Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2008

High Wind Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 25, 2008Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Rhode Island; 13 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Oct 25, 2008, 7:51 PM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Rhode Island; 13 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 9 hr. 39 reports 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
Oct 25, 2008, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 25, 8:16 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHatfield, MAWIRES DOWN
Oct 25, 8:21 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Springfield, MATREE DOWN ON CAR. LARGE BRANCHES ON WIRES
Oct 25, 8:22 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGAgawam, MATREES DOWN
Oct 25, 8:22 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSpringfield, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES
Oct 25, 8:31 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSouthampton, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES
Oct 25, 8:33 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWare, MATREES DOWN BLOCKING INTERSECTION OF GREENWICH ROAD AND ROUTE 9
Oct 25, 8:34 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Goshen, MA
Oct 25, 8:34 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPalmer, MATREES DOWN
Oct 25, 8:35 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Springfield, MATREE DOWN ON FAIRVIEW STREET
Oct 25, 8:37 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Salem, MATREES DOWN ON WIRES ON WENDELL ROAD
Oct 25, 8:46 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSunderland, MAWIRES DOWN ON AMHERST ROAD
Oct 25, 8:54 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHatfield, MATREES DOWN ON WIRES
Oct 25, 8:55 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMonson, MATREE DOWN ON CAR ON ROUTE 20
Oct 25, 8:58 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWorthington, MAPOLE AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD NORTH ROAD
Oct 25, 9:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPalmer, MATREE DOWN ROUTE 181
Oct 25, 9:18 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGoshen, MATREE AND WIRES DOWN
Oct 25, 9:18 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNorthampton, MALARGE BRANCHES DOWN
Oct 25, 9:22 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPalmer, MATREE DOWN ON FOSTER STREET
Oct 25, 9:59 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHingham, MATREE DOWN
Oct 25, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBoston, MATREE AND WIRES DOWN ON HOUSE
Oct 25, 10:11 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Stow, MA
Oct 25, 10:11 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSpringfield, MATREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BERKSHIRE AVE
Oct 25, 10:25 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Stow, MA
Oct 25, 10:25 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDighton, MABRANCH DOWN ON WIRES...POWER OUTAGES
Oct 25, 10:46 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHanson, MATREE DOWN ON HOUSE HANCOCK STREET
Oct 25, 10:53 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWorcester, MATREE DOWN ON ROOF OF STRUCTURE
Oct 25, 11:02 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGAvon, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES
Oct 25, 11:02 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPelham, MATREE DOWN ON HARKNESS ROAD
Oct 25, 11:25 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLeominster, MAWIRES AND TRANSFORMER DOWN
Oct 25, 11:35 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHingham, MATREE DOWN ON WINTER STREET
Oct 25, 11:40 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGoshen, MALARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON SOME WIRES
Oct 25, 11:41 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGRoyalston, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES ALONG ROUTE 32
Oct 26, 12:08 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Stow, MA
Oct 26, 12:33 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Oxford, MA
Oct 26, 12:37 AM EDTFLOODSpringfield, MA2 FEET OF WATER ON CAMBRIDGE STREET...CARS SUBMERGED
Oct 26, 12:39 AM EDTFLOODWest Springfield, MAUNDERPASS FLOODED ON ROUTE 5. CARS FLOODED OUT
Oct 26, 1:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBoston, MALARGE BRANCHES DOWN BLOCKING CHARLES STREET
Oct 26, 1:01 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Barrington, RICONIMICUT POINT
Oct 26, 1:01 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGConway, MATREES DOWN ON ROUTE 116

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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2008-10-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2008-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KBOX 252351
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

CTZ002-003-260400-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0004.081025T2351Z-081026T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WERE CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THERE
HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS HARTFORD
COUNTY.

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE
ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ004-260400-
/O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
WINDHAM CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC
751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WINDHAM COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
EDT TONIGHT.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS
EVENING WHICH MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF LIMBS AND BRANCHES
FALL ON WIRES.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION.

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.

$$

MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
751 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO
4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...
  SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE HILLS
REGION.

THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH
COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE
MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND
4 AM SUNDAY.

ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST
PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT...
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR
MIDNIGHT. IF THESE STORMS OCCUR...GUSTS IN AND NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS COULD SURPASS 45 MPH.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE
WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE
TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT
ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY
IN THESE WINDS.

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.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 260039
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

MAZ004-008>012-260400-
/O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER
839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND
DAMAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY
BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ002-003-260400-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WERE CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS
HARTFORD COUNTY.

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY
BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

MAZ013-017>019-RIZ001>005-260845-
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...
BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL
839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY COVERS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
50 MPH FOR A 1 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN.

ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST
PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT... THERE IS
A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT. 

THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE
WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE
TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT
ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY
IN THESE WINDS.

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.

$$

MAZ015-016-020>024-RIZ006>008-260845-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...QUINCY...FALL RIVER...
NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A 1 TO
4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ALONG PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...
   SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON BLUE
HILLS REGION.

THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT BLOCK ISLAND AND SOUTH
COASTAL RHODE ISLAND BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND IN THE
MASSACHUSETTS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND
4 AM SUNDAY.

ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE SUSTAINED WIND IS FEATURED AS THE MOST
PROBABLE PORTION OF ADVISORY THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE TONIGHT...
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE IN THE AREA NEAR
MIDNIGHT. IF THESE STORMS OCCUR...GUSTS IN AND NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS COULD SURPASS 45 MPH.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MILES AN HOUR MAY NOT BE
WIDESPREAD...THE SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE
TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR THE UNPREPARED. SHOWERY WEATHER THAT
ACCOMPANIES THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL SAFELY
IN THESE WINDS.

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.

$$

CTZ004-260400-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
WINDHAM CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC
839 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES
THIS EVENING WHICH MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF LIMBS AND
BRANCHES FALL ON WIRES.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 260139
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

MAZ013-015>024-RIZ001>008-260900-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
WESTERN NORFOLK 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-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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ACROSS RHODE
ISLAND AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REACH THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
METRO AREAS AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS AROUND 3 OR 4 AM. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

ADDITIONALLY THERE COULD BE AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM. 

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.

$$

MAZ005>007-014-260900-
/O.EXB.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN. 

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ004-260400-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
WINDHAM CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES
THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES WHERE LIMBS AND BRANCHES FALL ON WIRES.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

MAZ002-003-026-260400-
/O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AYER
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE FRANKLIN COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX
COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE THESE
STRONG WIND GUSTS.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

MAZ004-008>012-260400-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY
BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ002-003-260400-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WERE
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS
HARTFORD COUNTY.

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY
BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

NHZ011-012-015-260800-
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.081026T0139Z-081026T0800Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CAUSE WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WITH LEAVES STILL ON MANY
TREES...THIS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE AND ASSOCIATED
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS71 KBOX 260400
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1200 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

CTZ002-MAZ002-003-008>010-260500-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0400Z/
HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT...
GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON
1200 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS WERE MOVING EAST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY IN
MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT AT MIDNIGHT.

$$

MAZ004-011-012-026-260600-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0600Z/
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER
1200 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 2 AM...AND MAY BE
ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ003-004-260600-
/O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0600Z/
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC
1200 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WERE
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES
DOWN ACROSS HARTFORD COUNTY.

THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND MAY
BE ENHANCED BY A LINE OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.

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.

$$

MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ001>008-260900-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081026T0900Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-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...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...
NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1200 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT ACROSS
RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE
CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REACH THE BOSTON AND
PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM...AND THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS AROUND 4 AM. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN NUMEROUS
TREES AND POWER LINES. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EXPOSED
COASTAL AREAS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

ADDITIONALLY THERE COULD BE AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM.

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.

$$

NHZ011-012-015-260800-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081026T0800Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...
PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1200 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CAUSE WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WITH LEAVES STILL ON
MANY TREES...THIS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE AND ASSOCIATED
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 12:07 PM EDTWind AdvisoryBOXCapitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region10 hr
Oct 25, 4:46 AM EDTGale WarningBOX24 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2008High Wind Warnings in Connecticut, 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.