Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2006, 3:44 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 17, 2006, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2006, 3:44 PM EST (20:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2006, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2006, 3:38 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 9:32 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Middleborough, MA | TREES DOWN ON WIRES. |
| Feb 17, 10:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lakeville, MA | TREES DOWN ON WIRES |
| Feb 17, 11:44 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Barnstable, MA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN MARSTONS MILLS. |
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Greenfield, MA | CAR DEALERSHIP HAD PART OF ROOF BLOWN OFF. REPORTED BY TV STATION AND CONFIRMED BY NWS. |
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Greenfield, MA | LARGE LIMB SNAPPED OFF TREE |
| Feb 17, 11:51 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Montgomery, MA | |
| Feb 17, 11:58 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Swanzey, NH | TREES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 12:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Southwick, MA | FOUR TREES DOWN...ON COSE HILL RD...VINING HILL RD...MORT VINING RD...AND LAUREN LN. |
| Feb 17, 12:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Southwick, MA | TWO TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS. |
| Feb 17, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Keene, NH | LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 12:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Leominster, MA | WIRES DOWN ON GRANT ST. |
| Feb 17, 12:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shirley, MA | WIRES DOWN ON TOWNSEND RD. |
| Feb 17, 12:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shirley, MA | WIRES DOWN ON TOWNSEND RD. TREE DOWN ON RT. 2A. |
| Feb 17, 12:21 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Fitchburg, MA | GUST TO 52 KNOTS AT ASOS. |
| Feb 17, 12:25 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREES DOWN ON A VEHICLE ON CHAMBERLAIN RD. |
| Feb 17, 12:29 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 70 | Groton, MA | |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ayer, MA | WIRES DOWN ON PLEASANT ST. |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON PLEASANT ST. TREE DOWN ON A CAR. NO INJURY. |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON PLEASANT ST. TREE DOWN ON A CAR WITH POSSIBLE INJURY. |
| Feb 17, 12:32 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Alstead, NH | SPRUCE TREE DOWNED. |
| Feb 17, 12:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Chelmsford, MA | WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST CHELMSFORD. |
| Feb 17, 12:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Leominster, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD MILL RD. |
| Feb 17, 12:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Leominster, MA | WIRES DOWN ON SERGEANT ST. |
| Feb 17, 12:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Littleton, MA | TREE DOWN HARTWELL/GREAT ROAD. |
| Feb 17, 12:52 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bedford, MA | 50 KNOT GUST. |
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Belchertown, MA | TIME VERY APPROXIMATE. TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED IN HALF IN CEDAR GLEN ROAD AND NORTH WASHINGTON STREET. |
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Royalston, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON NORTH FITZWILLIAM RD. |
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woburn, MA | TELEPHONE POLE SNAPPED IN HALF ON WILDWOOD AVE. |
| Feb 17, 1:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, MA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON PAGE RD. TREES DOWN ON MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE. |
| Feb 17, 1:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cambridge, MA | LARGE PIECES OF SHEET METAL ROOF TORN OFF THE 16TH FLOOR OF THE GREEN BUILDING ON THE MIT CAMPUS |
| Feb 17, 1:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Concord, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BRIDGE ST. AND MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE. |
| Feb 17, 1:06 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Beverly, MA | |
| Feb 17, 1:13 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Brookline, MA | |
| Feb 17, 1:15 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 58 | Boston, MA | 50 KNOTS AT LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Feb 17, 1:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Billerica, MA | MANY TREES DOWN. ONE SPOT IS ALLEN RD. |
| Feb 17, 1:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Billerica, MA | TIME APPROXIMATE. ONE MALE FATALITY, TREE DOWN ON TRUCK PER BILLIRICA FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Feb 17, 1:18 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beverly, MA | LARGE TREES DOWN ON BEVERLY-SALEM BRIDGE. TREES DOWN ON NORTH ST. |
| Feb 17, 1:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Merrimack, NH | |
| Feb 17, 1:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Andover, MA | TREES DOWN ON RESERVATION RD. |
| Feb 17, 1:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Danvers, MA | PART OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT BLOWN DOWN ON ENDICOTT ST. |
| Feb 17, 1:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Malden, MA | WIRES DOWN ON EASTERN RD. |
| Feb 17, 1:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Quincy, MA | TREES DOWN ON RICCIUTI DRIVE. |
| Feb 17, 1:24 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Malden, MA | TRANSFORMER WIRES AND TREE DOWN ON GARLAND AVE. |
| Feb 17, 1:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Everett, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 1:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Revere, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 1:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saugus, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 1:28 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WICKENS AVE. |
| Feb 17, 1:28 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lincoln, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CONANT RD. |
| Feb 17, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lynn, MA | POWER POLE DOWN ON WILLOW RD. |
| Feb 17, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Peabody, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON A HOUSE ON TRASK ST. |
| Feb 17, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rowley, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wilmington, MA | TREES DOWN INCLUDING 100 FT TALL 3 FOOT DIAMETER PINE. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Feb 17, 1:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Boston, MA | BOSTON PILOT BOAT REPORTED ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60 KNOTS ON BROAD SOUND...JUST OUTSIDE OF BOSTON HARBOR. |
| Feb 17, 1:48 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lowell, MA | SEVERAL PHONE POLES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 1:58 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Groveland, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 2:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Methuen, MA | WIRES DOWN ON WASHINGTON ST. |
| Feb 17, 2:27 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rowley, MA | WIRES DOWN ON CARS. |
| Feb 17, 2:29 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburyport, MA | TREE DOWN ON OAK ST. |
| Feb 17, 2:29 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Topsfield, MA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 2:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Merrimack, NH | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 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 162044 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-170445- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.060217T1500Z-060218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.060217T1300Z-060218T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY GUST TO AS HIGH AS 65 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN. 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. $$ VALLIER-TALBOT
