Alert archive / Connecticut / Flood Watches in 2006
Flood Watch 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at May 14, 2006, 3:18 PM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at May 15, 2006, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 100 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2006, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2006, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2006, 3:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 100 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KBOX 141918 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 318 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 CTZ002>004-150330- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0003.060515T2200Z-060516T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 318 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT... TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. * FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL OF 2 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN IN A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD. * AS FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT HARTFORD AND MIDDLETOWN CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THEY MAY GO INTO FLOOD BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...SO A RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. CURRENT FORECASTS HAVE HARTFORD REACHING 18.6 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH IS ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 16.0 FEET. FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLETOWN THE RIVER MAY REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 8.0 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE RIVER MAY REACH 11.0 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-150330- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060515T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 318 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SUFFOLK MA AND WESTERN NORFOLK MA IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH IN CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...EASTERN KENT RI AND WESTERN KENT RI IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * THE FLOODING ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THE NORTH SHORE AND EVACUATIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WORST TONIGHT. * OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING WAS ALREADY OCCURRING. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED FROM BOSTON AND INTO THE NORTH SHORE TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE THE LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION WORST. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED TONIGHT AND IF EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS PLEASE FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. * STORM TOTALS MAY REACH 15 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE. * ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS SEVERE AS WHAT IS OCCURRING ON THE NORTH SHORE. HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL THREE QUARTERS TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION TONIGHT. MOST OF THIS REGION IS ALREADY UNDER FLOOD WARNINGS SO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS OR AROUND BARRIERS AND REMEMBER WITH SUNSET IT WILL BE HARDER TO DETECT FLOODED ROADWAYS. AGAIN...THE NORTH SHORE IS EXPERIENCING MAJOR FLOODING AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR A PORTION OF THIS REGION AND SOME EVACUATIONS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IF ASKED TO EVACUATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ FRANK
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KBOX 150244 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 MAZ017>021-RIZ002>004-150345- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060515T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE HALF TO ONE INCH...WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. $$ MAZ004>007-012>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-151045- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060515T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL REMAIN POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT...RENEWED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AS MORE RAIN MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND FROM THE SOUTH. * HEAVY RAIN WHICH HAS BEEN FOCUSED FROM THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AND BOSTON AND EAST OF CAPE COD WILL SLOWLY EXPAND IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOULD ALSO SHIFT BACK TOWARD THE COAST...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AS FAR INLAND AS INTERSTATE 495. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 11 PM SUNDAY AND 8 AM MONDAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE BOSTON TO MANCHESTER CORRIDOR...WITH THE 3 INCH TOTALS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH AND NORTHERN ESSEX COUNTIES. TOTALS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED FARTHER TO THE WEST AND SOUTH. IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL MAY BRING THE BLACKSTONE RIVER INTO MINOR FLOOD AT WOONSOCKET AROUND NOON ON MONDAY. THERE MAY BE AN APPRECIABLE BREAK IN THE RAINFALL MONDAY FROM LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE MORE RAIN ARRIVES LATE IN THE DAY AND AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ CTZ002>004-151045- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.060515T2200Z-060516T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. * FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL OF 2 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN IN A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ JWD/DRAG
000 WGUS61 KBOX 150928 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 528 AM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 MAZ004>007-012>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-151730- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060515T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 528 AM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WORCESTER...IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...MIDDLESEX... NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK...IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...ESSEX...IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH...AND IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL REMAIN POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT... RENEWED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AS MORE RAIN MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND FROM THE SOUTH. MANY SWOLLEN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. * HEAVY RAIN WHICH HAS BEEN FOCUSED FROM THE MERRIMACK VALLEY TO JUST EAST OF CAPE COD...