Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flash Flood Watches in 2008
Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 5, 2008, 2:16 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Sep 6, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2008, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 6, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2008, 3:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
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 18:17 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, 6.3 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
- 1345 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KBOX 051816 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 216 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...HANNA EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-060230- /O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0005.080906T0600Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 216 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS... BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA... NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA... SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH... EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS WEEKEND...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WELL AHEAD OF HANNA. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS HANNA APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEKEND A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH SCATTERED 8 INCH TOTALS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FOR SAFETYS SAKE...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ NMB
7 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KBOX 052019 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 419 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...HANNA EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-060430- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.080906T0600Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 419 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS WEEKEND...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WELL AHEAD OF HANNA. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS HANNA APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEKEND A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH SCATTERED 8 INCH TOTALS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FOR SAFETYS SAKE...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ NHZ011-012-015-060430- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.080906T0600Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 419 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS WEEKEND...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WELL AHEAD OF HANNA. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS HANNA APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEKEND A TOTAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST IN THE WATCH AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FOR SAFETYS SAKE...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ NMB
000 WGUS61 KBOX 060407 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1207 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...HANNA EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-061215- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.080906T0600Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 1207 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS WEEKEND...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WELL AHEAD OF HANNA. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS HANNA APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. * IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT A TOTAL WEEKEND RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST...WITH SCATTERED 8 INCH TOTALS. * IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE A TOTAL WEEKEND RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FOR SAFETYS SAKE...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ WTB
000 WGUS61 KBOX 061124 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 724 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...HANNA EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-061930- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 724 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS WEEKEND...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ALMOST MOVED OUT OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER DUMPING ANYWHERE FROM HALF AN INCH TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS HANNA APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. * IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT A TOTAL WEEKEND RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST...WITH SCATTERED 8 INCH TOTALS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FOR SAFETYS SAKE...STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS61 KBOX 061537 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1137 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...HANNA WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-062345- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 1137 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * THE FIRST ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT TO SEA BY LATE THIS MORNING. SCATTERED BRIEF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BUT NOTHING WIDESPREAD. HOWEVER...VERY HEAVY RAIN IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL REACH THE COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. * THE HEAVIEST RAIN IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE TRACK. AT THIS TIME THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. HOWEVER...WE CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME FLOODING ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. * IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST WITH A FEW ISOLATED 8 INCH REPORTS POSSIBLE. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOST OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN JUST 6 HOURS TONIGHT THE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ FRANK
000 WGUS61 KBOX 062037 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 437 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...HANNA WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070445- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 437 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WERE GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE...AND A 6 HOUR PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS HANNA TRACKS UP THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST. * THE HEAVIEST RAIN IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE TRACK. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. HOWEVER...WE CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME FLOODING ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TOTAL WEEKEND RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN JUST 6 HOURS TONIGHT. THE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ FRANK
000 WGUS61 KBOX 062315 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 715 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...HANNA WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070715- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 715 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CROSS THE WATCH AREA FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST ONE HOUR. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON LINE. HOWEVER...WE CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME FLOODING EVEN ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TOTAL WEEKEND RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL PRIOR TO 2 AM. IN CONNECTICUT...THE FARMINGTON RIVER VALLEY COULD RECEIVE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMPT A STRONG RISE ON THE RIVER...AND COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ON THE FARMINGTON RIVER IN SIMSBURY DURING SUNDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ NMB
000 WGUS61 KBOX 070710 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 310 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070815- /O.CAN.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080907T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 310 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA HAS MOVED OUT OF THE REGION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 5, 9:06 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 9:06 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
906 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER
MOSTLY SUNNY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY TODAY. TROPICAL STORM HANNA
OR ITS REMNANTS WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY
NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL...SOME
FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS FROM VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
PREVIOUS FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
PATCHES WILL BURNOFF BY NOON. THE EXCEPTION COULD BE ON THE
IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST/CAPE/ISLANDS WHERE THEY COULD CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THAT REGION AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES AROUND
+16C WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY. HIGHS SHOULD
REACH INTO THE UPPER 80S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL
BE THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST/CAPE/ISLANDS WHERE ONSHORE FLOW WILL
HOLD HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. DEWPOINTS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 60S WILL MAKE IF FEEL HUMID.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTH TONIGHT AS AN INVERTED TROF
LINES UP ALONG THE NORTHEAST USA COAST. THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A FOCUS
FOR LIFT DURING FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY THE LATTER HALF. WE EXPECT
THE CLOUDS TO FILL IN AND LOWER DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE
NIGHT...WITH SHOWERS DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE NIGHT.
