Alert archive / Massachusetts / Special Marine Warnings in 2002
Special Marine Warning 63, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Jul 23, 2002, 5:57 PM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2002, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2002, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Jul 23, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION..UPDATED.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 413 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002 ...MANY TREES DOWN IN EXTENSIVE SERIOUS SVR WX EVENT PTNS OF SNE THIS AFTN... ZONES AND CLARING STMT SHORTLY. SEE PRIOR DISC FOR THE FUTURE. .BOX... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE...SCA FOR ALL WATERS. DRAG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 12:30 PM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>021-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>007-231900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1230 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND UNTIL 7 PM EDT... THE EXCEPTION BEING SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE NO WATCH EXISTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH A LARGE SECTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM...CAUSING POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND LIGHTNING INDUCED POWER OUTAGES. THE WATCH COVERS THE INCREASED RISK OF SEVERAL STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND OR LARGE HAIL IN A FEW COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS AS FOLLOWS...IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM...IN NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS ALONG ROUTE 2 INCLUDING GREENFIELD...FITCHBURG...THE MERRIMACK VALLEY BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM...THEN ALONG THE MASS TURNPIKE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WORCESTER AND BOSTON BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM...THEN FROM HARTFORD...TO WILLIMANTIC...PROVIDENCE...SMITHFIELD...TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. FINALLY THE THREAT FOR ANY REMAINING INTENSE AND GUSTY STORMS WILL REACH SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING WESTERLY...NEWPORT... AND NEW BEDFORD SOMETIME BETWEEN 7 AND 930 PM. WHILE STORMS MAY NOT BE SEVERE WHEN THEY REACH THE COASTAL WATERS... MARINERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING SKIES DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALMOST CERTAIN FOR A FEW PORTIONS OF THIS AREA...ESPECIALLY FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO BOSTON HARBOR...PLYMOUTH AND CAPE COD BAY. STAY COOL ON THIS UNUSUALLY HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON AS THE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH NEAR 95 DEGREE TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE IT FEEL MORE LIKE 100 TO 105 BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE.0 SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OR SKIES BECOME THREATENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND INFORMATION AS THE WEATHER DEVELOPS. SPOTTERS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO BE PREPARED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. DRAG
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 12:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>021-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>007-231900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..UPDATED FOR S CT WATCH.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1245 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND UNTIL 7 PM EDT... THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE NO WATCH EXISTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH A LARGE SECTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM...CAUSING POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND LIGHTNING INDUCED POWER OUTAGES. THE WATCH COVERS THE INCREASED RISK OF SEVERAL STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND OR LARGE HAIL IN A FEW COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS AS FOLLOWS...IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM...IN NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS ALONG ROUTE 2 INCLUDING GREENFIELD...FITCHBURG...THE MERRIMACK VALLEY BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM...THEN ALONG THE MASS TURNPIKE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WORCESTER AND BOSTON BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM...THEN FROM HARTFORD...TO WILLIMANTIC...PROVIDENCE...SMITHFIELD...TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. FINALLY THE THREAT FOR ANY REMAINING INTENSE AND GUSTY STORMS WILL REACH SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING WESTERLY...NEWPORT... AND NEW BEDFORD SOMETIME BETWEEN 7 AND 930 PM. WHILE STORMS MAY NOT BE SEVERE WHEN THEY REACH THE COASTAL WATERS... MARINERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING SKIES DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALMOST CERTAIN FOR A FEW PORTIONS OF THIS AREA...ESPECIALLY FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO BOSTON HARBOR...PLYMOUTH AND CAPE COD BAY. STAY COOL ON THIS UNUSUALLY HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON AS THE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH NEAR 95 DEGREE TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE IT FEEL MORE LIKE 100 TO 105 BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE.0 SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OR SKIES BECOME THREATENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND INFORMATION AS THE WEATHER DEVELOPS. SPOTTERS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO BE PREPARED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. DRAG
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
CTZ002-003-232045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002 AT 400 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLINGTON TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDOVER TO 3 MILES EAST OF SOUTHINGTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MARLBOROUGH...HEBRON AND COLUMBIA AROUND 420 PM BELK/FRANKLIN
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 115 min | |
| Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 96 min | |
| Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 96 min | |
| Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 96 min | |
| Jul 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 96 min | |
| Jul 23, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 95 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 95 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 95 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 95 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 94 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 94 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 94 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr |
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Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2002Every special marine warning in 2002
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.