Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Nov 15, 2008, 8:17 PM EST for 7 counties in Massachusetts; 4 counties in Rhode Island. It was in force for 4 hr. 29 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
- Nov 15, 2008, 8:17 PM EST (01:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 8:17 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stoughton, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Nov 15, 8:22 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Canton, MA | WIRES DOWN ON CLIFF RD -BLOWN TRANSFORMER ON WALNUT ST AND LINCOLN ST |
| Nov 15, 8:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sharon, MA | TREE DOWN ON POND ST |
| Nov 15, 8:42 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hingham, MA | TREE DOWN ON CUSHING ST |
| Nov 15, 8:42 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Melrose, MA | TREE DOWN ON DEXTER RD |
| Nov 15, 8:43 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hanson, MA | TREE DOWN ON BRIDGE ST |
| Nov 15, 8:44 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Quincy, MA | WIRES DOWN ON CLIFF RD |
| Nov 15, 8:46 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hingham, MA | TREE DOWN ON CANBORN RD |
| Nov 15, 8:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Providence, RI | POWER LINES DOWN BLOCKING A ROAD |
| Nov 15, 8:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Scituate, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES |
| Nov 15, 8:56 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wellesley, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Nov 15, 8:58 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Braintree, MA | WIRES DOWN ON PEACH RD AND ASPENWALL RD |
| Nov 15, 8:58 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Norwell, MA | WIRES DOWN |
| Nov 15, 9:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Peabody, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON ELLSWORTH RD |
| Nov 15, 9:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Quincy, MA | WIRES DOWN ON HANCOCK ST |
| Nov 15, 9:04 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pembroke, MA | WIRES DOWN ON A CAR ON HOBOMACK RD |
| Nov 15, 9:11 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | TREES DOWN ON PRINCE ST |
| Nov 15, 9:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | TREE DOWN ON GLEBE ST |
| Nov 15, 9:16 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Portsmouth, RI | TREE DOWN ON A CAR |
| Nov 15, 9:24 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brockton, MA | WIRES DOWN ON KENT ST |
| Nov 15, 9:26 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plymouth, MA | WIRES DOWN ON ROCKY HILL RD AND TAYLOR AVE |
| Nov 15, 9:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Somerset, MA | TREE DOWN ON GIBBS ST |
| Nov 15, 9:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sharon, MA | TREE DOWN ON A CAR |
| Nov 15, 9:43 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Providence, RI | WIRES DOWN ON JEWITT ST |
| Nov 15, 9:59 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | TREE DOWN ON A CAR - TREE DOWN ON LONGWOOD AVE NEAR BROOKLINE BORDER |
| Nov 15, 10:01 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Portsmouth, RI | TREES DOWN IN THE SANDS POINT AREA |
| Nov 15, 10:07 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westwood, MA | WIRES DOWN ON CANTON ST |
| Nov 15, 10:08 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wareham, MA | BLOWN TRANSFORMER ON CARVER RD |
| Nov 15, 10:14 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Bridgewater, MA | WIRES DOWN |
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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 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 160117 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 MAZ022-160230- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING THIS EVENING. $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.081116T0117Z-081116T0600Z/ 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WIND ADVISORY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON. THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES THROUGH THIS WARNING AREA. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE POCKETS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A WIND GUST TO TO 65 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1 AM. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. 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>006-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-160600- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ALL OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE WILL LIKELY BE REPORTS OF LARGE LIMBS DOWN AND 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. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-023-024-RIZ003-006-008-160600- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BLANDFORD...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 817 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM. NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WERE NOT UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO SUBTLY COOLER SEDATING INFLUENCE OF THE NEARBY OCEAN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED BRIEF POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG/THOMPSON
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160128 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 MAZ022-160600- /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON AS WELL AS CAPE COD. FOR CAPE COD...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE SHOULD OCCUR HYANNIS WESTWARD TO THE CAPE COD CANAL AND NEAR PROVINCETOWN WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 60S. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM. THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES. 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. $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NEWPORT 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. REPORTS OF WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN HAVE FORCED AN UPGRADE OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON. THIS IS A FAIRLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO POCKETS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES THROUGH THIS WARNING AREA. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOTTY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A WIND GUST TO 65 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1 AM. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ003- 006-008-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 828 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS. ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS BETWEEN 8 PM AND 11 PM. NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WERE NOT UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO SUBTLY COOLER SEDATING INFLUENCE OF THE NEARBY OCEAN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED BRIEF 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. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160406 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1106 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-023-024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ003- 006-008-160515- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...BLOCK ISLAND 1106 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL POST OVERNIGHT SUMMARIZING CRITERIA REPORTS. A LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. STRONGEST WINDS HAVE OCCURRED EARLIER THIS EVENING. $$ MAZ007-013>022-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 1106 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WARNING AREA COVERS MUCH OF NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. STRONGEST WINDS HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY OCCURRED BUT THE WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1 AM. STAY CLEAR OF DOWNED WIRES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT NIGHT OF TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS THE MASS TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I 195. 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. $$ DRAG
000 WWUS71 KBOX 160500 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1200 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 MAZ007-013>022-RIZ001-002-004-005-007-160600- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081116T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 1200 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 8:49 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 45 min | |
| Nov 16, 12:20 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 40 min | |
| Nov 16, 4:22 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket, Norfolk, Worcester | 14 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 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.