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THERE MAY BE AN APPRECIABLE BREAK IN THE RAINFALL MONDAY FROM LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE MORE RAIN ARRIVES LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ CTZ002>004-151730- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.060515T2200Z-060516T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 528 AM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL OF 2 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN IN A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG TRIBUTARIES OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS61 KBOX 151636 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1236 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 CTZ002>004-160045- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0003.060515T1800Z-060516T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1236 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * AN EXPANDING AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH AN HOUR MAY ACCOMPANY THIS ACTIVITY. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT RAINFALL OF AROUND 1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN 3 TO 6 HOURS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLOODING ON SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING. LATEST INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AT THIS POINT AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINS WOULD FALL. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AT LEAST ONE INCH OF NEW RAINFALL. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ MAZ004>007-012>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-152200- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060515T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1236 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SUFFOLK MA AND WESTERN NORFOLK MA IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON * RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN SWOLLEN FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. TWO PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE FIRST OF THESE EVENTS WILL OVERSPREAD RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. LOCALIZED RAINFALL FROM THIS COULD EXCEED 1 INCH WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. THIS COULD BE ENOUGH TO INDUCE NEW FLOODING IN AREAS WHERE RIVERS HAVE RECEDED BACK WITHIN THEIR BANKS. * ANOTHER PERIOD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL MAY AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND HEAD UP OVER THE REGION TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL FALL. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IN ESSEX AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES... MAJOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND URBAN FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS ESSEX AND PARTS OF EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. RIVERS IN THESE COUNTIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CREST UNTIL THIS EVENING. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON MAY SLOW THE RECESSION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TUESDAY COULD PRODUCE RENEWED FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. FOR MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES... SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES HAVE CRESTED THOUGH SOME REMAIN ABOVE THEIR FLOOD STAGES. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE ABERJONA RIVER. THIS RIVER REMAINS IN MAJOR FLOOD STATUS...THOUGH IT DID CREST VERY EARLY THIS MORNING AT AROUND 16.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IN WINCHESTER IS 13.0 FEET. WITH SOME ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE ABERJONA WILL REMAIN IN MAJOR FLOOD STATUS AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... ELSEWHERE...ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS WORCESTER COUNTY...SMALL STREAMS REMAIN SWOLLEN BUT BELOW FLOOD ELEVATIONS. FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD WOULD LEAD TO FLOODING. ALL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$
000 WGUS61 KBOX 151940 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 340 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 CTZ002>004-152045- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-060516T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 340 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN MORE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN WINDHAM COUNTY THIS EVENING AND THOUGH ANOTHER PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN IS LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING...LATEST FORECASTS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL WILL BE LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES MAY FALL ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT RAINFALL WOULD HAVE TO EXCEED 2 INCHES FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING TO OCCUR. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED. $$ NHZ011-152045- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060515T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE 340 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN MORE SCATTERED ACROSS CHESHIRE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND THOUGH ANOTHER PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN IS LIKELY TUESDAY...LATEST FORECASTS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL WILL BE LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50 TO 0.75 INCHES MAY FALL ACROSS CHESHIRE COUNTY ON TUESDAY...FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT RAINFALL WOULD HAVE TO REACH 2 INCHES FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING TO OCCUR. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED. $$ MAZ017-018-RIZ002>004-160345- /O.EXB.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060516T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 340 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA IN CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND... EASTERN KENT RI AND WESTERN KENT RI IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN SWOLLEN FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS BUT MOST REMAIN BELOW BANKFULL. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD TUESDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN BRISTOL AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN SMALL STREAM FLOODING. SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY 0.25 TO 0.40 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SPOTS. