Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2008, 4:54 PM EDT for Essex County, Middlesex County, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 51 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2008, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2008, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Townsend, MA | |
| Jul 2, 5:35 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Leominster, MA | |
| Jul 2, 5:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Leominster, MA | WIRES DOWN ON LANCASTER STREET. |
| Jul 2, 5:40 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Leominster, MA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 44 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KBOX 022054
SVRBOX
MAC009-017-027-NHC011-022145-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0141.080702T2054Z-080702T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
454 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LEOMINSTER...FITCHBURG...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NASHUA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FITCHBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR...
LUNENBURG BY 500 PM EDT...
TOWNSEND BY 505 PM EDT...
PEPPERELL...GROTON AND BROOKLINE BY 510 PM EDT...
PEPPERELL AND HOLLIS BY 515 PM EDT...
DUNSTABLE AND NASHUA BY 520 PM EDT...
NASHUA BY 525 PM EDT...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. GET INDOORS OR INSIDE
A VEHICLE NOW LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES TOP KILLERS. IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 4275 7123 4273 7125 4270 7124 4266 7125
4248 7189 4264 7199 4285 7142 4280 7134
4278 7134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 246DEG 35KT 4260 7181
$$
BELK3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KBOX 022111
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
511 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
NHC011-022121-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-080702T2145Z/
HILLSBOROUGH NH-
511 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 4266 7126 4251 7176 4252 7178 4267 7180
4271 7157 4270 7129 4272 7126 4272 7124
4268 7124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 261DEG 28KT 4260 7165
$$
MAC009-017-027-022145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-080702T2145Z/
WORCESTER MA-ESSEX MA-MIDDLESEX MA-
511 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX...EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ESSEX AND NORTH
CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTIES...
AT 509 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LUNENBURG...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LEOMINSTER...MOVING EAST AT 32 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR...
GROTON AND PEPPERELL BY 520 PM EDT...
DUNSTABLE BY 530 PM EDT...
TYNGSBORO BY 535 PM EDT...
LOWELL BY 540 PM EDT...
DRACUT BY 545 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4266 7126 4251 7176 4252 7178 4267 7180
4271 7157 4270 7129 4272 7126 4272 7124
4268 7124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 261DEG 28KT 4260 7165
$$
BELK000
WWUS51 KBOX 022131
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
531 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
MAC017-027-022145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-080702T2145Z/
WORCESTER MA-MIDDLESEX MA-
530 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX AND NORTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTIES...
AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AYER...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LEOMINSTER...MOVING EAST AT 14 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR...
AYER AND GROTON BY 545 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4257 7176 4267 7171 4265 7144 4260 7145
4258 7153 4258 7154 4256 7159 4256 7160
4252 7172 4253 7174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 272DEG 12KT 4256 7165
$$
BELK000
WWUS51 KBOX 022145
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
545 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
MAC017-027-022155-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-080702T2145Z/
WORCESTER MA-MIDDLESEX MA-
545 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX AND
NORTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM HAS WEAKENED...BUT IS STILL BEING MONITORED.
LAT...LON 4257 7176 4267 7171 4265 7144 4260 7145
4258 7153 4258 7154 4256 7159 4256 7160
4252 7172 4253 7174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 272DEG 12KT 4256 7165
$$
BELKWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 4:39 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 4:39 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
439 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT WEEK WITH
SHORT EPISODES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SUMMER PATTERN
INCLUDES WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR AS WELL AS A WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE DAMPENING OUT APPROACHING COLD FRONTS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM ALONG A SEA BREEZE FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THESE TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAIL FROM SOUTHWEST
CONNECTICUT UP THROUGH RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE AND THROUGH
BOSTON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET...STORMS
WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN ENDING BY 9 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WITH A FEW OF THEM BECOMING
SEVERE. PLEASE REFER TO ANY WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS THAT ARE OUT TO
GET THE LATEST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
THE REST OF THE NIGHT WILL BE RAIN FREE THOUGH MOISTURE WILL HANG
AROUND UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY. BETWEEN THIS
MOISTURE AND THE RAIN SOAKED GROUND...GROUND FOG IS LIKELY TO FORM
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
THURSDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
BEFORE A FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BETWEEN THE
HEAT...CONTINUED HUMIDITY...AND STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN MASS AND SOUTHERN
NH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...LIKELY SETTING OFF A LINE OF CONVECTION
THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS SMALL
HAIL.
