Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2004, 5:19 PM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2004, 5:19 PM EDT (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2004, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Capitol Planning Region, CT
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 1840 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KBOX 202119
SVRBOX
CTC003-202200-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
518 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST HARTFORD...NEWINGTON...NEW
BRITAIN...MANCHESTER...HARTFORD...EAST HARTFORD...BRISTOL
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BRISTOL...OR ABOUT NEAR WOLCOTT...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRISTOL AND SOUTHINGTON BY 525 PM EDT
PLAINVILLE BY 530 PM EDT
FARMINGTON BY 535 PM EDT
NEW BRITAIN AND BERLIN BY 540 PM EDT
NEWINGTON BY 545 PM EDT
WETHERSFIELD AND HARTFORD BY 550 PM EDT
DAMAGING WINDS UP WERE REPORTED IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY WITH THIS
STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 4182 7251 4180 7248 4168 7247 4164 7242
4159 7242 4159 7246 4165 7252 4163 7271
4158 7276 4157 7281 4156 7294 4164 7293
4166 7299 4174 7300
$$
BELK/DUNHAMWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 20, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 PM FRI AUG 20 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NORTHEAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS UNTIL 7 PM.... .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY COMING SOON && .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY MID RANGE ENSEMBLE FORECASTS IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SATURDAY EVENING. WILL KEEP LINGERING EVENING SHOWERS AND CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND DURING SATURDAY EVENING. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY...PROVIDING A DRIER AND COOLER DAY. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH MONDAY NIGHT. THE BEST VORTICITY ADVECTION...STRONGEST AND MOST FAVORABLE WIND FIELDS FOR DYNAMIC FORCING WILL CROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THERE WILL BE LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE FORECAST AREA BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THUS DID NOT MENTION CHANCE POPS AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE MIDWEEK PERIOD PROVIDING DRY AIR AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. LOW PRESSURE CROSSING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL SEND AN INITIAL SHORT WAVE (INSTABILITY BURST) WITH WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR BY FRIDAY. INCLUDED A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR DAY 7. && .AVIATION... COMING SOON .MARINE... IN THE LONGER TERM...SOUTHERLY SWELL UP TO 7 FT CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING...THOUGH THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON SUNDAY. OTHERWISE WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE... .SHORT TERM...DRAG .LONG TERM...STRAUSS
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 11:12 AM EDT, 6 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1112 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-211113- BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT- NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT- WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT- 1112 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EAST OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... THIS UPDATE IS TO UPGRADE THE RISK OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH WORCESTER... NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE RISK IS FOR DAMAGING WIND AND OR LARGE HAIL LATE TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY THROUGH WORCESTER COUNTY INTO NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS UP INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE (HFD-IJD-OWD-NZW NORTHWARD). BRIEF STREET FLOODING RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED... A COUPLE OF SPOTS MAY RECEIVE 3 INCHES IN 90 MINUTES. WE ARE EXPECTING THAT SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR IN AT LEAST TWO COUNTIES BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HEAT WILL BE THE DRIVER IN HARTFORD AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES MID OR LATE AFTERNOON...LOOKING FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM BETWEEN POUGHKEEPSIE AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY AROUND 3 PM. FURTHER NORTH A LONGER DURATION THREAT IS EXPECTED WITH A LATE AFTERNOON PULSE AND THEN POSSIBLY ANOTHER LATE THIS EVENING. SKYWARN ACTIVIATION IS ANTICIPATED FOR WITH A POSSIBLE OPERATOR REQUEST FOR THE OFFICE BEGINNING AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... LIKELY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED LATE TODAY AS DISCUSSED IN THE DAY ONE PORTION. DRAG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 20, 4:31 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
431 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0250 PM HAIL LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
0255 PM HAIL TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL DENTING CARS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES DOWN
0325 PM HAIL LOWELL 42.64N 71.32W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0428 PM HAIL WHATELY 42.45N 72.62W
08/20/2004 0.25 INCH FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
TLMSpecial weather statement, Aug 20, 4:31 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 431 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004 MAZ002-003-008-010-202100- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- 431 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004 AT 427 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO 3/4 INCH...NEAR WHATELY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF NORTHAMPTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAD 3/8 INCH HAIL IN WILLIAMSBURG...AND PEA SIZE HAIL IN WHATELY. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...LEVERETT AND MONTAGUE BY 440 PM EDT...SHUTESBURY AND WENDELL BY 450 PM EDT...NEW SALEM AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF ORANGE BY 500 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND.
Local storm report, Aug 20, 4:38 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
438 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0250 PM HAIL LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
0255 PM HAIL TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL DENTING CARS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES DOWN
0325 PM HAIL LOWELL 42.64N 71.32W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0428 PM HAIL WHATELY 42.45N 72.62W
08/20/2004 0.25 INCH FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0433 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
TLMSpecial weather statement, Aug 20, 4:59 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 459 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004 CTZ002-202200- HARTFORD CT- 459 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004 AT 457 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 20 MILES WEST OF BRISTOL...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW MILFORD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...BRISTOL AND PLAINVILLE BY 540 PM EDT...FARMINGTON AND NEWINGTON BY 550 PM EDT...WETHERSFIELD AND HARTFORD BY 600 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THIS STORM NOW IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY WAS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND.
Local storm report, Aug 20, 5:06 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
506 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHENDON 42.68N 72.04W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE AND SMALL TREES DOWN
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG FITCHBURG 42.59N 71.82W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA NEWSPAPER
THREE TREES DOWN. TIME OF OCCURRENCE ESTIMATED.
0250 PM HAIL LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0255 PM HAIL TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL DENTING CARS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES DOWN
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0325 PM HAIL LOWELL 42.64N 71.32W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0428 PM HAIL WHATELY 42.45N 72.62W
08/20/2004 0.25 INCH FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0433 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG CHESTERFIELD 42.40N 72.85W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TELEPHONE POLE AND TREES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG HADLEY 42.35N 72.58W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
12 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG SUNDERLAND 42.47N 72.58W
08/20/2004 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN.
0442 PM HAIL WILMINGTON 42.56N 71.17W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0445 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 2.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AIRPLANE PILOT
AIRLINE PILOT REPORTED AT GROUND LEVEL THAT THIS 2 INCH
DIAMETER HAIL LASTED 4 MINUTES. RELAYED BY FAA IN
BURLINGTON MA.
&&
TLMLocal storm report, Aug 20, 5:17 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
517 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHENDON 42.68N 72.04W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE AND SMALL TREES DOWN
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG FITCHBURG 42.59N 71.82W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA NEWSPAPER
THREE TREES DOWN. TIME OF OCCURRENCE ESTIMATED.
0250 PM HAIL LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0255 PM HAIL TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL DENTING CARS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES DOWN
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TWO TO FIVE INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN.
0325 PM HAIL LOWELL 42.64N 71.32W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0430 PM LIGHTNING TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LIGHTNING CAUSED HOUSE FIRES
0433 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG CHESTERFIELD 42.40N 72.85W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TELEPHONE POLE AND TREES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG SUNDERLAND 42.47N 72.58W
08/20/2004 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG HADLEY 42.35N 72.58W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
12 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TOWN
0442 PM HAIL WILMINGTON 42.56N 71.17W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0445 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 2.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AIRPLANE PILOT
AIRLINE PILOT REPORTED AT GROUND LEVEL THAT THIS 2 INCH
DIAMETER HAIL LASTED 4 MINUTES. RELAYED BY FAA IN
BURLINGTON MA.
&&
TLMNearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
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.