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 170322 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1022 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES REACHING COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WILL GUST TO ABOVE 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-171130- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.060217T1300Z-060218T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1022 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO BE SCATTERED JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN THIS SHORT SPELL OF SPRING FEVER WARMTH IS SWEPT AWAY BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR. GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS...PRIMARILY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM...WITH A CHANCE OF WESTERLY WIND GUSTS REACHING 65 MPH. 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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED BY DOWNED LIMBS. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION BEFORE 8 AM FRIDAY TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A PERIOD OF DIFFICULT WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 170935 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 435 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-171745- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0003.060217T1300Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 435 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE COMING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR ANY SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. 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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED BY DOWNED LIMBS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A PERIOD OF DIFFICULT WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL. $$ WTB
000 WWUS71 KBOX 171356 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 856 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON PRECEDED BY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-172200- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 854 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER. A LINE OF SHOWERS...WITH A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO THE BERKSHIRES. THIS LINE OF SHOWERS HAS FORMED IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT...WHICH IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE AND PENNSYLVANIA. THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HILLY TERRAIN. THE MAIN COLD FRONT...WHICH HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF OVER 60 MPH IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND WORCESTER HILLS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM...THEN SHOULD BE EAST OF CAPE COD BY 5 PM. A SHORT BURST OF HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS PASSAGE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH EXPECTED. 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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED BY DOWNED LIMBS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. $$ DRV
000 WWUS71 KBOX 171523 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1023 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ON FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM WITH WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-172330- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1023 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY. THE MAIN COLD FRONT PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF OVER 70 MPH IN CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE. THE FRONT AND ITS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 1045 AM AND NOON WITH THE SOUTHERN END OF THIS FRONT REACHING CONNECTICUT BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THE ACTIVITY WILL RACE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM...EXITING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS BY 5 PM. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS PASSAGE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH EXPECTED. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. 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. A FEW SIDE ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED BY DOWNED LIMBS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. $$ DRV
000 WWUS71 KBOX 171619 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1119 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.. .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY RAIN...SOME SMALL HAIL AND WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180030- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1119 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE MAIN COLD FRONT PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AND SOME PEA SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF OVER 70 MPH IN CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE...AND TO 58 MPH IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS WHERE PEA SIZE HAIL HAS COVERED THE GROUND. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AROUND NOON WITH THE SOUTHERN END OF THIS FRONT REACHING CONNECTICUT BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THE ACTIVITY WILL RACE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM...EXITING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS BY 5 PM. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS PASSAGE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH EXPECTED. ANY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ALONG WITH PEA SIZE HAIL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. $$ DRV
000 WWUS71 KBOX 171810 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 110 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL WILL CONTINUE TO RACE EAST PRODUCING SOME SMALL HAIL AND WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH 3 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO FLYING DEBRIS AND DOWNS WIRES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180200- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 110 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS IT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BY 130 PM AND PASSES OFF THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY 230 PM. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COASTAL WATERS. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT...AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST WILL DEVELOP WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH EXPECTED. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ON VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR DETAILED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND DAMAGING WINDS. $$ DRV
000 WWUS71 KBOX 171813 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 113 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RACE EAST PRODUCING SOME SMALL HAIL AND WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH 3 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO FLYING DEBRIS AND DOWNS WIRES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180200- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 113 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS IT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BY 130 PM AND PASSES OFF THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY 230 PM. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COASTAL WATERS. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT...AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST WILL DEVELOP WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH EXPECTED. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ON VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR DETAILED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND DAMAGING WINDS. $$ DRV
000 WWUS71 KBOX 172038 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 338 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180200- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.060217T2038Z-060218T0200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 338 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFF THE CAPE COD COAST. SKIES ARE MAINLY CLEAR...BUT COLDER AIR IS WORKING INTO THE REGION AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS THE COLD AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR DETAILED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND DAMAGING WINDS. $$ VALLIER-TALBOT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 7:25 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | BOX | 39 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2006High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2006High Wind Warnings in New Hampshire, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.