Alert archive / Rhode Island / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 17, 1999, 3:53 AM EDT for Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 8 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, 3:53 AM EDT (07:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 1999, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBOX 170754
FFWBOS
RIC003-007-171600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
353 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 1999
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS FOR...
NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND
INCLUDING WARWICK AND WEST WARWICK
SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND
INCLUDING CRANSTON AND SCITUATE
* UNTIL NOON EDT.
* AT 345 AM EDT...THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON WAS AT 9.4 FEET AND
CONTINUING TO RISE SLOWLY. THE RIVER SHOULD CREST LATER THIS MORNING
THEN FALL BACK BELOW ITS 9 FOOT FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE RIVER THIS
MORNING.
THE PAWTUXET RIVER IS A RATHER SLOW RESPONDING RIVER AND WILL TAKE
SEVERAL HOURS TO CREST THEN FALL BACK BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE. OTHER
SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE AND NORTHEAST KENT
COUNTIES HAVE RETURNED WITHIN THEIR BANKS AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU
ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE LOCATION BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
$$
VALLEEWhat 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 17, 3:39 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 3:39 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
339 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 1999
FLOYD IS NO LONGER TROPICAL...SO ALL TROP STORM WARNINGS WILL BE
CHANGED TO GALES AND HEAVY SURF ADVISORIES.
CENTER OF REMNANTS OF FLOYD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS SLOWED DOWN
CONSIDERABLY...AND IS ALONG THE MA/NH BORDER NNE OF ORH. HVY RAIN
HAS MOVED WELL NORTH OF FA ATTM...AND ONLY EXPECT SCT -SHRA TODAY.
MODELS HAVE FLOYD BECOMING ABSORBED INTO NEARBY TROF AND BECOMING A
CLOSED LOW OVR NEW ENGLAND LATER TODAY THEN GRAD MOVE INTO THE
MARITIMES SAT.
AFTER COORD WITH NHC...IT LOOKS LIKE TS WARNINGS WILL BE DROPPED
FROM MERRIMACK TO WATCH HILL.
INLAND...WIND ADV WILL BE IN EFFECT ALL AREAS WITH WINDS FCST TO BE
FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESP LATER TODAY WITH SIG
MIXING.
SEVERAL FLOOD AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT.
WIND...RAIN...AND CLDS MOVE OUT TNGT...AND SUNNY WX RETURNS SAT.
.BOX...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY ENTIRE COAST
WIND ADVISORY TODAY ALL ZONES
RIVER FLOOD WARNING FARMINGTON RIVER HARTFORD CO CT
FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS CTZ002
RIVER FLOOD WARNING WESTFIELD RIVER HAMPDEN CO MA
FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS RIZ002-004.
FRANKLINIn the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 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/VALLEELocal storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 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/VALLEELocal storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 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/VALLEELocal storm report, Sep 16, 10:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 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/VALLEELocal storm report, Sep 17, 12:15 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 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/VALLEELocal storm report, Sep 17, 12:15 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 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/VALLEENearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Rhode Island, 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.