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING COASTAL STORM WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY...AND SHOULD BE ENDING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... SMALL STREAMS REMAIN SWOLLEN BUT BELOW FLOOD ELEVATIONS. FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT 1.4 TO 1.8 INCHES OF RAIN IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD WOULD LEAD TO FLOODING. ALL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ MAZ004>007-012>016-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-160345- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060516T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 340 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SUFFOLK MA AND WESTERN NORFOLK MA IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN SWOLLEN FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS BUT MOST ARE WITHIN THEIR BANKS. THE EXCEPTION IS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX COUNTY WHERE SMALL RIVERS HAVE CRESTED BUT WHERE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES...AND IN ESSEX AND EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES WHERE MODERATE TO MAJOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS AND WHERE SMALL RIVERS SHOULD CREST TONIGHT. * LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD TUESDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS COULD RESULT IN RENEWED SMALL STREAM FLOODING WHERE SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE RETURNED WITHIN THEIR BANKS...AND MAY DELAY THE FALL OF RIVERS IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WHERE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS ONGOING. SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SPOTS. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING COASTAL STORM WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY...AND SHOULD BE ENDING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. IN ESSEX AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...MAJOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND URBAN FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS ESSEX AND PARTS OF EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. RIVERS IN THESE COUNTIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CREST UNTIL THIS EVENING. FOR MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES... SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES HAVE CRESTED THOUGH SOME REMAIN ABOVE THEIR FLOOD STAGES. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE ABERJONA RIVER. THIS RIVER REMAINS IN MAJOR FLOOD STATUS...THOUGH IT DID CREST VERY EARLY THIS MORNING AT AROUND 16.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IN WINCHESTER IS 13.0 FEET. FOR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AND EAST MASSACHUSETTS... SMALL STREAMS REMAIN SWOLLEN BUT BELOW FLOOD ELEVATIONS. FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT 1.4 TO 1.8 INCHES OF RAIN IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD WOULD LEAD TO FLOODING. ALL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED ON TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at May 14, 2:55 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:55 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 255 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...MAJOR/LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION NOW OCCURRING ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE WITH GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THIS REGION... ...NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN SENT TO PEABODY FOR SOME EVACUATIONS... ...16 APARTMENTS BEING EVACUATED IN AMESBURY... ...PEABODY SQUARE IS UP TO 5 FEET OF WATER... ...AN ELDERLY COMPLEX IN PEABODY AND ONE IN GLOUCESTER ARE BEING EVACUATED .RAINFALL... SECOND WETTEST MAY ON RECORD FOR BOSTON. PLEASE SET CLIMATE SECTION THRU 2 PM TODAY... FOR THE 8 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS...PLEASE REFERENCE THE PNSBOX. ANOTHER PNS COMING OUT AS SOON AS WE CAN. SOME OTHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MIDDAY.. ANDOVER...9.85 INCHES WINTHROP...7.48 INCHES BEVERLY...7.38 INCHES MUCH MORE RAINFALL AND FLOODING REPORTS CAN BE FOUND IN OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND LOCAL STORM REPORT PRODUCTS. WEBENTRY... SEEKING NOW STP RAINFALLS 5 INCHES OR GREATER /FRI THRU SUN/ AND MONTH OF MAY STORM TOTALS 11 INCHES OR GREATER. THANK YOU. FRANK/DRAG && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... HAYDEN FRANK DELIVERS SHORTLY... && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... MAIN FOCUS THROUGH TUESDAY GIVEN MAJOR FLOOD EVENT NOW IN PROGRESS FOR NE MA AND PORTIONS SRN NH...WITH MAIN CONCERN WHETHER OR NOT RISK OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AFTER 12Z MONDAY. MODEL CONCENSUS...INCLUDING GFS AND LOCAL WRF...KEEPS NOSE OF LLJ POINTED TOWARD E MA...MAINLY NE MA UNTIL ABOUT 15Z MONDAY...AND THEN FINALLY LIFTS IT N. ADDITIONAL RAFL TOTALS FOR NE MA FROM 18Z SUNDAY TO 18Z MONDAY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SPOT AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 6 INCHES. ANTICIPATE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS BY 18Z MONDAY TO BE GENERALLY 10 TO 15 INCHES NE MA AND 5 TO 10 INCHES SURROUNDING PORTIONS OF SW NH...CENTRAL MA AND SE MA. BOS ITSELF WILL LIKELY EXCEED 10 INCHES BY 18Z MONDAY. ATTENTION THEN SHIFTS TO UPPER LOW FINALLY LIFTING OUT OF OH VALLEY LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LOOKS LIKE ISENTROPIC/OVERRUNNING RAIN REDEVELOPING WESTERN SECTIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY FOR A TIME MONDAY EVENING. NOTE GFS IS INDICATING A CORRIDOR OF K INDICES WELL ABOVE 30 AND TOTAL TOTALS WELL ABOVE 50 FOR MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS WESTERN CT AND BERKSHIRES. WITH STREAM FLOWS STILL RUNNING HIGH IN CT AND POTENTIAL FOR 2+ INCHES IN 3 TO 6 HOURS...WILL PUT UP A FLOOD WATCH FOR OUR NORTHERN CT COUNTIES OF HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM. THIS SHOULD MESH WITH OKX. ALSO...WILL FOLD RIVER WATCH FOR CT RIVER ALONG CT REACH INTO THIS WATCH. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAFL ANTICIPATED TO SPREAD OVER REST OF AREA MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ANOTHER LLJ THAT DEVELOPS/STRENGTHENS JUST OFFSHORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. THIS HAS BEEN PLACED A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE COAST WITH SUCCESSIVE RUNS...AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE...ALONG WITH A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME...MAY BRUSH EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY...WHERE THERE COULD BE A 3 HOUR OR SO SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AS SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED OVERRUNNING PATTERN LIFTS N...THE STEADIER RAIN SHOULD END ALL AREAS BY AROUND MID TUESDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY PASS ACROSS CENTRAL OR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TUESDAY ALONG WITH A POOL OF MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ALOFT...