Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Jan 27, 2008, 4:33 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 27, 2008, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2008, 4:33 AM EST (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 5:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nantucket, MA | POWER POLE SPLIT IN HALF AT INTERSECTION OF WEST DOVER AND UNION STREETS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 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 270933 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 433 AM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 MAZ022>024-271745- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0002.080128T0300Z-080128T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.080127T2200Z-080128T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 433 AM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A NASTY PERIOD OF SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WIND AROUND 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES IS FORECAST FOR CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD TONIGHT. THE BRUNT OF THE WIND WILL PROBABLY OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY. NANTUCKET SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FROM THIS STORM. THERE IS SMALL CHANCE THAT THE WIND WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS PREDICTED ON MARTHAS VINEYARD. THERE MAY BE A SECOND AND FINAL BURST OF VERY STRONG NORTH WIND MONDAY EVENING....BUT THIS IS MUCH LESS CERTAIN. THE NORTHERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY WET SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BUILD SEAS TO AROUND 20 FEET JUST OFFSHORE AND SET THE STAGE FOR SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES DURING THE MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. THE INTENSE STORM PRODUCING THE NASTY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET THIS EVENING THEN MEANDER EAST NORTHEAST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ DRAG
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 271817 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 117 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 MAZ022>024-280230- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.080127T2200Z-080128T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 117 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES AND WIRES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW. THE BRUNT OF THE WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 5 AM MONDAY. NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FROM THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL ALSO BUILD SEAS TO AROUND 20 FEET JUST OFFSHORE AND SET THE STAGE FOR SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES DURING THE MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. THE INTENSE STORM PRODUCING THE NASTY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET THIS EVENING THEN MEANDER EAST NORTHEAST MONDAY. PREPARE NOW FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE AND IN WORKING ORDER. IF YOU LOSE POWER...DO NOT USE CANDLES SINCE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. $$ JWD
000 WWUS71 KBOX 272142 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 MAZ023-280900- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.080127T2200Z-080128T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.080127T2142Z-080128T0900Z/ DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINEYARD HAVEN 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MARTHAS VINEYARD UNTIL 4AM...OR DUKES COUNTY...AND REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. $$ MAZ022-024-280900- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0001.080127T2200Z-080128T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE LIKELY BEFORE SUBSIDING NEAR DAYBREAK. THESE HIGH WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY WET SNOW MAY BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND WIRES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE BRUNT OF THE WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM MONDAY. NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FROM THIS STORM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND 20 FOOT SEAS JUST OFFSHORE WILL CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOME SPLASHOVER OR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES DURING THE MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. THE INTENSE STORM PRODUCING THE NASTY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED ABOUT 225 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS EVENING THEN HEAD EAST NORTHEAST MONDAY. STAY PREPARED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU LOSE POWER...DO NOT USE CANDLES SINCE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. $$ MAZ019-021-280900- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.080127T2142Z-080128T0900Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT 442 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY UNTIL 4AM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND THE WEIGHT OF SOME HEAVY WET SNOW...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. $$ STRAUSS
000 WWUS71 KBOX 280347 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1047 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 MAZ019-021-023-280500- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... VINEYARD HAVEN 1047 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MAZ022-024-280900- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1047 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE LIKELY BEFORE SUBSIDING NEAR DAYBREAK. THESE HIGH WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND WIRES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE BRUNT OF THE WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM MONDAY. NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FROM THIS STORM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND 25 FOOT SEAS JUST OFFSHORE WILL CAUSE SERIOUS BEACH EROSION DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING SHORELINES OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET DURING THE PREDAWN MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THE INTENSE STORM PRODUCING THE NASTY WEATHER IS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET THIS EVENING AND WILL DRIFT EAST OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. STAY PREPARED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU LOSE POWER...DO NOT USE CANDLES SINCE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 280900 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 AM EST MON JAN 28 2008 MAZ022-024-281700- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.080128T1300Z-080128T1900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 400 AM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET THROUGH 8 AM IMPLIES WIND ADVISORY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE ADVISORY POSTED IN THIS MESSAGE THEN EXTENDS ONLY THE WIND ADVISORY BEYOND 8 AM... THROUGH 2 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. BY THAT TIME... THE NEWLY FALLING SNOW SHOULD ESSENTIALLY BE CONFINED TO THE OUTER CAPE AND A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL NO LONGER BE ADVISED. HOWEVER...WIND WILL STILL BE A FACTOR...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING ALONG OPEN RURAL STRETCHES OF ROUTE 6 AND ON THE SAGAMORE AND BOURNE BRIDGES WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH STILL POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. YESTERDAY...THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS A 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED SPEED OF 47 MPH AT NANTUCKET OCCURRING AT 824 PM. THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF GUSTS IN THE 50S. IF YOU LOSE POWER...DO NOT USE CANDLES SINCE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 7 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 11 hr |
| Jan 27, 9:24 AM EST | Snow Advisory | BOX | Essex | 3 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:25 PM EST | Snow Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 10 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.