Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Jan 2, 2006, 5:08 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 3, 2006, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 2, 2006, 5:08 PM EST (22:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2006, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2006, 12:04 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBOX 022208 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 508 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...A DEVELOPING STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON... THEN WILL REDEVELOP A COASTAL LOW SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND DURING TUESDAY. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-030615- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 508 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 55 TO 60 MPH DURING TUESDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES...ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTER CAPE AND THE ISLANDS INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ006-007-030615- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 508 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 50 MPH DURING TUESDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ007-015-016-RIZ005-030615- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...BRISTOL 508 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 50 MPH DURING TUESDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ STRAUSS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 030247 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 947 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...A DEVELOPING STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO COASTAL AREAS TUESDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING... THEN WILL REDEVELOP INTO A COASTAL LOW OFF THE DELMARVA COAST OVERNIGHT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-031100- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 947 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 55 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTER CAPE AND THE ISLANDS INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. THESE HIGH WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ005>007-031100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 947 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ JWD
000 WWUS71 KBOX 030915 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE EAST TODAY...PASSING WELL SOUTH OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-031715- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 415 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM 4 PM TO MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THEN. THESE HIGH WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ005>007-031715- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.060103T1000Z-060104T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 415 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS INCLUDES GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD AND MATTAPOISETT. IN RHODE ISLAND THIS INCLUDES BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THEN. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ EVT/NOCERA
000 WWUS71 KBOX 031704 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1204 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE EAST TODAY...PASSING WELL SOUTH OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-040115- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060104T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060104T0500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1204 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IN RHODE ISLAND THIS INCLUDES BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THEN. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ007-RIZ005-006-031815- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060104T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 1204 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BLOW FROM 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST. $$ MAZ015-016-019>021-RIZ007-040115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060104T0500Z/ SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...NEWPORT 1204 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. IN RHODE ISLAND THIS INCLUDES BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY AND NEWPORT. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THEN. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. $$ STRAUSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:23 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 32 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:11 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | BOX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 2, 5:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 23 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2006High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2006Every high wind warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.