-20C TO -23C AT 500 MB. AXIS OF HIGHEST STABILITY APPEARS TO RUN FROM BDL TO ORH TO LWM DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT ARE LIGHT. BELIEVE WE WILL SEE SCATTERED TSTMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR HAIL. AND SINCE GROUND IS SO SATURATED...THERE WILL BE A RISK OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BEYOND TUESDAY...LONG WAVE TROF PERSISTS ACROSS EASTERN USA...BUT LOW LEVEL W OR SW FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN ANY PRECIPITATION MORE IN FORM OF SHOWERS WITH PASSING FRONTS/UPPER SHORT WAVE TROFS. HPC SLOWED COLD FRONT PASSAGE FOR AROUND FRIDAY...AND THAT SEEMS WELL SUPPORTED BY BOTH 06Z AND 12Z RUNS...WITH 12Z GFS SLOWING EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER. UPPER SHORT WAVE PASSAGE MAY GIVE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT TOO FAR OUT TO BE VERY CONFIDENT OF TIMING AND AMPLITUDE. && .AVIATION... HAYDEN DELIVERS SHORTLY... && .MARINE... HAYDEN AND BOB DELIVER SHORTLY... && .HYDROLOGY... ALREADY WIDESPREAD 4-9 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN MA AND SOUTHWEST NH. WIDESPREAD 60 HR STORM TOTALS OF 6-12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED 15 INCHES WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE. && .CLIMATE... BOSTON RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 3.84 INCHES...WHICH BREAKS THE MAY 13 CALENDAR DAY RECORD OF 1.56 INCHES FROM 2002. BOSTON RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.44 THROUGH 2 PM BREAKS THE PRIOR 1 INCH RECORD SET IN 1882. MORE TO COME AN UPDATE ON THIS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. PROVIDENCE RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.97 INCHES...WHICH BREAKS THE MAY 13 CALENDAR RECORD OF 1.57 INCHES FROM 2002. HARTFORD SET A NEW RECORD DAILY RAINFALL ON FRIDAY 05/12/06 OF 2.94 INCHES...BREAKING THE PRIOR DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.19 IN 1968. THROUGH 2 PM...THE MONTH TO DATE PRECIPITATION IN BOSTON IS 9.42 INCHES...WHICH MAKES IT THE 2ND WETTEST MAY ON RECORD. HERE ARE THE TOP 3 WETTEST MAYS ON RECORD FOR BOSTON. 1. 13.38 INCHES IN 1954 2. 9.42 INCHES IN 2006 THRU 2 PM OBSERVATION 3. 8.77 INCHES IN 1984 WE HAVE CHECKED THE ALL TIME MAY TOTALS IN OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/ FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND AND STANDARD LONG TERM NWS LOCATIONS...AND WEST HARTFORD IS THE LARGEST TOTAL WE COULD FIND IN OUR CWA WITH 14.36 INCHES IN MAY 1989. BOSTON HAD 13.38 INCHES IN 1954...FOR THE 2ND LARGEST TOTAL PRECIPIATION IN OUR CWA. WE HAD A REQUEST FROM THE MEDAI FOR THIS 2 GOING ON 3 DAY EVENT TOTAL FOR BOSTON WHERE IT RANKS IN BOSTON HISTORIC ANNALS. ATTM... WE CANNOT PRODUCE A FINAL ANSWER. WE MAY YET NEED TO ACCESS OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR THIS INFORMATION. BUT...FOR STARTERS... THIS IS WHAT WE DO KNOW THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE... FOR STARTERS AND BOSTON DATA INCOMPLETE... 8/18-19/1955 11.94 9/15-16 1915 9.11 6/13-14 1998 6.86 5/12-14 2006 6.65 THROUGH THE 2 PM OBSERVATION ALSO FOR WHAT THIS IS WORTH...BOSTON HAS HAD 3 SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DAILY RECORD RAINFALL JULY 2 THROUGH 4 2002 BUT THE DAILIES WERE RELATIVELY MODEST. TODAY WE ARE TWO IN A ROW. WE REQUEST YOUR PATIENCE AS WE ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP MORE COGENT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SUCCESSIVE NEW DAILY RECORDS AT BOSTON /BOTH YDY AND TODAY/ AND PVD MAY ALSO SET SUCCESSIVE DAILY RECORDS IF IT RAINS ANOTHER .35 AFTER THE 1751Z PVD OB. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...FLOOD WATCH FOR MAZ004>007-012>021-026 UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY. NH...FLOOD WATCH FOR NHZ011-012-015 UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY. RI...FLOOD WATCH FOR RIZ001>004 UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ230>235-237-250-254-255 UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY. && SHORT TERM...FRANK LONG TERM...RMT AVIATION...FRANK MARINE...FRANK/RMT HYDROLOGY...FRANK/DRAG CLIMATE...DRAG/BELK WEB ENTRY...DRAG
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 149 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ANZ230>237-250-254-255-CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015- RIZ001>008-151034- BARNSTABLE-BLOCK ISLAND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-BOSTON HARBOR-BRISTOL- BUZZARDS BAY-CAPE COD BAY-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY-CHESHIRE- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NANTUCKET MA TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MONTAUK NY SOUTHEAST TO 20NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM-DUKES-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN HAMPDEN- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-EASTERN KENT-EASTERN NORFOLK- EASTERN PLYMOUTH-HARTFORD-NANTUCKET-NANTUCKET SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- NEWPORT-NORTHERN BRISTOL-NORTHERN WORCESTER- NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-SOUTHERN BRISTOL- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-SUFFOLK-TOLLAND-VINEYARD SOUND- WASHINGTON-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPDEN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-WESTERN KENT- WESTERN NORFOLK-WESTERN PLYMOUTH-WINDHAM- 149 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TTROUGH TONIGHT AREA WIDE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MANY RIVERS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INTERIOR RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SIGNIFICANT URBAN... SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOOD POTENTIAL EXISTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN INCLUDES THE MERRIMACK VALLEY OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE ISOLATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR. STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BECOME QUITE SERIOUS BY MONDAY MORNING. ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THEREFORE...PLEASE KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS /BOSFLWBOX/ AND FOLLOW UP FLOOD STATEMENTS /BOSFLSBOX/ FOR MORE DETAILS. IN ADDITION...A PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW HAS BUILT SEAS TO 10 TO 15 FEET OVER THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. THESE HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT AND COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF NEAR 1 FOOT MAY RESULT IN MINOR SPLASHOVER ALONG THE MORE VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AROUND THE TIME OF THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND WAVE ACTION MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BEACH EROSION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF STEADY RAIN MAY ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE UNDER ONE INCH AS THIS SYSTEM IS MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE...BUT MAY STILL EXACERBATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 5 INCHES... AS WELL ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY TOTALS OVER 11 INCHES AND/OR ANY FLOODING...DAMAGE ETC IS REQUESTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL OUR SPOTTERS FOR YOUR HELP KJC/DRAG UPDATED NARRATIVE AND SPOTTER REQUEST FOR MAY TOTALS
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 14, 10:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1052 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WARD...ABINGTON AND LAZELL STREETS FLOODED DUE TO POOR
DRAINAGE.
