Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Feb 13, 2007, 3:58 AM EST for Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island; 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 14, 2007, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2007, 3:58 AM EST (08:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2007, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2007, 3:36 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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 74 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
- 1329 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -80 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 130858 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAZ019>024-RIZ006>008-131700- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0002.070214T1500Z-070215T0300Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 358 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUITE DRAMATICALLY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH QUITE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. IF THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BECOMES MORE CERTAIN...A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED BY LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. 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. $$ MLE
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 131626 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1126 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAZ019>024-RIZ006>008-132300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0002.070214T1500Z-070215T0300Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1126 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUITE DRAMATICALLY...WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 60 MPH QUITE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. IF THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BECOMES MORE CERTAIN...A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED BY LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. 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. $$ MLE/KJC
000 WWUS71 KBOX 132219 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 519 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAZ019>024-RIZ006>008-140630- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0002.070214T1500Z-070215T0300Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 519 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUITE DRAMATICALLY...WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 60 MPH QUITE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. IF THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BECOMES MORE CERTAIN...A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AS THE LOW DEEPENS ACROSS THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 140249 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 949 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAZ019>024-RIZ006>008-141100- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0002.070214T1500Z-070215T0300Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 949 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUITE DRAMATICALLY...WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 60 MPH QUITE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. IF THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BECOMES MORE CERTAIN...A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AS THE LOW DEEPENS ACROSS THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KBOX 140836 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 336 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TODAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. MAZ019>024-RIZ006>008-141645- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.070214T1500Z-070215T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.070214T1500Z-070215T1000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 336 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TODAY...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS CAPE COD BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH LATE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE EVENING...EXCEPT THIS TIME FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. GUSTS ONCE AGAIN COULD REACH 50 TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS WILL BE WATCHED VERY CLOSELY TODAY FOR SIGNS THAT STRONGER WINDS COULD DEVELOP. WHILE NOT LIKELY AT THIS TIME...A SHORT PERIOD DAMAGING WINDS MAY BE 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. $$ EKSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence | 41 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 45 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:48 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 22 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Massachusetts, 2007High Wind Watches in Rhode Island, 2007Every high wind watch 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.