Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2008
Flood Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Feb 12, 2008, 11:13 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 13, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2008, 11:13 AM EST (16:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 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 121613 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1113 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-130015- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0002.080213T1200Z-080214T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1113 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * 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... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI... WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 7 AM AND INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. AREAS OF SLUSH COVERED STORM DRAINS AND UNDERPASSES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR FLOODING. * SOME SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS WEDNESDAY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...THE NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD MA...ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA AND THE SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ AED/JWD
6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KBOX 121957 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 257 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-130400- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.080213T1200Z-080214T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 257 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE 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...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2.50 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 7 AM AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. AREAS OF SLUSH COVERED STORM DRAINS AND UNDERPASSES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR FLOODING. * SOME SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS WEDNESDAY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...THE NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD MA...ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA AND THE SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. ALTHOUGH RIVER FLOODING IS OF SOME CONCERN...OUR PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNFICANT URBAN FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ FRANK/JWD/AED
000 WGUS61 KBOX 122017 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 317 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-130430- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.080213T1200Z-080214T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 317 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE 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...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2.50 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 7 AM AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. AREAS OF SLUSH COVERED STORM DRAINS AND UNDERPASSES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR FLOODING. * SOME SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...THE NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD MA...ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA AND THE SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. ALTHOUGH RIVER FLOODING IS OF SOME CONCERN... OUR PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNFICANT URBAN FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ FRANK/JWD/AED
000 WGUS61 KBOX 130257 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 957 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-131100- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.080213T1200Z-080214T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 957 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE 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...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2.50 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 7 AM AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. AREAS OF SLUSH COVERED STORM DRAINS AND UNDERPASSES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR FLOODING. * SOME SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...THE NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD MA...ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA AND THE SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. ALTHOUGH RIVER FLOODING IS OF SOME CONCERN... OUR PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNFICANT URBAN FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS61 KBOX 130945 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 445 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-131800- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.080213T1200Z-080214T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 445 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE 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...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL TODAY FROM 7 AM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. AREAS OF SLUSH COVERED STORM DRAINS AND UNDERPASSES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR FLOODING. * SOME SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...THE NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD MA...ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA AND THE SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. ALTHOUGH RIVER FLOODING IS OF SOME CONCERN... OUR PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNFICANT URBAN FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS61 KBOX 131656 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1156 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-140100- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080214T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1156 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE 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...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. AREAS OF SLUSH COVERED STORM DRAINS AND UNDERPASSES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FOR FLOODING. * SOME SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...THE BLACKSTONE RIVER AT WOONSOCKET RI...THE ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA AND THE SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. ALTHOUGH RIVER FLOODING IS OF SOME CONCERN... OUR PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS61 KBOX 132102 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>021-NHZ012-RIZ001>007-140200- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080214T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN 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-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 402 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT 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...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING * STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN TAPERS OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT...WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. SEVERAL FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. * IN ADDITION...SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS THROUGH TONIGHT. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON RI...BLACKSTONE RIVER AT WOONSOCKET RI...ASSEBET RIVER AT MAYNARD MA...SUDBURY RIVER IN SAXONVILLE MA AND NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD MA. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ JWD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Feb 12, 5:38 AM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:38 AM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
538 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OUT TO SEA THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE FROM TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND
PASS NEAR CAPE COD LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION
THIS EVENING WITH MOST AREAS CHANGING TO RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN
SWING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS SATURDAY AND EARLY
SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING MORE
SNOW AND RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL MUCH OF THE DAY FOLLOWED BY
INCREASING CLOUDS AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY. TEMPERATURE ADVECTION PATTERN REMAINS NEUTRAL TODAY AS THE
HIGH BUILDS OVERHEAD...BUT LATE IN THE DAY SOME ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. SUNSHINE WILL BE ABUNDANT THIS MORNING
BUT BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING WILL BE FAIRLY LIMITED. GENERALLY DID NOT
STRAY FAR FROM MOS GUIDANCE.
THICKNESSES SUPPORT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION.
EXPECT A LIGHT ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS THE
INTERSTATE 91 CORRIDOR AND POINTS WEST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT EXPECTED AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. THERE WILL BE A FAIRLY POTENT 65 KT LOW LEVEL SSE JET
APPROACHES BY 12Z WEDNESDAY WITH GOOD LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE....MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND OMEGA WITHIN THE
DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH REGION FOR SEVERAL HOURS TONIGHT. DECIDED TO
USE THE COLDER NAM BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPS GIVEN THE COLD AIR DAMMING
SIGNATURE AND INHERENT COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE. WILL NOT HAVE A STRONG
HIGH TO THE NORTH TO KEEP THE COLD AIR IN PLACE...HOWEVER INITIAL
SHORT WAVE WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK AND THEREFORE THE WARM FRONT WILL
HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME PENETRATING INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. ALONG THE SOUTH COAST THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION FOLLOWED BY A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN PRIOR TO DAYBREAK.