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB TO 2.0 TO 2.5
INCHES...QUITE JUICY...BY SATURDAY MORNING. SO WE EXPECT SOME HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THAT TROF AXIS.
GIVEN THE CONSISTENCY OF THE TIMING...THE WEATHER FEATURES INVOLVED
AND THEIR ARRIVAL DURING SECOND AND THIRD FORECAST PERIODS...WE ARE
CONFIDENT TO GO WITH CATEGORICAL POPS.
THERE IS SOME INDICATION IN BOTH THE GFS AND NAM THAT THE RAIN WILL
COME IN TWO BATCHES. THE FIRST WILL ARRIVE WITH THE INVERTED TROF
LATE TONIGHT. THEN AFTER A BREAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE SECOND WILL
MOVE IN WITH/AHEAD OF HANNA HERSELF LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WE HAVE
REFLECTED THAT TIMING IN THE HOURLY POP GRIDS WITH A BRIEF
DIMINISHING FROM CATEGORICAL TO CHANCE AND THEN BACK TO CATEGORICAL
LATE IN THE DAY.
SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY ALONG WITH THE TROPICAL NATURE OF THE SYSTEM
SO THAT WE WILL HAVE CHC THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR BOTH
BATCHES OF SHOWERS.
THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.
THE CURRENT FORECAST OF THE INVERTED TROF POSITION WOULD SUGGEST THE
SATURDAY MORNING HEAVY RAIN WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER PARTS OF EASTERN
CT-RI-SOUTHEAST MASS WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
MIDDAY BREAK. THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WOULD SEEM TO BE
WITH THE SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. SO WE WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A FLOOD WATCH AT THIS
MOMENT...BUT EXPECT ONE WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DAY SHIFT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SATURDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE DIFFERING ON THE TIMING OF HANNA MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE GFS AND THE ECMWF ARE IN PRETTY
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANNA MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE NAM IS
SLOWER AND IS THE OUTLIER...BRINGING HER THROUGH SUNDAY. TPC TRACK
AND TIMING IS MORE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF SO WILL GO
WITH THIS TIMING. LATEST TPC TRACK BRINGS HANNA UP THE I-95
CORRIDOR AS A TROPICAL STORM. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS HANNA APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA. USED THE TCMAT3 GUIDANCE FOR THE WINDS AND REDUCED SPEEDS
OVER LAND BY ABOUT 20 PERCENT AND SMOOTHED THE ROUGH EDGES. THIS
APPEARED TO WORK PRETTY WELL. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN
ALONG AND EAST OF THE TRACK WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS AND GUSTS ALONG
THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. GUSTS OVER THE WATER COULD
BE AS HIGH AS 50KTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45KTS ALONG THE COAST
AND 25 TO 35KTS FURTHER INLAND. THERE WILL REMAIN SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF HANNA SO PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER DISCUSSIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS...REFER TO THE HYDRO SECTION BELOW.
SUNDAY...HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST
AS HANNA EXITS THE REGION. OTHERWISE...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND HANNA...EXPECT PARTIAL CLEARING AND TEMPERATURES AROUND
NORMAL.
MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT.
TUESDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...BRINGING WITH IT A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE
AREA.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES BACK IN WITH DRY
WEATHER AND NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES RETURNING.
&&
.AVIATION /13Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SCATTERED MVFR TO EVEN VLIFR ON THE CAPE/ISLANDS SHOULD IMPROVE TO
VFR BY NOON AS THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG PATCHES BURNOFF. THE
EXCEPTION MIGHT BE ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE LOW CLOUDS MAY
AFFECT THE REGION AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY...RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS.
CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND THICKEN THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. EXPECT MVFR AND
IFR CEILINGS TO RETURN AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH IFR VSBYS IN RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 06Z ON THE SOUTH COAST...AFTER 09Z AT
BOS-ORH-BAF...AND BY 12Z SAT AT MHT.
MVFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS SATURDAY IN THUNDERSTORMS AND TROPICAL
DOWNPOURS.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SATURDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TROPICAL
DOWNPOURS WILL REDUCE CONDITIONS TO MVFR/IFR. ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50KTS. GUSTY SE TO
S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KTS FROM THE I-95 CORRIDOR SOUTHEAST
TO THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. E TO NE WINDS EXPECTED WEST OF I-95. SOME
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE POSSIBLE BOS-PVD CORRIDOR AND
SOUTHEASTWARD.
SUNDAY...LINGERING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST
IMPROVING TO VFR BY THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY...VFR.
TUESDAY...MAINLY VFR...THEN MVFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A
FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
WEDNESDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND GOOD MIXING OVER THE LAND SHOULD YIELD
SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS IN THE LOW 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON
MOST WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW BRIEF 25 KNOT WIND GUSTS NEAR
SHORE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...BUT DO NOT PLAN TO HAVE ANY MARINE
HEADLINES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 5 FEET OR MORE ON THE OUTER WATERS
TONIGHT AND THESE ROUGH CONDITIONS SHOULD REACH RI SOUND AND BLOCK
ISLAND SOUND ON SATURDAY. SO WE HAVE ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THESE WATERS.
INCREASING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST
WATERS TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WOULD MEAN GALE FORCE
CONDITIONS IF HANNA TURNS EXTRATROPICAL AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
IF HANNA REMAINS TROPICAL. AS THE TIMING IS SATURDAY EVENING...WE
EXPECT THE APPROPRIATE HEADLINES WILL GO UP LATER TODAY.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN ALL AREAS. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN IN
THE SOUTHERNMOST OUTER WATERS AND WORK THEIR WAY NORTH AND EAST AS
HANNA APPROACHES. WINDS WILL START FROM THE SOUTHEAST...SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN TO THE NORTHWEST AND
DECREASING AROUND NOON. HAZARDOUS SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL REMAIN.
SEAS UP TO 12 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS
FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER AS THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME.
MONDAY...WINDS WILL HAVE DECREASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA BY THE
END OF THE DAY WITH SEAS REMAINING AROUND 5 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY...SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA LIKELY AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD
FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
TWO PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED. ONE
PERIOD SHOULD OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS THE INVERTED
TROUGH DEVELOPS AHEAD OF HANNA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 AND ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT BATCH SHOULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT AS HANNA
APPROACHES. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO
FALL JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW TRACK. BEST ESTIMATE IS
THAT HANNA SHOULD TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN RI AND SOUTHEAST MASS.
THEREFORE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD FALL ACROSS NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RI...INTO METRO BOSTON. AS THE STORM TRACK IS
STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE...SO IS THE PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST RAIN.
OVERALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BAND OF HEAVIEST
DOWNPOURS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN FAIRLY LOW AND GIVEN THE ACCELERATION
OF HANNA...ANY STORM SURGE WHICH DEVELOPS SHOULD BE BRIEF AND
MINOR...POSSIBLY 1 TO 2 FT ALONG SOUTH FACING COASTAL SECTIONS
DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING.
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE AS FOLLOWS...
BOSTON 516 AM SUNDAY
NANTUCKET 633 AM SUNDAY
NEWPORT 127 AM SUNDAY
PROVIDENCE 140AM SUNDAY
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY FOR ANZ235-237-250-254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/RLG
NEAR TERM...FRANK
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...FRANK/WTB/RLG
MARINE...FRANK/WTB/RLG
HYDROLOGY...WTB
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WTBHazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 4:13 AM EDT, 10 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 413 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-060815- 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-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- 413 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HANNA WILL LIKELY IMPACT OUR REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. TROPICAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING AS WELL WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE COAST MAY OCCUR FOR A TIME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. HANNAS TRACK AND TIMING ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF HANNA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ020>024-RIZ005>008-060815- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 413 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA THROUGH SUNDAY. HANNA WILL LIKELY IMPACT OUR REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. TROPICAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING AS WELL WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE COAST MAY OCCUR FOR A TIME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. HANNAS TRACK AND TIMING ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF HANNA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-060815- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 413 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE FOR A TIME SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AS HANNA APPROACHES. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FT FOR A TIME SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. MARINERS PLANNING AN EXTENDED OFFSHORE TRIP SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST DISCUSSIONS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF HANNA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 3:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Sep 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 41 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 24 hr |
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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.