1130 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR PRISCILLA AND ALBERT
STREETS.
1135 AM FLOOD WAKEFIELD 42.50N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VERNON AND SALEM STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
1200 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WALNUT STREET FLOODED.
1200 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VAN STRANDED BY FLOODING ON CANAL STREET.
1231 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
JACKSON AND JEFFERSON AVENUES CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0145 PM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRULL BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0145 PM FLOOD NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRAFFIC ROTARY FLOODED.
0200 PM FLOOD CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING ON VASSAR AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES.
0200 PM FLOOD BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
05/13/2006 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
UNDERPASS FLOODED ON STORROW DRIVE.
0220 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ENDICOTT STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0225 PM FLOOD WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LITTLE GREENOUGH ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0225 PM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LYNNFIELD PARKWAY CLOSED NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO
FLOODING.
0235 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET FLOODED.
0315 PM FLOOD NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
05/13/2006 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED.
0417 PM FLOOD WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CROSS STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM ABERJONA RIVER.
0425 PM LIGHTNING BELLINGHAM 42.09N 71.47W
05/13/2006 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRE DOWN DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.
0430 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOUNTAIN AND PERFOND STREETS FLOODED BY NEARBY SMALL
STREAM.
0430 PM FLOOD NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FREEDOM STREET AT ROUTE 62 FLOODED BY NEARBY STREAM.
0435 PM LIGHTNING WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
05/13/2006 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.
0520 PM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
ACCORD BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0630 PM FLOOD GOFFSTOWN 43.02N 71.60W
05/13/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDING BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS. BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON
ADDISON ROAD.
0645 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PORTION OF ROUTE 1 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO A
MUDSLIDE.
0725 PM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
BASEMENTS FLOODED ON WENDERS DRIVE.
0730 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS AT ROUTE 97.
0830 PM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING INCLUDING TREMONT TO
MELROSE STREETS AND MELROSE TO WEST EMERSON STREETS.
BASEMENT FLOODING IN SEVERAL HOMES WITH SEWER OVERFLOW.
SOME APARTMENTS ALSO FLOODED. STATE OF EMERGENCY
DECLARED.
0905 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOSTER STREET FLOODED BY TRIBUTARY OF THE NORTH RIVER.
FIVE TO SIX STREETS IN PEABODY SQUARE FLOODED...PUMPS
BROUGHT IN TO REMOVE WATER.
0950 PM FLOOD NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 62 AND FREEDOM STREET FLOODED BY NEARBY STREAM.
1000 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET FLOODED.
1005 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK FLOODING ONTO PEABODY ROAD. PRISCILLA ROAD
IMPASSABLE.
0715 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING AND CLOSURES.
SEVERAL MANHOLE COVERS REPORTED FLOATING.
0720 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED INCLUDING CHASE
RD....BUCHANAN...AND EASTERN AVE. POND OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0724 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WATER ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DRIVE-THRU SIGN AT MCDONALDS
ON CANAL STREET. ONE CAR STUCK.
0749 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VAN STUCK ON HIGHLAND AVE.
0820 AM FLOOD IPSWICH 42.68N 70.83W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS BASEMENTS FLOODED. COUNTY ROAD IMPASSABLE.
0820 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK FLOODING BACKYARDS.
0824 AM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OVER ITS BANKS AT THE TOPSFIELD
FAIRGROUNDS.
0834 AM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON SYLVAN STREET CAUSING CLOSURE.
0905 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
RIVER DRIVE APARTMENTS FLOODED WITH 3-4 INCHES OF WATER.
OTHER HOMES IN AREA FLOODED WITH A FEW FEET OF WATER.
0913 AM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MERRIMACK RIVER FLOODED AT RIVER STREET AND PINNACLE
STREET. SEWER BACKUP REPORTED.
0915 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET HAS 2.5 TO 3 FEET OF STANDING WATER BETWEEN
OCEAN STREET AND FOREST STREET.