REVIEWED THE LATEST SREFS. PROBABILITY OF ONE INCH PER HOUR
SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN WORCESTER...FRANKLIN AND CHESHIRE
AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...AND 40-50 PCT FROM ORH-LWM...FOR A 3 TO
6 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 02Z AND 08Z TONIGHT. WARNING CRITIERIA SNOWS
POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM ROUTE 2 NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...FOLLOWED BY ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH GLAZE
ACCUMULATIONS. DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING
ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. CONVERTED THE WATCHES TO ADVISORIES IN NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.
THIS IN COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES GIVEN ANOMALOUSLY HIGH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES APPROACHING 1.1 G/KG TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NECESSARY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN QPF AMOUNTS
OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING
EXPECTED. HEADWATER GUIDANCE INDICATES THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON
MAY BE A VULNERABLE LOCATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AS PORTIONS
OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NANTUCKET SOUND WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH
LINGERING PRECIP...MOSTLY RAIN...DURING THE START OF THE NIGHT. ALL
THIS SHOULD END AS THE UPPER TROF SWINGS THROUGH AND SHIFTS WIND FLOW
TO WESTERLY. THAT WILL ALLOW WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR TO MOVE
IN FOR THURSDAY.
LOW PRESSURE RACING THROUGH THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY FRIDAY WILL SWING
A COLD FRONT THROUGH NEW ENGLAND DURING HTE AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS
MAY BE GOOD FOR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY STIFF WINDS
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THOSE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH
COLDER AIR BACK INTO THE REGION...850 MB TEMPS DROP FROM NEAR 0C
FRIDAY MORNING TO -14C SATURDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...GIVING US A SHORT BREATHER BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS. THEN
THE NEXT ONE APPROACHES ON SUNDAY. COLD AIR IN PLACE MAY BE ENOUGH TO
BRING AN INITIAL PERIOD OF SNOW. HOWEVER...THERE CONTINUES TO BE NO
SIGN OF A BLOCKING MECHANISM TO KEEP THAT COLD AIR IN PLACE. SO WE
EXPECT A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN FOR MONDAY AS MILD AIR MOVES IN. IF COLD AIR
REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE INTERIOR THEN THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO AN ICING
EVENT WITH REFRIDGERATED AIR AT THE GROUND AND MILD AIR FLOWING OVER
THE TOP.
THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. BUT WITH THE
SUPPORTING UPPER TROF LINGERING OVERHEAD WE SHOULD HAVE LINGERING
CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.AVIATION /10Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
TODAY...CIGS AND VSBY LOWERING TO MVFR WEST OF KAFN-KORH-KBDL BY 00Z
IN LIGHT SNOW.
TONIGHT INTO WED...IFR CONDITIONS IN WINTRY PRECIPITATION. LLWS
EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AS A 65 KT LOW LEVEL JET APPROACHES.
SIGNIFICANT ICING AFTER PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW AT BDL-ORH-MHT AND
POINTS NW. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING ELSEWHERE.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
MVFR AND IFR LINGER IN THE EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT WITH A TREND
TO VFR ALL LOCATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING. VFR THURSDAY AND MUCH OF
FRIDAY. SCATTERED IFR IN SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30
KNOTS FRIDAY NIGHT. VFR WITH DIMINISHING WIND SATURDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS DUE TO
LINGERING WNW WIND GUSTS TO 25 KT AND SEAS AROUND 5 FT. OTHERWISE
FAIRLY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WITH HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA.
TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SCA LEVELS ON MOST
OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS AS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH AND
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES.
WEDNESDAY...SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST OF THE WATERS...POSSIBLE
S GALES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SE WATERS AHEAD OF A
DEVELOPING LOW.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
NORTHWEST GALES WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
FOLLOWING THE COASTAL LOW...WITH WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS EXPECTED AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE FOLLOWING THE
FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS THEN SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MAZ002>006-008>012-026.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MAZ007-013>019.
NH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR RIZ001>004.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
ANZ232>235-237.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ANZ250-
254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB
NEAR TERM...STRAUSS
SHORT TERM...STRAUSS
LONG TERM...WTB
AVIATION...WTB/STRAUSS
MARINE...WTB/STRAUSSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 4:45 AM EST, 6 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 445 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-130945- 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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 445 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. A DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING MORE SNOW AND ICE AND POSSIBLY HEADLINES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MAZ020>024-RIZ005>008-130945- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 445 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW LATE TODAY WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER...ALONG WITH LIGHT ICING AWAY FROM THE COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. CTZ002>004-MAZ007-013>019-RIZ001>004-130945- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX 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- 445 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. A DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING MORE SNOW AND ICE AND POSSIBLY HEADLINES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-130945- 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- 445 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SOUTH GALES ARE POSSIBLE AROUND AND SEAWARD OF NANTUCKET WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST GALES ARE POSSIBLE ON MOST OF THE WATERS ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST GALES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON MOST OF THE WATERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 38 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 30 hr |
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Flood Watches in Massachusetts, 2008Flood Watches in Rhode Island, 2008Flood Watches in Connecticut, 2008Every flood watch in 2008
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.