Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Mar 21, 2008, 2:27 PM EDT for 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Mar 21, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 21, 2008, 2:27 PM EDT (18:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:31 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Stow, MA | GUST OF 63 MPH OR 55 KTS PER APRS WXNET. |
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 12:00Z, 6.5 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
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 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 211827 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 227 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 MAZ004>007-012>016-026-212300- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.080321T1900Z-080321T2300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER 227 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SIXTY MILE PER GUSTS WERE RECORDED NEAR WORCESTER AND BOSTON JUST BEFORE 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE WORCESTER HILLS TO THE BOSTON LOWELL NORTH SHORE REGION THROUGH 6 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080322T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 227 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SUSTAINED WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AT TIMES AVERAGE 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY FOR TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY ROUTE 6 FROM ORLEANS TO PROVINCETOWN...AS WELL AS FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM. SO FAR...PROVINCETOWN HAS REPORTED THE STRONGEST GUSTS IN COASTAL SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING... 48 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-017>021-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007- 212300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080322T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 227 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY COVERS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IT INCLUDES BOSTON...PROVIDENCE...HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...WORCESTER... MANCHESTER...AND KEENE. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DIFFICULTY FOR TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 91 93 95 AND 495. A FEW TREE LIMBS WILL BREAK AND KNOCK OUT POWER HERE AND THERE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. 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. $$ DRAG
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 212030 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 430 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 MAZ004>007-012>016-026-212300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080321T2300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER 430 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SIXTY MILE PER GUSTS WERE RECORDED NEAR WORCESTER AND BOSTON JUST BEFORE 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER GUSTS OF 50 TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE WORCESTER HILLS TO THE BOSTON LOWELL NORTH SHORE REGION THROUGH ABOUT 6 OR 7 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-220000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080322T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 430 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SUSTAINED WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AT TIMES AVERAGE 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY FOR TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY ROUTE 6 FROM ORLEANS TO PROVINCETOWN...AS WELL AS FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-017>021-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007- 220000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080322T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 430 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY COVERS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IT INCLUDES PROVIDENCE...HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD...MANCHESTER...AND KEENE. THE STRONGEST WIND MAY ALREADY HAVE OCCURRED IN MOST OF THIS AREA... HOWEVER ONE MORE STRONG BURST IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 212327 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 727 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 MAZ004>007-012>016-026-220030- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080321T2300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER 727 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THERE MAY BE A FEW LINGERING GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THROUGH 9 PM OR SO...BUT GUSTS ABOVE 55 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-017>024-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008- 220030- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080322T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 727 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM...BUT THE HIGHEST WINDS SEEN EARLIER TODAY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR DOWNED BRANCHES AND OTHER LIGHT DEBRIS. $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.