Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2008, 6:14 PM EDT for Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 16 min. 2 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, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Norfolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Norfolk, MA | |
| Jul 2, 6:19 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Walpole, MA | LASTED 2.5 MINUTES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KBOX 022214
SVRBOX
MAC021-022245-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0142.080702T2214Z-080702T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
614 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORFOLK...OR NEAR FRANKLIN...AND MOVING EAST
AT 18 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR...
WALPOLE BY 620 PM EDT...
WESTWOOD BY 625 PM EDT...
SHARON AND NORWOOD BY 630 PM EDT...
CANTON BY 640 PM EDT...
STOUGHTON...RANDOLPH AND HOLBROOK BY 645 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4209 7140 4218 7141 4220 7135 4223 7134
4223 7115 4220 7111 4220 7107 4218 7103
4217 7102 4216 7098 4213 7098 4208 7121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 267DEG 15KT 4213 7128
$$
BELK1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS51 KBOX 022230
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
630 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
MAC021-022240-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-080702T2245Z/
NORFOLK MA-
630 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL NORFOLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS WEAKENED...BUT IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. LIGHTNING IS ALSO A RISK WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 4209 7140 4218 7141 4220 7135 4223 7134
4223 7115 4220 7111 4220 7107 4218 7103
4217 7102 4216 7098 4213 7098 4208 7121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 267DEG 15KT 4213 7119
$$
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, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 4:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 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, 6:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 604 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-017>024-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008- 032215- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 604 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM 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 ACROSS NORTHWEST MASS AND SOUTHERN NH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ004>007-012>016-026-032215- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 604 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM 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 PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY ARE LIKELY TO BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST GUSTS...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHWEST MASS AND SOUTHERN NH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-032215- 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- 604 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SMALL CRAFT 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 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 hour 21 minutes 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
&&
RGOULDLocal storm report, Jul 2, 5:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
506 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
0100 PM HAIL CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
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 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
0229 PM HAIL JOHNSTON 41.82N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
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 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
0236 PM HAIL SMITHFIELD 41.88N 71.55W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI TRAINED SPOTTER
0237 PM HAIL LINCOLN 41.92N 71.47W
07/02/2008 E0.88 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE
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
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
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 41.92N 71.47W
07/02/2008 PROVIDENCE RI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 - 8 INCH LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING ROADS
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, 5:38 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 538 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 MAZ004-005-026-NHZ012-015-022215- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 538 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 AT 532 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 SOUTHEAST OF LEOMINSTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...SHIRLEY AND LUNENBURG BY 550 PM EDT...HARVARD BY 600 PM EDT...AYER AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOXBOROUGH BY 610 PM EDT...GROTON AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LITTLETON BY 620 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
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:43 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 543 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 MAZ018-019-021-022215- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 543 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 AT 542 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARVER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 13 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...CARVER AND PLYMPTON BY 550 PM EDT... PLYMOUTH AND KINGSTON BY 620 PM EDT. KJC
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:09 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 609 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 MAZ004-005-014-022245- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- 609 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 AT 605 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARVARD TO LITTLETON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF LEOMINSTER TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOWELL... MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...STOW AND MAYNARD BY 620 PM EDT...MAYNARD AND BILLERICA BY 630 PM EDT...CONCORD AND LINCOLN BY 640 PM EDT. KJC
The 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, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Worcester | 51 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, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Jul 2, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 15 min |
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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.