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT
IN GUSTY WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS ALONG AND JUST
INLAND OF THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND CAPE COD THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR
WORCESTER...MIDDLESEX...ESSEX...NORFOLK...AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE HWO OR THE AQA MESSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THURSDAY NIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STALLING ALONG A PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON
LINE AROUND SUNRISE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS GUSTY
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
THE FOURTH. SLOW MOVING FRONT SHOULD STILL BE IN THE
VICINITY...LINGERING AROUND EASTERN MA INTO CONNECTICUT OR JUST
OFFSHORE. ANOTHER POTENTIAL TRIGGER...A SHORT WAVE MAY APPROACH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND SOME INDICATIONS OF UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE.
HOWEVER...INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT FORECAST SOUNDINGS DO NOT
INDICATE MUCH BY WAY OF CAPE ON FRIDAY...ACTUALLY SHOWING A BIT OF A
700 MB CAP. AT THIS TIME...ENOUGH BY WAY OF POTENTIAL TRIGGERS TO
KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST.
AIRMASS BECOMES SATURATED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH FRONT
MOVING VERY LITTLE. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS FOR THIS TIMEFRAME.
GENERALLY IN BETWEEN ACTIVE FEATURES ON SUNDAY...GFS SHOWING SOME
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING INTO NEW ENGLAND. UPPER TROF ARRIVES ON ITS
HEELS FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING ON
WEDNESDAY. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR
CONVECTION.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
REST OF TODAY...MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AROUND KORH/KMHT/KBOS/KPVD WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR AS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DIE OFF.
TONIGHT...MAINLY VFR...WITH MVFR/IFR VISIBILITIES IN GROUND FOG
POSSIBLE KFMH/KHYA/KACK.
THURSDAY...VFR WITH GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF
MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES TERMINALS KBOS/KFMH/KHYA/KACK.
THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY VFR WITH CONDITIONS DEGRADING TO MVFR/IFR IN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. ALONG WITH THIS FRONT...EXPECT A
WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS IT MOVES THROUGH.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRI...VFR EXCEPT FOR IFR IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...AND IFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AROUND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERING NEAR THE
COAST.
SAT...IFR CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND AND NORTH OF THE FRONT...
ALSO IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN AND MON...VFR LIKELY BUT A CHANCE OF MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS
EXISTS IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.MARINE...
REST OF TODAY...CALM WINDS AND SEAS FOR THE MOST PART. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WITH
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.
TONIGHT...SEAS WILL RISE GRADUALLY WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
NECESSARY BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. OTHERWISE...FAIRLY CALM
OVERNIGHT WITH FOG DECREASING VISIBILITIES TO 1-3NM.
THURSDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20KTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO
25 KTS POSSIBLE. WHILE WNAWAVE IS STILL RUNNING HIGH...AFTER
ADJUSTING SEAS DOWN...THEY WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS UP FOR THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN OUTER
WATERS FROM 03/10Z TO 04/12Z. ALL REMAINING COASTAL WATERS HAVE A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 03/14Z-04/00Z.
THURSDAY NIGHT...SMALL CRAFT SEAS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS. IN ADDITION...AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THURSDAY NIGHT...IT WILL REACH PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND MAY AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
SCA SEAS LINGER FRI AND FRI NIGHT...BUT GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FOR SAT.