0940 AM FLOOD GEORGETOWN 42.73N 70.98W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROCK POND FLOODING OVER ITS BANKS. ALSO STYLS POND OUT OF
ITS BANKS.
0951 AM FLOOD SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
RABBIT ROAD HAS 6-8 INCHES OF WATER.
&&
FIELDLocal storm report, May 14, 12:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1220 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WARD...ABINGTON AND LAZELL STREETS FLOODED DUE TO POOR
DRAINAGE.
1130 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR PRISCILLA AND ALBERT
STREETS.
1135 AM FLOOD WAKEFIELD 42.50N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VERNON AND SALEM STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
1200 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VAN STRANDED BY FLOODING ON CANAL STREET.
1200 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WALNUT STREET FLOODED.
1231 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
JACKSON AND JEFFERSON AVENUES CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0145 PM FLOOD NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRAFFIC ROTARY FLOODED.
0145 PM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRULL BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0200 PM FLOOD BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
05/13/2006 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
UNDERPASS FLOODED ON STORROW DRIVE.
0200 PM FLOOD CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING ON VASSAR AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES.
0220 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ENDICOTT STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0225 PM FLOOD WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LITTLE GREENOUGH ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0225 PM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LYNNFIELD PARKWAY CLOSED NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO
FLOODING.
0235 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET FLOODED.
0315 PM FLOOD NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
05/13/2006 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED.
0417 PM FLOOD WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CROSS STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM ABERJONA RIVER.
0425 PM LIGHTNING BELLINGHAM 42.09N 71.47W
05/13/2006 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRE DOWN DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.
0430 PM FLOOD NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FREEDOM STREET AT ROUTE 62 FLOODED BY NEARBY STREAM.
0430 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOUNTAIN AND PERFOND STREETS FLOODED BY NEARBY SMALL
STREAM.
0435 PM LIGHTNING WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
05/13/2006 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.
0520 PM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
ACCORD BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0630 PM FLOOD GOFFSTOWN 43.02N 71.60W
05/13/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDING BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS. BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON
ADDISON ROAD.
0645 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PORTION OF ROUTE 1 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO A
MUDSLIDE.
0725 PM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
BASEMENTS FLOODED ON WENDERS DRIVE.
0730 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS AT ROUTE 97.
0830 PM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING INCLUDING TREMONT TO
MELROSE STREETS AND MELROSE TO WEST EMERSON STREETS.
BASEMENT FLOODING IN SEVERAL HOMES WITH SEWER OVERFLOW.
SOME APARTMENTS ALSO FLOODED. STATE OF EMERGENCY
DECLARED.
0905 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOSTER STREET FLOODED BY TRIBUTARY OF THE NORTH RIVER.
FIVE TO SIX STREETS IN PEABODY SQUARE FLOODED...PUMPS
BROUGHT IN TO REMOVE WATER.
0950 PM FLOOD NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 62 AND FREEDOM STREET FLOODED BY NEARBY STREAM.
1000 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET FLOODED.
1005 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK FLOODING ONTO PEABODY ROAD. PRISCILLA ROAD
IMPASSABLE.
0715 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING AND CLOSURES.
SEVERAL MANHOLE COVERS REPORTED FLOATING.
0720 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED INCLUDING CHASE
RD....BUCHANAN...AND EASTERN AVE. POND OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0724 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WATER ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DRIVE-THRU SIGN AT MCDONALDS
ON CANAL STREET. ONE CAR STUCK.
0749 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VAN STUCK ON HIGHLAND AVE.
0815 AM FLOOD HANSON 42.06N 70.85W
05/14/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
INDIAN HEAD STREAM AT BROADWAY STREET OUT OF BANKS. ROAD
IS NOT FLOODED. TWO SMALLER UNNAMED STREAMS OUT OF THEIR
BANKS.
0820 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK FLOODING BACKYARDS.
0820 AM FLOOD IPSWICH 42.68N 70.83W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS BASEMENTS FLOODED. COUNTY ROAD IMPASSABLE.
0824 AM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OVER ITS BANKS AT THE TOPSFIELD
FAIRGROUNDS.
0834 AM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON SYLVAN STREET CAUSING CLOSURE.
0905 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
RIVER DRIVE APARTMENTS FLOODED WITH 3-4 INCHES OF WATER.
OTHER HOMES IN AREA FLOODED WITH A FEW FEET OF WATER.
0913 AM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MERRIMACK RIVER FLOODED AT RIVER STREET AND PINNACLE
STREET. SEWER BACKUP REPORTED.
0915 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET HAS 2.5 TO 3 FEET OF STANDING WATER BETWEEN
OCEAN STREET AND FOREST STREET.
0940 AM FLOOD GEORGETOWN 42.73N 70.98W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROCK POND FLOODING OVER ITS BANKS. ALSO STYLS POND OUT OF
ITS BANKS.
0951 AM FLOOD SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
RABBIT ROAD HAS 6-8 INCHES OF WATER.
