Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Jan 7, 2009, 4:32 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 8, 2009, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2009, 4:32 PM EST (21:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2009, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2009, 11:56 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 677 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBOX 072132 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-080545- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0001.090108T0700Z-090108T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.090108T0700Z-090108T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 432 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD... NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 10 AM THURSDAY. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ016>021-RIZ002-004>007-080545- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0041.090108T0700Z-090108T1700Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 432 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND FROM PROVIDENCE SOUTH TO THE COAST AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE BLUE HILLS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBOX 080549 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1249 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-081400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.090108T0700Z-090108T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1249 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD... NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 10 AM TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ016>021-RIZ002-004>007-081400- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0041.090108T0700Z-090108T1700Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1249 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND FROM PROVIDENCE SOUTH TO THE COAST...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE BLUE HILLS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ BELK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 080946 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 446 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-081700- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T1700Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 446 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDES CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD... NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ MAZ016>021-RIZ002-004>007-081700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-090108T1700Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 446 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND FROM PROVIDENCE SOUTH TO THE COAST...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE BLUE HILLS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ BELK
000 WWUS71 KBOX 081656 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1156 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-082100- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-090108T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1156 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS PORTION OF THE WIND ADVISORY COVERS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MAZ016>021-RIZ002-004>007-082100- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-090108T2100Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1156 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDES MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND FROM PROVIDENCE SOUTH TO THE COAST...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE BLUE HILLS. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ WTB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:57 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:57 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 47 hr | |
| Jan 7, 9:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 8 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:50 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:56 AM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 26 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:42 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 23 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2009High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.