CONDITIONS BELOW SCA CRITERIA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SEAS MAY REACH
SCA CONDITIONS MON ON SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS FROM PERSISTENT S/SW
FLOW.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR
ANZ230>237-250.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
ANZ254-255.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NMB
NEAR TERM...RLG
SHORT TERM...RLG
LONG TERM...NMB
AVIATION...RLG
MARINE...RLG/NMBHazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 5:39 AM EDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 539 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-022-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-030945- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX 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- 539 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. SEVERAL STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY ARE LIKELY TO BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST GUSTS...MAINLY THE INTERIOR. THE PERIOD FROM FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY WILL FIND A COUPLE OF PERIODS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR BUT TIMING IS UNCERTAIN. AIR QUALITY MAY DETERIORATE NEXT WEEK AS IT BECOMES HOT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-030945- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT 40 NM...INCLUDING THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM- 539 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FOG EARLY TODAY MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS BUT NOT AS BAD AS YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS AND HAIL ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SCITUATE MASSACHUSETTS REGION NORTHWARD THROUGH BOSTON HARBOR TO THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET EARLY THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF MARGINAL GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN THE HOT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AIRMASS NEAR THE SHORE FROM CAPE COD UP TO BOSTON AND GLOUCESTER. A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN A PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE SOMETIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG COULD OCCUR OVER THE WEEKEND DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS AND HAMPER MARINE NAVIGATION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MAZ020-021-023-024-RIZ006>008-030945- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 539 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE OCEAN EXPOSED SOUTH COASTS WHERE SURF OF 4 FOOT OR GREATER IS NOTED. PATCHY FOG MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE EARLY TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS AN EVEN HIGHER RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE OCEAN EXPOSED SOUTH COASTS WHERE SURF OF 4 FOOT OR GREATER IS NOTED BOTH WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN A PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE SOMETIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG COULD OCCUR OVER THE WEEKEND DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED . DRAG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:00 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 MAZ004-005-026-NHZ012-015-022030- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 400 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 AT 355 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOWNSEND...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF FITCHBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...BROOKLINE BY 410 PM EDT...HOLLIS AND PEPPERELL BY 420 PM EDT...HOLLIS AND NASHUA BY 430 PM EDT. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. KJC
Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:07 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
407 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1216 PM HAIL MEDWAY 42.13N 71.40W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH NORFOLK MA PUBLIC
1216 PM HAIL WELLESLEY 42.30N 71.29W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
1220 PM LIGHTNING SHERBORN 42.23N 71.37W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA CO-OP OBSERVER
MULTIPLE BUILDING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON WASHINGTON ST
INCLUDING A CHURCH AND THE TOWN HALL/POLICE STATION
CAUSING FIRE AND POLICE RADIOS TO BE KNOCKED OUT
1223 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE ON MONTGOMERY ST
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERBORN 42.23N 71.37W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN NEAR 53 LAKE ST AND BLOCKING ROAD
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AND 1.00 HAIL
1242 PM HAIL BELMONT 42.40N 71.17W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER OUTAGE ON KEITH STREET
1250 PM HAIL CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1252 PM HAIL SOMERVILLE 42.39N 71.10W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ON THE WATERHOUSE ST
1254 PM HAIL ARLINGTON 42.42N 71.16W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1255 PM HAIL LANCASTER 42.45N 71.67W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0104 PM HAIL LANCASTER 42.45N 71.67W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA PUBLIC
0105 PM HAIL WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0105 PM HAIL WESTBOROUGH 42.27N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0107 PM HAIL CLINTON 42.42N 71.69W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA BROADCAST MEDIA
0123 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGE ON RINDGE AND DUDLEY STREETS
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