1025 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VEHICLE STUCK IN HIGH WATER NEAR LIBRARY.
1032 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE FLOODING AND SEWERS OVERRUNNING VICINTY OF WALNUT
STREET NEAR SAUGUS RIVER.
1053 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ONE FOOT OF WATER IN DENNYS PARKING LOT. PORTIONS OF
ROUTE 62 WEST FLOODED AND BLOCKED. ROADS CLOSED AROUND
MILL POND WHICH WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS.
1114 AM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/14/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
PLYMOUTH RIVER WELL OVER ITS BANKS. TOWER BROOK SEVERAL
FEET OVER ITS BANKS AND COVERING PORTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL
FIELDS.
1120 AM FLOOD AMESBURY 42.86N 70.93W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CARRIAGE MILL APARTMENTS FLOODED ON THE 1ST FLOOR.
1133 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PEABODY SQUARE IS UNDER 5 FEET OF WATER. NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES AND BACKYARDS FLOODED. FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKING
SEVERAL RESCUES OF STRANDED PEOPLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
1136 AM FLOOD SAUGUS 42.47N 71.02W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SAUGUS RIVER FLOODING CENTRAL STREET WITH 2-3 FEET OF
WATER. FLOODING ON SEVILLE STREET.
&&
FIELDLocal storm report, May 14, 2:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
207 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WARD...ABINGTON AND LAZELL STREETS FLOODED DUE TO POOR
DRAINAGE.
1130 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR PRISCILLA AND ALBERT
STREETS.
1135 AM FLOOD WAKEFIELD 42.50N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VERNON AND SALEM STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
1200 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WALNUT STREET FLOODED.
1200 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VAN STRANDED BY FLOODING ON CANAL STREET.
1231 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
JACKSON AND JEFFERSON AVENUES CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0145 PM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRULL BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0145 PM FLOOD NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRAFFIC ROTARY FLOODED.
0200 PM FLOOD BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
05/13/2006 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
UNDERPASS FLOODED ON STORROW DRIVE.
0200 PM FLOOD CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING ON VASSAR AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES.
0220 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ENDICOTT STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0225 PM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LYNNFIELD PARKWAY CLOSED NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO
FLOODING.
0225 PM FLOOD WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LITTLE GREENOUGH ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0235 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET FLOODED.
0315 PM FLOOD NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
05/13/2006 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED.
0417 PM FLOOD WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CROSS STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM ABERJONA RIVER.
0425 PM LIGHTNING BELLINGHAM 42.09N 71.47W
05/13/2006 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRE DOWN DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.
0430 PM FLOOD NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FREEDOM STREET AT ROUTE 62 FLOODED BY NEARBY STREAM.
0430 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOUNTAIN AND PERFOND STREETS FLOODED BY NEARBY SMALL
STREAM.
0435 PM LIGHTNING WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
05/13/2006 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.
0520 PM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
ACCORD BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0630 PM FLOOD GOFFSTOWN 43.02N 71.60W
05/13/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDING BROOK OUT OF ITS BANKS. BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON
ADDISON ROAD.
0645 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PORTION OF ROUTE 1 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO A
MUDSLIDE.
0725 PM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/13/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
BASEMENTS FLOODED ON WENDERS DRIVE.
0730 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS AT ROUTE 97.
0830 PM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING INCLUDING TREMONT TO
MELROSE STREETS AND MELROSE TO WEST EMERSON STREETS.
BASEMENT FLOODING IN SEVERAL HOMES WITH SEWER OVERFLOW.
SOME APARTMENTS ALSO FLOODED. STATE OF EMERGENCY
DECLARED.
0905 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOSTER STREET FLOODED BY TRIBUTARY OF THE NORTH RIVER.
FIVE TO SIX STREETS IN PEABODY SQUARE FLOODED...PUMPS
BROUGHT IN TO REMOVE WATER.
0950 PM FLOOD NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
05/13/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 62 AND FREEDOM STREET FLOODED BY NEARBY STREAM.
1000 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET FLOODED.
1005 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/13/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK FLOODING ONTO PEABODY ROAD. PRISCILLA ROAD
IMPASSABLE.
0715 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING AND CLOSURES.
SEVERAL MANHOLE COVERS REPORTED FLOATING.
0720 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED INCLUDING CHASE
RD....BUCHANAN...AND EASTERN AVE. POND OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0724 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WATER ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DRIVE-THRU SIGN AT MCDONALDS
ON CANAL STREET. ONE CAR STUCK.
0749 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VAN STUCK ON HIGHLAND AVE.
0815 AM FLOOD HANSON 42.06N 70.85W
05/14/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
INDIAN HEAD STREAM AT BROADWAY STREET OUT OF BANKS. ROAD
IS NOT FLOODED. TWO SMALLER UNNAMED STREAMS OUT OF THEIR
BANKS.
