Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 12, 2008, 7:43 AM EST for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 6 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 3 hr. 24 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
- Dec 12, 2008, 7:43 AM EST (12:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2008, 10:16 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 7:43 AM EST | FLOOD | Providence, RI | RIVER OUT OF BANK FLOODING ATWELLS AVE TO 1 FOOT. |
| Dec 12, 7:51 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | LARGE BRANCH ON A CAR ON TREMONT STREET AND A TREE DOWN ON BURT STREET. |
| Dec 12, 7:54 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Carver, MA | WIRES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 12, 7:54 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Exeter, RI | UTILITY POLE DOWN ON CHURCH STREET. |
| Dec 12, 7:57 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Providence, RI | UTILITY POLE DOWN ON WASHINGTON STREET. |
| Dec 12, 7:59 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Exeter, RI | TREE AND UTILITY POLE DOWN ON LIBERTY AND MILL POND ROAD. |
| Dec 12, 8:08 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Foxborough, MA | TWO LARGE TREES DOWN ON POCASSET STREET WITH WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 12, 8:08 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rehoboth, MA | LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING PLAIN STREET. |
| Dec 12, 8:09 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | HIGH TENSION WIRES DOWN BLOCKING TREMONT STREET. |
| Dec 12, 8:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warwick, RI | 60 FOOT OAK TREE FELL THROUGH ROOF OF HOME. |
| Dec 12, 8:19 AM EST | FLOOD | Cranston, RI | WELLINGTON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Dec 12, 8:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Warwick, RI | CARPORT AND RETAINING WALL COLLAPSED ON BRODERICK ROAD. |
| Dec 12, 8:26 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Easton, MA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON LINCOLN STREET. |
| Dec 12, 8:26 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warwick, RI | MANY TREES DOWN IN PROSPECT HILL AREA. |
| Dec 12, 8:36 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Weymouth, MA | WIRES DOWN ON ORCHARD STREET. |
| Dec 12, 8:40 AM EST | FLOOD | Freetown, MA | ASSONET RIVER OUT OF ITS BANK FLOODING HOMES AT THE FOUR CORNERS AT MAIN STREET IN THE ASSONET SECTION OF FREETOWN. |
| Dec 12, 8:44 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coventry, RI | TREE DOWN ON RESERVOIR ROAD. |
| Dec 12, 8:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bridgewater, MA | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN. |
| Dec 12, 8:46 AM EST | FLOOD | North Providence, RI | BENJAMIN ROAD AT LEXINGTON CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BY WATER TWO FEET DEEP. |
| Dec 12, 9:00 AM EST | FLOOD | Coventry, RI | TURKEY MEADOW BROOK OUT OF BANKS FLOODING MEADOW ROAD. ANOTHER STREAM OUT OF BANK FLOODED MAPLE VALLEY ROAD. |
| Dec 12, 9:03 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stoughton, MA | 18 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN NEAR SINAI HOSPITAL. |
| Dec 12, 9:07 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marshfield, MA | WIRES DOWN ON FIRE TRUCK ON HERITAGE HILL. |
| Dec 12, 9:43 AM EST | FLOOD | Somerset, MA | BUFFINGTON BROOK OUT OF BANKS FLOODING ROUTE 138. |
| Dec 12, 9:54 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kingston, MA | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON CENTER HILL ROAD. |
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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 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 121243 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 743 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 MAZ017>024-RIZ002>008-121600- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0007.081212T1243Z-081212T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 743 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY NOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM 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. $$ FRANK
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 121340 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 840 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 MAZ017>024-RIZ002>008-121600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 840 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY NOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ013-015-016-121600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0033.081212T1340Z-081212T1600Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY 840 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY NOON AND SHIFT TO THE WEST. 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. $$ FRANK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 121516 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1016 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 MAZ017>024-RIZ002>008-121630- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1016 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL RHODE ISLAND. THE LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRONG WINDS HAVE EXITED THE REGION...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MAZ013-015-016-121630- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-081212T1600Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY 1016 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRONG WINDS HAVE EXITED THE REGION...SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FRANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 12:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:49 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence | 46 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:36 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence, Washington | 12 hr |
| Dec 12, 7:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Providence | 39 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex | 7 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 6:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 46 hr |
| Dec 12, 7:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 4 days |
| Dec 12, 7:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 21 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 96 min |
| Dec 12, 9:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 10 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 32 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 23 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 34 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 8 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 16 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk | 25 hr |
| Dec 12, 6:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Worcester | 8 hr |
| Dec 12, 6:14 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 25 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.