07/02/2008 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON PENNET ST AND 0.75 INCH HAIL
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG WESTFORD 42.58N 71.43W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CAR ON HOWARD RD
0214 PM HAIL SCITUATE 41.80N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI LAW ENFORCEMENT
RI STATE POLICE
0224 PM HAIL SCITUATE 41.80N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
ALONG THE DANIELSON PIKE
0229 PM HAIL JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0229 PM TSTM WND DMG JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
2 TREES AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN THE STONYVILLE
SECTION
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG SMITHFIELD 41.88N 71.55W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON WHIPPLE STREET
0231 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH PROVIDENCE 41.86N 71.46W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON SMITHFIELD ROAD
0231 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH PROVIDENCE 41.86N 71.46W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED ON SMITH STREET
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWNED ON SHERMAN STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0233 PM HAIL PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWNED IN THE NORTH SECTION OF CITY
0235 PM HAIL PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0237 PM HAIL LINCOLN 41.92N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0240 PM HAIL PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC
MEASURED 65 MPH GUST
0243 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0246 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LASTING THROUGH 254 PM EDT
0253 PM HAIL NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
0257 PM TSTM WND GST NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 M61.00 MPH NORFOLK MA ASOS
KOWD ASOS
0257 PM TSTM WND DMG NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES AT INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 1
AND DEAN STREET
0302 PM TSTM WND DMG ATTLEBOROUGH 41.93N 71.30W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWNED ON LOCUST STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0302 PM TSTM WND GST PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 M57.00 MPH PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC
0306 PM FLOOD WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
50-75 FEET OF PLEASANT STREET CLOSED DUE TO 4 FEET OF
WATER
0310 PM LIGHTNING NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE STRUCK ON MOUNT HOPE STREET
0315 PM FLOOD NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS - ROAD IS IMPASSABLE
0329 PM TSTM WND DMG HOLBROOK 42.15N 71.01W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS TOWN
0329 PM TSTM WND DMG BRAINTREE 42.20N 71.00W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0331 PM TSTM WND DMG RANDOLPH 42.18N 71.05W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON UNION AND SMITH STREETS - LARGE TREE
DOWN ON WIRES ON BARTLETT STREET
0331 PM HAIL RANDOLPH 42.18N 71.05W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
&&
BELKSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 4:15 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 MAZ004-005-014-026-022045- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- 415 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 AT 414 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER BOLTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRAMINGHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...STOW AND HARVARD BY 420 PM EDT... MAYNARD BY 430 PM EDT...ACTON AND BOXBOROUGH BY 440 PM EDT... LITTLETON AND CARLISLE BY 450 PM EDT. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. KJC
Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:25 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1216 PM HAIL MEDWAY 42.13N 71.40W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH NORFOLK MA PUBLIC
1216 PM HAIL WELLESLEY 42.30N 71.29W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
1220 PM LIGHTNING SHERBORN 42.23N 71.37W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA CO-OP OBSERVER
MULTIPLE BUILDING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON WASHINGTON ST
INCLUDING A CHURCH AND THE TOWN HALL/POLICE STATION
CAUSING FIRE AND POLICE RADIOS TO BE KNOCKED OUT
1223 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE ON MONTGOMERY ST
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERBORN 42.23N 71.37W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN NEAR 53 LAKE ST AND BLOCKING ROAD
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER OUTAGE ON KEITH STREET
1242 PM HAIL BELMONT 42.40N 71.17W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AND 1.00 HAIL
1250 PM HAIL CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1252 PM HAIL SOMERVILLE 42.39N 71.10W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ON THE WATERHOUSE ST
1254 PM HAIL ARLINGTON 42.42N 71.16W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1255 PM HAIL LANCASTER 42.45N 71.67W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0104 PM HAIL LANCASTER 42.45N 71.67W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA PUBLIC
0105 PM HAIL WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0105 PM HAIL WESTBOROUGH 42.27N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0107 PM HAIL CLINTON 42.42N 71.69W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA BROADCAST MEDIA
0123 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGE ON RINDGE AND DUDLEY STREETS
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG WESTFORD 42.58N 71.43W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CAR ON HOWARD RD
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