0820 AM FLOOD IPSWICH 42.68N 70.83W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS BASEMENTS FLOODED. COUNTY ROAD IMPASSABLE.
0820 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PROCTOR BROOK FLOODING BACKYARDS.
0824 AM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OVER ITS BANKS AT THE TOPSFIELD
FAIRGROUNDS.
0834 AM FLOOD MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON SYLVAN STREET CAUSING CLOSURE.
0905 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
RIVER DRIVE APARTMENTS FLOODED WITH 3-4 INCHES OF WATER.
OTHER HOMES IN AREA FLOODED WITH A FEW FEET OF WATER.
0913 AM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MERRIMACK RIVER FLOODED AT RIVER STREET AND PINNACLE
STREET. SEWER BACKUP REPORTED.
0915 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CANAL STREET HAS 2.5 TO 3 FEET OF STANDING WATER BETWEEN
OCEAN STREET AND FOREST STREET.
0940 AM FLOOD GEORGETOWN 42.73N 70.98W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROCK POND FLOODING OVER ITS BANKS. ALSO STYLS POND OUT OF
ITS BANKS.
0951 AM FLOOD SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
RABBIT ROAD HAS 6-8 INCHES OF WATER.
1008 AM FLOOD ROWLEY 42.72N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROAD CLOSURE NEAR ROUTES 133 AND 1.
1009 AM FLOOD SAUGUS 42.47N 71.02W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
GRISWOLD POND OVERFLOWING.
1014 AM FLOOD NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PARKER RIVER IS FLOODING...ON PARKER STREET. SEWER
OVERFLOW ON MERRIMAC STREET.
1020 AM FLOOD IPSWICH 42.68N 70.83W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH RIVER OVERFLOWING NEAR ROUTE 133.
1025 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VEHICLE STUCK IN HIGH WATER NEAR LIBRARY.
1032 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE FLOODING AND SEWERS OVERRUNNING VICINTY OF WALNUT
STREET NEAR SAUGUS RIVER.
1053 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ONE FOOT OF WATER IN DENNYS PARKING LOT. PORTIONS OF
ROUTE 62 WEST FLOODED AND BLOCKED. ROADS CLOSED AROUND
MILL POND WHICH WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS.
1114 AM FLOOD HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
05/14/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
PLYMOUTH RIVER WELL OVER ITS BANKS. TOWER BROOK SEVERAL
FEET OVER ITS BANKS AND COVERING PORTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL
FIELDS.
1120 AM FLOOD AMESBURY 42.86N 70.93W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CARRIAGE MILL APARTMENTS FLOODED ON THE 1ST FLOOR.
1133 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PEABODY SQUARE IS UNDER 5 FEET OF WATER. NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES AND BACKYARDS FLOODED. FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKING
SEVERAL RESCUES OF STRANDED PEOPLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
1136 AM FLOOD SAUGUS 42.47N 71.02W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SAUGUS RIVER FLOODING CENTRAL STREET WITH 2-3 FEET OF
WATER. FLOODING ON SEVILLE STREET.
1204 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
VEHICLES STUCK IN WATER AT WAL-MART PARKING LOT.
1210 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SHAWS LANE...PEOPLE BEING RESCUED FROM THEIR HOMES. 4 TO
5 FEET OF WATER.
1216 PM FLOOD ARLINGTON 42.42N 71.16W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MYSTIC RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS.
1225 PM FLOOD GOFFSTOWN 43.02N 71.60W
05/14/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO
GOFFS FALLS STREAM OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS.
1225 PM FLOOD MANCHESTER 42.98N 71.44W
05/14/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO
LOCALIZED FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS ALONG THE
MERRIMACK. SOME HOMES ALONG STREAMS HAVE FLOODED
BASEMENTS.
1232 PM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CROWNINSHIELD ELDERLY COMPLEX BEING EVACUATED.
1235 PM FLOOD GLOUCESTER 42.62N 70.65W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
POPLAR PARK ELDERLY COMPLEX BEING EVACUATED...POPLAR
STREET.
1239 PM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
05/14/2006 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MILL POND IS OVER ITS BANKS. PURCHASE STREET FLOODED NEAR
MALL.
1243 PM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
05/14/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING AT EAST AND MAPLE STREETS.
0140 PM FLOOD MERRIMACK 42.87N 71.48W
05/14/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS STREAMS OUT OF BANKS AND ROAD CLOSURES.
0140 PM FLOOD NEW BOSTON 42.97N 71.68W
05/14/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS STREAMS OUT OF BANKS AND ROAD CLOSURES.
0140 PM FLOOD GOFFSTOWN 43.02N 71.60W
05/14/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED INCLUDING MAST ROAD AND EAST
DUNBARTON ROAD. EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS OCCURRING DUE TO
FLOODING OF THE PISCATAQUOG RIVER.
0140 PM FLOOD BEDFORD 42.95N 71.50W
05/14/2006 HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO BABOOSIC BROOK FLOODING.
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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.