Alert archive / Rhode Island / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this river flood warning at Jul 24, 2009, 4:28 AM EDT for Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Jul 24, 2009, 7:57 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2009, 4:28 AM EDT (08:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 24, 2009, 7:57 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2009, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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 river
Written for the forecast point Pawtuxet River at Cranston (CRAR1).
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 13 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01116500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS41 KBOX 240828 FLWBOX BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 428 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. THE RIVER WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-242028- /O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0004.090724T1157Z-090725T0040Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.090724T1142Z.090724T1500Z.090724T2000Z.NO/ 428 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:16 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.4 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE AFTERNOON * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...PARKING LOTS AND ROADS ARE FLOODED IN LOW LYING AREAS OF WARWICK AND CRANSTON NEAR THE PAWTUXET RIVER. IMPACTED ROADS INCLUDE RIVER STREET...PIONEER AVENUE...BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WGUS81 KBOX 241345 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 945 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE REGION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST NIGHT HAS PRODUCED MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST TOWARDS MIDDAY TODAY...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE DURING LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-250133- /O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090725T0133Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.090724T1157Z.090724T1500Z.090724T1933Z.NO/ 945 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:16 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.5 FEET TOWARDS MIDDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...PARKING LOTS AND ROADS ARE FLOODED IN LOW LYING AREAS OF WARWICK AND CRANSTON NEAR THE PAWTUXET RIVER. IMPACTED ROADS INCLUDE RIVER STREET...PIONEER AVENUE...BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. $$
000 WGUS81 KBOX 241534 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1134 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE REGION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST NIGHT HAS PRODUCED MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-250334- /O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090725T0843Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.090724T1157Z.090724T1800Z.090725T0243Z.NO/ 1134 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET DURING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE... BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY RD AND WELLINGTON AVE IN CRANSTON. $$
000 WGUS81 KBOX 241957 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 357 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE REGION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST NIGHT HAS PRODUCED MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-250757- /O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090725T0959Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.090724T1157Z.090724T1930Z.090725T0359Z.NO/ 357 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED...AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE... BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY RD AND WELLINGTON AVE IN CRANSTON. $$
000 WGUS81 KBOX 250114 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 914 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT HAS PRODUCED MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-251314- /O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090725T1320Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.090724T1157Z.090724T1930Z.090725T0720Z.NO/ 914 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...PARKING LOTS AND ROADS ARE FLOODED IN LOW LYING AREAS OF WARWICK AND CRANSTON NEAR THE PAWTUXET RIVER. IMPACTED ROADS INCLUDE RIVER STREET...PIONEER AVENUE...BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. $$ BELK
000 WGUS81 KBOX 250745 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 345 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON HAS RECEDED BELOW FLOOD STAGE. A LACK OF RAINFALL TODAY WILL ALLOW THE RIVER TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-250815- /O.CAN.KBOX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090725T1320Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.090724T1157Z.090724T1930Z.090725T0604Z.NO/ 345 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * AT 3:31 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:04 AM SATURDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.2 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER AS IT FLOWS THROUGH WARWICK AND CRANSTON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Jul 23, 9:16 PM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 9:16 PM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
916 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OF TROPICAL ORIGIN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL MOVE
NORTH AND CROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. WARMER
AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MIDWEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
HOURLY RAINFALL RATES AT 9 PM ACROSS LONG ISLAND ARE AS FOLLOWED -
MONTAUK - 0.66 IN
WESTHAMPTON - 0.39 IN
SHIRLY - 0.28 IN
THIS BAND WAS PINWHEELNG NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN CT AND RI AS OF 9 PM.
WINDS BEGINNING TO INCREASE AS WELL WITH BID G23KT. KOKX VAD WIND
PROFILE INDICATES LOW LEVEL EASTERLY JET OF 40 KT. BUOY 44025
G37KT...SO LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES SUPPORT FULL MIXING. WILL CONTINUE
WITH JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS SOUTH COAST INCLUDING
CAPE COD AND ISLANDS.
PREVIOUS FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WHEN COMPARED TO SURFACE OBS/RADAR
AND SATELLITE IMAGERY. AS OF 8 PM RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD MOST OF THE
REGION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NORTHWEST MA AND NEARBY SOUTHWEST NH.
