOSED
                                          DUE TO SPLASHOVER.
                                          REPORT PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0830 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
                                          ROUTE 20...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0840 PM    WESTFIELD                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 20
                                          DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF DOWN
                                          HILLSIDE.
                                          *CORRECTED REPORT

0845 PM    LEVERETT                  MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   FRANKLIN                       SAWMILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0855 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        LARGE TREE DOWN AND THROUGH
                                          ROOF OF A HOUSE...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0900 PM    GRANVILLE                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAM FLOODING AT
                                          RT 57 AND RT 189 FLOODING
                                          A HOME NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
                                          TRUMBLE...SEYMOUR AND
                                          DICKERSON BROOKS...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0900 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        FLOODING ALONG PEARL AND
                                          JOHNSON BROOKS.  U.S. ROUTE
                                          10 AND 202 WERE CLOSED ALONG
                                          WITH KLAUSE ANDERSON ROAD.
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0904 PM    EASTHAMPTON               MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      BRIDGE WASHED OUT AT
                                          LOVEFIELD STREET.  REPORT
                                          PER SKYWARN SPOTTER.

0900 PM    RUSSELL                   MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPSHIRE                      FLOODING ALONG WEST
                                          BRANCH OF THE WESTFIELD
                                          RIVER CLOSING ROUTE 20.
                                          PER AMATUER RADIO.

0945 PM    SMITHFIELD                RI   FLOODING
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER IN FLOOD
                                          ON GLADSTONE STREET...PER
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

0950 PM    NEW BEDFORD               MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   BRISTOL                        WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...PER
                                          HURRICANE BARRIER DIRECTOR.

0950 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        SMALL STREAMS NEAR GOOSEBERRY
                                          FARMS IN FLOOD...PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

0951 PM    JAFFREY                   NH   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   CHESHIRE                       SIX 5-INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

0955 PM    PLYMOUTH                  MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PLYMOUTH                       TREES DOWN...PER SPOTTER.

1000 PM    OAK BLUFFS                MA   COASTAL FLOODING
09/16/99   DUKES                          OVERWASH HAS CAUSED THE
                                          POLICE TO CLOSE THE ROAD AT
                                          STATE BEACH BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS
                                          AND EDGARTOWN.  REPORTED BY
                                          MARTHA/S VINEYARD EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

1015 PM    CHICOPEE                  MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        TREES AND LINES DOWN...PER
                                          SKYWARN SPOTTER.

1020 PM    BRISTOL                   CT   FLOODING
09/16/99   HARTFORD                       REPORT OF PEOPLE STUCK ON
                                          FLOODED ROADS AND BEING
                                          RESCUED VIA BOATS.  REPORT
                                          PER TV METEOROLOGIST.

1030 PM    CUMBERLAND                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     POWER LINES DOWNED...
                                          PER SPOTTER WHO HEARD ON
                                          SCANNER.

1035 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     15-INCH DIAMETER TREE TOOK
                                          DOWN A POWER POLE ON WILLOW
                                          STREET.  REPORT PER AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

1055 PM    WOONSOCKET                RI   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   PROVIDENCE                     8 TO 10 INCH TREE DOWN AND
                                          WIRES DOWN.  ALSO A 15-INCH
                                          DIAMETER TREE DOWN BLOCKING
                                          ROAD AND DAMAGING A
                                          HOME ON TENTH AVENUE. REPORT
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1140 PM    WEST SPRINGFIELD          MA   NON TSTM WINDS
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        3 FOOT DIAMETER OAK TREE TOOK
                                          DOWN WIRES WHICH CAUSED MINOR
                                          ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME.  REPORT
                                          PER AMATEUR RADIO.

1145 PM    SOUTHWICK                 MA   FLOODING
09/16/99   HAMPDEN                        9.00 INCHES OF RAIN IN
                                          SOUTHWICK SINCE MIDNIGHT
                                          PER EMA DIRECTOR.  HE SAYS
                                          THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY BROOK
                                          IN HAMPDEN COUNTY IS OUT OF
                                          ITS BANKS.
FIELD/VALLEE

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 1999Every flash flood warning in 1999

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.