07/02/2008 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON PENNET ST AND 0.75 INCH HAIL
0214 PM HAIL SCITUATE 41.80N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI LAW ENFORCEMENT
RI STATE POLICE
0224 PM HAIL SCITUATE 41.80N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
ALONG THE DANIELSON PIKE
0229 PM HAIL JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0229 PM TSTM WND DMG JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
2 TREES AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN THE STONYVILLE
SECTION
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG SMITHFIELD 41.88N 71.55W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON WHIPPLE STREET
0231 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH PROVIDENCE 41.86N 71.46W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED ON SMITH STREET
0231 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH PROVIDENCE 41.86N 71.46W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON SMITHFIELD ROAD
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWNED ON SHERMAN STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWNED IN THE NORTH SECTION OF CITY
0233 PM HAIL PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0235 PM HAIL PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0237 PM HAIL LINCOLN 41.92N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0240 PM HAIL PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC
MEASURED 65 MPH GUST
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG ATTLEBOROUGH 41.93N 71.30W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA NWS EMPLOYEE
LARGE TREE DOWN ON 14TH STREET AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS
DOWN IN CAPRON PARK
0243 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0246 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LASTING THROUGH 254 PM EDT
0253 PM HAIL NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
0257 PM TSTM WND GST NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 M61.00 MPH NORFOLK MA ASOS
KOWD ASOS
0257 PM TSTM WND DMG NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES AT INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 1
AND DEAN STREET
0302 PM TSTM WND GST PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 M57.00 MPH PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC
0302 PM TSTM WND DMG ATTLEBOROUGH 41.93N 71.30W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWNED ON LOCUST STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0306 PM FLOOD WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
50-75 FEET OF PLEASANT STREET CLOSED DUE TO 4 FEET OF
WATER
0310 PM LIGHTNING NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE STRUCK ON MOUNT HOPE STREET
0315 PM FLOOD NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS - ROAD IS IMPASSABLE
0322 PM TSTM WND GST BRAINTREE 42.20N 71.00W
07/02/2008 M62.00 MPH NORFOLK MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0329 PM TSTM WND DMG BRAINTREE 42.20N 71.00W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0329 PM TSTM WND DMG HOLBROOK 42.15N 71.01W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS TOWN
0331 PM TSTM WND DMG RANDOLPH 42.18N 71.05W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON UNION AND SMITH STREETS - LARGE TREE
DOWN ON WIRES ON BARTLETT STREET
0331 PM HAIL RANDOLPH 42.18N 71.05W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
&&Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:34 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 NHZ012-015-022045- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 434 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 AT 432 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOFFSTOWN...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR...GOFFSTOWN BY 440 PM EDT. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BELK
Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:53 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
453 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1216 PM HAIL WELLESLEY 42.30N 71.29W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
1216 PM HAIL MEDWAY 42.13N 71.40W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH NORFOLK MA PUBLIC
1220 PM LIGHTNING SHERBORN 42.23N 71.37W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA CO-OP OBSERVER
MULTIPLE BUILDING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON WASHINGTON ST
INCLUDING A CHURCH AND THE TOWN HALL/POLICE STATION
CAUSING FIRE AND POLICE RADIOS TO BE KNOCKED OUT
1223 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE ON MONTGOMERY ST
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERBORN 42.23N 71.37W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN NEAR 53 LAKE ST AND BLOCKING ROAD
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER OUTAGE ON KEITH STREET
1242 PM HAIL BELMONT 42.40N 71.17W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AND 1.00 HAIL
1250 PM HAIL CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1252 PM HAIL SOMERVILLE 42.39N 71.10W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ON THE WATERHOUSE ST
1254 PM HAIL ARLINGTON 42.42N 71.16W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1255 PM HAIL LANCASTER 42.45N 71.67W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0104 PM HAIL LANCASTER 42.45N 71.67W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA PUBLIC
0105 PM HAIL WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0105 PM HAIL WESTBOROUGH 42.27N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0107 PM HAIL CLINTON 42.42N 71.69W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA BROADCAST MEDIA
0112 PM TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
THREE 6 INCH LIMBS DOWN ON LIBBY AVENUE.
