Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2006, 2:08 AM EST for 11 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Dec 1, 2006, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. 47 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
- Dec 1, 2006, 2:08 AM EST (07:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2006, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2006, 2:33 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 5:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Providence, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WAYLAND SQUARE. |
| Dec 1, 5:42 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Providence, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON JUNIPER STREET. |
| Dec 1, 5:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Smithfield, RI | HIGH TENSION WIRES DOWN AND TREES DOWN ON RIVER AND LINCOLN STREETS. |
| Dec 1, 6:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coventry, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD SUMMIT ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 6:43 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kingston, MA | TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON ELM STREET. |
| Dec 1, 6:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | South Kingstown, RI | |
| Dec 1, 7:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plympton, MA | LARGE TREES DOWN BLOCKING A ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 7:17 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Acushnet, MA | |
| Dec 1, 7:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Granville, MA | TREES DOWN ON A SIDE ROAD IN WEST GRANVILLE. |
| Dec 1, 7:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Northfield, MA | TREES DOWN ON WARWICK AVENUE. |
| Dec 1, 7:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Southwick, MA | TREES DOWN. |
| Dec 1, 7:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Gill, MA | TELEPHONE POLE AND WIRES DOWN ON WEST GILL ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 7:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Granville, MA | TREES DOWN ON PAWLING SILVER ROAD - ROAD CLOSED. |
| Dec 1, 7:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Greenfield, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON THAYER ROAD AND BOLTON ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 7:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Portsmouth, RI | LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Dec 1, 7:32 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rochester, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 1, 7:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wareham, MA | TWO LARGE TREES DOWN INCLUDING ONE ACROSS A ROAD. LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON HOUSE AND UTILITY TRAILER CAUSING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Dec 1, 7:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Southwick, MA | TREES DOWN ON PAWLING ROAD AND COES HILL ROAD. GUST TO 53 MPH. |
| Dec 1, 7:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cranston, RI | LIGHT POLE DOWN ON WATERTOWN AVENUE AND PONTIAC AVENUE. |
| Dec 1, 7:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hingham, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON PROSPECT STREET - ROAD CLOSED. TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON PINE STREET DAMAGING TWO VEHICLES. |
| Dec 1, 7:48 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Whitman, MA | |
| Dec 1, 7:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coventry, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON ROUTE 117. |
| Dec 1, 7:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Falmouth, MA | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON PINECREST BEACH ROAD IN EAST FALMOUTH. |
| Dec 1, 7:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kingston, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 1, 7:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Smithfield, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON GREENFIELD ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 7:51 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hanson, MA | TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON WASHINGTON STREET. |
| Dec 1, 7:52 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cranston, RI | LARGE TREES DOWN ON ARNOLD ROAD AND NATICK ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 7:52 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Foster, RI | *** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN ON BARLOW TRAIL CAUSING INJURY TO ONE PERSON. |
| Dec 1, 7:52 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Providence, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WOODWARD DRIVE. |
| Dec 1, 7:58 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Barnstable, MA | REPORTED IN THE MARSTONS MILLS SECTION. |
| Dec 1, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sandwich, MA | TWO TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 130. |
| Dec 1, 8:03 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Barnstable, MA | |
| Dec 1, 8:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hingham, MA | TREES DOWN ON MAST HILL ROAD. LARGE TREE DOWN ON DOWNING AVENUE. TREE DOWN ON MERRILL STREET - ROAD CLOSED. TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CIRCUIT STREET. MEASURED WIND GUST TO 51 MPH. |
| Dec 1, 8:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bourne, MA | TREES DOWN ON SCRAGGY NECK ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 8:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Cranston, RI | |
| Dec 1, 8:14 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Cumberland, RI | |
| Dec 1, 8:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Foxborough, MA | WIRES DOWN NEAR THE SHARON LINE. |
| Dec 1, 8:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lakeville, MA | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON RUSTIC AVENUE. |
| Dec 1, 8:32 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Barnstable, MA | |
| Dec 1, 8:33 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | POLES DOWN ON MORRISSEY BLVD AND COLUMBIA STREET. |
| Dec 1, 8:36 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Bedford, MA | POLE AND WIRES DOWN ON HATHAWAY ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 8:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kingston, MA | LARGE OAK TREE DOWN ON RING ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 8:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | TELEPHONE POLE DOWN ON ROUTE 44. |
| Dec 1, 9:13 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | TREE DOWN ON CAR ON FANEUIL STREET. |
| Dec 1, 10:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Barnstable, MA | REPORTED IN MARSTONS MILLS. |
| Dec 1, 10:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Vineyard Haven, MA | TREES DOWN ON STATE ROAD. |
| Dec 1, 10:33 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Barnstable, MA | REPORTED IN MARSTONS MILLS. TREE DOWN ON MEIGS ROAD. |
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 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 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 010708 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 208 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-011700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.061201T1800Z-061202T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.061201T1800Z-061202T1000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK 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-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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 208 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING DAMAGING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. 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. $$ MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-011700- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0007.061201T1800Z-061202T0900Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 208 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. HOWEVER...THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IF THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR BECAUSE A BRIEF SHOT OF COOLER AIR EXPECTED TO INVADE THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IF THIS COOL AIR IS ABLE TO LIFT BACK NORTH BEFORE THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR. IF THE AREA REMAINS IN THE COOLER AIRMASS THESE STRONG WINDS WILL NOT OCCUR. WE WILL KNOW MORE BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON SO CHECK BACK FOR AN UPDATED STATEMENT. WE ARE MORE CONFIDENT THAT STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$ FRANK
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 011636 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1136 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG TO DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-015>024-RIZ001>008-020700- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0006.061201T2200Z-061202T1000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK 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-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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1136 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING DAMAGING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIND GUSTS OF POSSIBLY OVER 50 MPH. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR EVEN A TORNADO WARNING...MAINLY OVER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND WORCESTER HILLS. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS INCLUDING GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE HIGH WINDS MOVE 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. $$ MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-020700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.061201T1800Z-061202T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.061201T2200Z-061202T1000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1136 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIND GUSTS OF POSSIBLY OVER 50 MPH. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS INCLUDING GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE HIGH WINDS MOVE IN. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 020325 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>013-015>019-RIZ001>004-006-021000- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH HAS ENDED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND BRING COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. WEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 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. $$ MAZ020>024-RIZ005-007-008-021000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST AND CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY BEFORE 2 AM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. AFTER 2 AM...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. $$ MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-021000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1025 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... WEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 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. $$ JWD
000 WWUS71 KBOX 020733 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 MAZ022>024-021630- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY FOR WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005-007-008-020845- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...BRISTOL...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED IN SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>015-017>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-006- 020845- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH... STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ MAZ016-021630- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-061202T1700Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 233 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE BLUE HILLS THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. THOSE PLANNING A HIKE IN THE BLUE HILLS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. $$ JWD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 11:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2006High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2006High Wind Warnings in Connecticut, 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.