Alert archive / Massachusetts / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2006, 4:57 AM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Apr 2, 2006, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 2, 2006, 4:57 AM EDT (08:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2006, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2006, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex 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), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS81 KBOX 020857 RFWBOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 457 AM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-021700- /O.UPG.KBOX.FW.A.0003.060402T1600Z-060402T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0004.060402T1500Z-060402T2200Z/ 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-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- 457 AM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND...AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MOST LOCATIONS RECEIVED LESS THEN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH SATURDAY. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LOWER WIND SPEEDS WILL PRECLUDE RED FLAG CRITERIA ACROSS BLOCK ISLAND...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND. HOWEVER AN ELEVATED FIRE HAZARD REMAINS FOR THESE LOCATIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ STRAUSS
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS81 KBOX 021425 RFWBOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1025 AM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-022200- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0004.060402T1500Z-060402T2200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 1025 AM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ON AVERAGE... AND WAS THE FIRST MEASURABLE RAINFALL FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN 17 DAYS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT TO RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER BY 6 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JWD
000 WWUS81 KBOX 021904 RFWBOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 304 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-022200- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060402T2200Z/ 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-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- 304 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE DROPPED TO AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT IN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH BY 6 PM AS HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY RECOVER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JWD
000 WWUS81 KBOX 022137 RFWBOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 537 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-022300- /O.EXT.KBOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060402T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 537 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WERE CURRENTLY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT IN MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH BY 7 PM. IN ADDITION...THE DRY AIR WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER 7 PM ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BEGIN TO RISE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FRANK/JWD
000 WWUS81 KBOX 022256 RFWBOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 656 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-030000- /O.EXP.KBOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060402T2300Z/ 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-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- 656 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CLIMB TO OVER 30 PERCENT AFTER 9 OR 10 PM. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ FRANK
000 WWUS81 KBOX 120236 RFWBOX FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1036 PM EDT TUE APR 11 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-121045- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.A.0004.060412T1600Z-060412T2200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 1036 PM EDT TUE APR 11 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... FREQUENT WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS IN THE WATCH AREA TO PRODUCE AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID GROWTH. THE AREA OF CONCERN INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER...MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR...FAR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ JACKSON
000 WWUS81 KBOX 120623 RFWBOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 223 AM EDT WED APR 12 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-121430- /O.UPG.KBOX.FW.A.0004.060412T1600Z-060412T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0005.060412T1600Z-060412T2200Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- 223 AM EDT WED APR 12 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF CONCERN INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT NEAR THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER...MUCH OF INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR...FAR NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS IN THE WARNED AREA TO PRODUCE AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FRANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 7:25 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 9 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Massachusetts, 2006Red Flag Warnings in Rhode Island, 2006Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2006Every red flag 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.