Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2007, 1:05 PM EST for Barnstable County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 9 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
- Feb 14, 2007, 1:05 PM EST (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2007, 9:57 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 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 141805 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 105 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ022-024-150215- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070215T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0002.070214T1805Z-070215T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 105 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS MAY TEMPORARILY DIMINISH FOR A TIME...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 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. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-023-RIZ005>008-150215- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070215T1000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 105 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH COAST AS WELL AS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN FROM THE WEST LATER THIS EVENING AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ FRANK
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 142203 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 503 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ022-024-150615- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070215T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 503 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER 8 PM. 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. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015- RIZ001>004-150615- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.070215T0000Z-070215T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 503 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-023-RIZ005>008-150615- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070215T1100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 503 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 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. $$ KJC
000 WWUS71 KBOX 150257 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 957 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 MAZ022-024-151100- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070215T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070215T1100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 957 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE TO 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH QUITE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-023-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-151100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070215T1100Z/ 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-DUKES 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...VINEYARD HAVEN...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 957 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND AT ELEVATIONS OVER 500 FEET AS WELL AS NEAR THE COASTLINE. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:16 AM EST | Blizzard Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 38 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007
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.