0123 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGE ON RINDGE AND DUDLEY STREETS
0125 PM LIGHTNING PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
07/02/2008 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
AVALON BAY APARTMENT COMPLEX ON FIRE AFTER BEING STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING.
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG WESTFORD 42.58N 71.43W
07/02/2008 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CAR ON HOWARD RD
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
07/02/2008 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON PENNET ST AND 0.75 INCH HAIL
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
07/02/2008 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ACROSS ESSEX STREET AND TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON
GRIDDING STREET.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG WENHAM 42.60N 70.88W
07/02/2008 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON LARCH ROWE STREET.
0214 PM HAIL SCITUATE 41.80N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI LAW ENFORCEMENT
RI STATE POLICE
0224 PM HAIL SCITUATE 41.80N 71.62W
07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
ALONG THE DANIELSON PIKE
0229 PM HAIL JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0229 PM TSTM WND DMG JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
2 TREES AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN THE STONYVILLE
SECTION
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG SMITHFIELD 41.88N 71.55W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON WHIPPLE STREET
0231 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH PROVIDENCE 41.86N 71.46W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED ON SMITH STREET
0231 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH PROVIDENCE 41.86N 71.46W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON SMITHFIELD ROAD
0233 PM HAIL PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWNED IN THE NORTH SECTION OF CITY
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWNED ON SHERMAN STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0235 PM HAIL PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0237 PM HAIL LINCOLN 41.92N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0240 PM HAIL PAWTUCKET 41.87N 71.37W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC
MEASURED 65 MPH GUST
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG ATTLEBOROUGH 41.93N 71.30W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA NWS EMPLOYEE
LARGE TREE DOWN ON 14TH STREET AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS
DOWN IN CAPRON PARK
0243 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
0246 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
LASTING THROUGH 254 PM EDT
0253 PM HAIL NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
0257 PM TSTM WND DMG NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES AT INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 1
AND DEAN STREET
0257 PM TSTM WND GST NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 M61.00 MPH NORFOLK MA ASOS
KOWD ASOS
0302 PM TSTM WND GST PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
07/02/2008 M57.00 MPH PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC
0302 PM TSTM WND DMG ATTLEBOROUGH 41.93N 71.30W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWNED ON LOCUST STREET BLOCKING ROAD
0306 PM FLOOD WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
50-75 FEET OF PLEASANT STREET CLOSED DUE TO 4 FEET OF
WATER
0310 PM LIGHTNING NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 41.97N 71.33W
07/02/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
HOUSE STRUCK ON MOUNT HOPE STREET
0315 PM FLOOD NORWOOD 42.19N 71.20W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS - ROAD IS IMPASSABLE
0322 PM TSTM WND GST BRAINTREE 42.20N 71.00W
07/02/2008 M62.00 MPH NORFOLK MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0329 PM TSTM WND DMG BRAINTREE 42.20N 71.00W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0329 PM TSTM WND DMG HOLBROOK 42.15N 71.01W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS TOWN
0331 PM TSTM WND DMG RANDOLPH 42.18N 71.05W
07/02/2008 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON UNION AND SMITH STREETS - LARGE TREE
DOWN ON WIRES ON BARTLETT STREET
0331 PM HAIL RANDOLPH 42.18N 71.05W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
&&
RGOULDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 21 min |
| Jul 1, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 86 min | |
| Jul 2, 1:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 93 min |
| Jul 2, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Worcester | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 57 min | |
| Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Jul 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 27 min | |
| Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk | 16 min |
| Jul 2, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Jul 2, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 15 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2008Every severe thunderstorm 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.