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Special Marine Warning 76, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 2, 2002

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Aug 2, 2002, 4:45 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 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: Aug 2, 2002, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2002, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 21 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 Aug 2, 4:05 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 4:05 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
405 PM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

...ACTIVE CONVCTV EVENT THIS AFTN/EVE...

SGNFCNT INSTBLTY...LO LVL WIND DIR SHEAR AND PREFNTL TROF HELPING
TRIGGER ACTIVE CONVCTN WITH SVRL SVR CELLS THRU LG PART OF CWA.
BEST FOCUS ALNG AND W OF ORE-BED-SFZ-IJD LN.  HI PRECIP WATERS AND
TENDCY FOR FRONT TO SLOW SETS STAGE FOR HVY DWNPRS AS WELL...SPCLY N
CT AND RI WHERE MAY SEE ISOLD 2 INCH AMTS.

EXPECT CONVCTN TO PERSIST OVRNGT ALG S COAST GIVEN LO LVL MOIST CONVG
FM FRONT AND INSTBLTY JUST ABV SFC.

HAVE REDUCED CHC SHRA/TSTM SAT AFTN TO JUST S COAST...NR WHERE FNT
HANGS UP AND DISSIPATES.

PLAN TO GO DRY DAYS 3 - 7.  ALTHO MRF MAY BE A LTL TOO AMPLIFIED...
BOTH OPTNL RUN AND ENSEMBLES SUG SFC HI PRES DOMINATING WED AND THU.
ENSEMBLES SUG WK FRONT PSBL FRI 8/9...BUT SIGNATURE LOOKS WK AND
MID/UPR FLOW LOOKS TO BE DRY WNW...SO WILL KEEP FRI DRY FOR NOW.

MARINE...PUT SOME ENHANCED WORDING IN ZNS FOR TSTMS THIS EVE.
OTRW...QUIET GRAD WINDS.

.BOX...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

THOMPSON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 11:40 AM EDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:45 PM EDT, 3 hours before

MAZ002-003-021830-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
145 PM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

AT 144 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OVER COLRAIN...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE NEAR

  GREENFIELD AROUND 150 PM
  GILL AND DEERFIELD AROUND 155 PM
  MONTAGUE AROUND 200 PM
  WENDELL AND ERVING AROUND 205 PM
  NEW SALEM AROUND 210 PM

DUNHAM

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

CTZ002-MAZ004-005-009-011-012-021915-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
238 PM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

AT 234 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.  THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WESTMINSTER...HUNTINGTON...HUBBARDSTON AND FITCHBURG AROUND 245 PM
  TOWNSEND...TOLLAND...OAKHAM AND NEW BRAINTREE AROUND 250 PM
  RUSSELL AND PRINCETON AROUND 255 PM

BELK

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:20 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 2, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX	118 min
Aug 2, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX	118 min
Aug 2, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX	22 hr
Aug 2, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX	22 hr
Aug 2, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX	61 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2002 Every special marine warning in 2002

Sources

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