Alert archive / Massachusetts / Special Marine Warnings in 2008
Special Marine Warning 113, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Aug 11, 2008, 10:40 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2008, 10:40 PM EDT (02:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2008, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Aug 11, 10:05 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 10:05 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 4:32 AM EDT, 18 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-120845- 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-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 432 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLOOD ADVISORY OR ISOLATED SMALL SCALE FLASH FLOODING /SEVERAL COMMUNITIES/ EXPECTED AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE SLOW MOVING. MOST FAVORED REGION FOR FLOODING RAINS...URBAN CENTERS AND HILLY TERRAIN...EXTENDS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES EAST SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS THE WORCESTER HILLS. POWER OUTAGES FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE SHOULD BE REPORTS OF HAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THE FLOOD PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM REGION. SHOWERS OF VERY HEAVY FLOOD PRODUCING RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT...MAINLY EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY THE MONADNOCKS AND WORCESTER HILLS TO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM TODAY. ANZ230>237-250-254-255-120845- 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- 432 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTH COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING MAY BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON...SEVERAL WITH POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL. THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WATERS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS FROM PLYMOUTH NORTHWARD AND POSSIBLY NARRAGANSETT AND CAPE COD BAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. DRAG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Aug 11, 6:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Aug 11, 6:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
643 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1129 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 E NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.90W
08/11/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF COGGESHALL ST. EMERGENCY VEHICLES
REROUTED.
1141 AM FLASH FLOOD DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
08/11/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON RUSSELLS MILLS RD IN AREA OF HIGH SCHOOL. OLD
WESTPORT RD ALSO IMPASSABLE
1146 AM FLASH FLOOD DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
08/11/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
MULTI CARS STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON RTE 6E AND ROAD
CLOSED.
1151 AM FLASH FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
08/11/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
COVE ROAD IMPASSABLE AND WEST RODNEY FRENCH BLVD UNDER 2
FEET OF WATER.CAR STUCK IN WATER AND PEOPLE RESCUED ON
DEAN ST.
1208 PM FLASH FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
08/11/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
FIRE TRUCK STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON ROUTE 18.
1225 PM FLASH FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
08/11/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH WATER AND BUILDINGS BASEMENTS FLOODED. BROWNELL AND
HAWTHORNE AVE NEAR THE JEWISH CENTER FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE.
0600 PM FLOOD WESTFIELD 42.14N 72.76W
08/11/2008 HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON COLLEGE HIGHWAY AT MILL STREET. UP TO 9
INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
&&
JWDSpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 7:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 725 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 MAZ022-023-120045- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- 725 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MARTHAS VINEYARD... AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST TISBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... OAK BLUFFS BY 735 PM EDT... FALMOUTH BY 750 PM EDT... MASHPEE BY 820 PM EDT... HYANNIS BY 830 PM EDT... BARNSTABLE BY 840 PM EDT. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. GET INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. AVOID OPEN AREAS SUCH AS GOLF COURSES OR BALL FIELDS. JWD
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 8:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 810 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 MAZ022-120100- BARNSTABLE MA- 810 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 AT 807 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL 13 MILES SOUTH OF BARNSTABLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...HYANNIS BY 830 PM EDT...YARMOUTH AND BARNSTABLE BY 840 PM EDT...DENNIS AND 7 MILES WEST OF HARWICH BY 850 PM EDT...BREWSTER BY 900 PM EDT. FIELD
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 10:23 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1023 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 CTZ002-MAZ009-011-120345- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-HARTFORD CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- 1023 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008 AT 1021 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRANVILLE TO JUST WEST OF GRANBY...NEAR CANTON AND BURLINGTON. THIS LINE IS TENDING TO REFORM IN THESE UPSLOPE REGIONS AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING IS THE PRIME HAZARD BETWEEN NOW AND 1145 PM. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. DRAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 52 min | |
| Aug 11, 11:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex | 69 min |
| Aug 12, 12:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Plymouth | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 37 min | |
| Aug 12, 3:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 29 min | |
| Aug 12, 4:30 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 12, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 47 min | |
| Aug 12, 10:44 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 31 min |
Nearby
Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Every special marine 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.