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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 31, 20064 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this heat advisory at Jul 31, 2006, 4:17 PM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Aug 1, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2006, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 1, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 2, 2006, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Dukes County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 4:17 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more60 hr

Nearby

Heat Advisories in Massachusetts, 2006Every heat advisory in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.