Alert archive / Massachusetts / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Jul 23, 2008, 4:21 PM EDT for Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 28 min. 5 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 23, 2008, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2008, 4:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bristol County, MA, Plymouth County, MA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Swansea, MA | MUTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE OCEAN GROVE AREA. |
| Jul 23, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | WIRES DOWN ON POWDERHORN DRIVE. |
| Jul 23, 4:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Somerset, MA | THREE LARGE TREES DOWN ON FLORIDA AVE. |
| Jul 23, 4:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Berkley, MA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN SCATTERED ABOUT TOWN. |
| Jul 23, 4:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dighton, MA | TREE DOWN ON WILLIAMS STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 891 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS51 KBOX 232021 TORBOX MAC005-023-232100- /O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0002.080723T2021Z-080723T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 421 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TAUNTON... WEST CENTRAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... * UNTIL 500 PM EDT * AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DIGHTON... OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TAUNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FREETOWN AND TAUNTON BY 430 PM EDT... RAYNHAM BY 435 PM EDT... MIDDLEBOROUGH AND LAKEVILLE BY 440 PM EDT... MIDDLEBOROUGH AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRIDGEWATER BY 445 PM EDT... CARVER BY 455 PM EDT... HEAVY RAIN MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL ROOM THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES AND GET TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. LAT...LON 4200 7098 4186 7071 4171 7117 4187 7131 TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 246DEG 30KT 4182 7114 $$ FRANK
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KBOX 232040 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 MAC005-023-232100- /O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080723T2100Z/ PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL MA- 439 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL BRISTOL AND CENTRAL PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKEVILLE...OR 6 MILES EAST OF TAUNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MIDDLEBOROUGH BY 445 PM EDT... CARVER BY 455 PM EDT... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. LAT...LON 4200 7098 4186 7071 4179 7096 4192 7107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 246DEG 30KT 4188 7096 $$ FRANK
000 WWUS51 KBOX 232049 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 449 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 MAC005-023-232058- /O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080723T2100Z/ PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL MA- 448 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BRISTOL AND CENTRAL PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS IS CANCELLED... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL CAUSE STREET FLOODING. THERE ALSO WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THIS STORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. LAT...LON 4200 7098 4186 7071 4179 7096 4192 7107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 246DEG 30KT 4191 7087 $$ FRANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 65 min |
| Jul 23, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 55 min | |
| Jul 23, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 84 min |
| Jul 23, 4:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Bristol | 25 min |
| Jul 23, 4:36 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 48 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 88 min |
| Jul 23, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 96 min | |
| Jul 23, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 40 min |
| Jul 23, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Jul 23, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 66 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.