BY 10-11 PM RAIN SHOULD OVERSPREAD THESE AREAS. 12Z AND 18Z GFS ALONG
WITH 15Z SREF ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS REGARDING LEADING EDGE/ONSET OF
RAINFALL. BY 10-11 PM RAIN SHOULD OVERSPREAD THESE AREAS.
HEAVIER BAND OF RAINFALL AT 8 PM WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND AND
EXTENDING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE THE TWIN FORKS ACROSS BID SOUND. THIS
BAND WILL SLOWLY ROTATE/PINWHEEL NORTHWEST AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.
18Z GFS AND NAM CONTINUE TO TRACK SURFACE CIRCULATION ACROSS CAPE COD
OR THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. 12Z ECMWF AND 15Z SREF
CONCUR. GIVEN THIS TRACK CLIMATOLOGY WOULD FAVOR HEAVIEST RAINFALL
ACROSS MUCH OF CT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE WORCESTER HILLS/INCLUDING NW
RI/ AND INTO THE MERRIMACK RIVER VALLEY. LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE CAPE
AND ISLANDS GIVEN DRY SLOT WILL LIKELY MOVE ACROSS THAT AREA. ALSO
LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CT RVR VLY AS LOW LEVEL JET WILL SLIDE EAST
OF THIS AREA. THIS IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE 15Z PROBS OF
RAINFALL GREATER THAN 1 INCH AND 2 INCHES ALONG WITH 12Z ECMWF QPF.
PREVIOUS FORECAST REFLECTS THIS SO NOT PLANNING ON ANY CHANGES.
IMPRESSIVE CLOUD SIGNATURE SEEN ON LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WITH
COMMA HEAD BEGINNING TO FORM OFF THE NJ COAST /IS IT REALLY JULY?/.
THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THE MID LEVEL CIRCULATION IS TRANSITIONING
FROM AN OPEN WAVE TO A CLOSED LOW. THEREFORE WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE
RAIN BAND ALONG AND SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS WITH EMBEDDED CONVECTION.
REGARDING WINDS...EASTERLY GALES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AT THE BUOYS
JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND SINCE 4 PM. SEAS NOW UP TO 9 FT AT BUOY
44025 SURFACE LOW NOW JUST EAST OF THE NJ COAST WITH MAX PRES FALL
CENTER SOUTH OF MONTAUK WITH BULLSEYE OF -4MB/3HR AS THIS LOW TRACKS
NNE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH ITS IMPRESSIVE PRES RISE/FALL COUPLET EXPECT
STRONG EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG
THE SOUTH COAST AND ISLANDS OVERNIGHT
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MASS/RI DURING THE MORNING WITH THE EXACT
PLACEMENT DEPENDING ON THE MODEL OF CHOICE. EITHER WAY...LINGERING
PRECIP ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF MASS AND THE MERRIMACK
VALLEY...WITH PRECIP WINDING DOWN DURING THE MORNING.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY AND
CROSSES NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH COOLING TEMPS ALOFT. SO AFTER
AN AFTERNOON BREAK WE WILL BRING CHANCE POPS ACROSS DURING THE
EVENING AND NIGHT.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND FRI AS SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTH
COASTAL OCEAN WATERS BUILD TO 10-15 KT. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRI AS
LOW EXITS THE AREA...HOWEVER THE OCEAN WILL REMAIN ROUGH. THEREFORE
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TONIGHT AND FRI
ESPECIALLY FOR BEACHES WITH SOUTH OCEAN EXPOSURE.
TEMPERATURES ARE A BLEND OF MOS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SATURDAY...SHORT WAVE RIDGING WILL ALLOW FOR GENERAL SUBSIDENCE ACROSS
THE REGION. INCREASING LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
ALLOW FOR SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
OTHERWISE EXPECT ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PROVIDE
SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY VALUES. H85 TEMPS
NEARING PLUS 15 CELSIUS SUPPORTS HIGHS IN THE MID 80S AWAY FROM THE
SOUTH COAST.
SATURDAY NIGHT...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG PATCHES MAY DEVELOP LATE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
SUNDAY...A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM NEW YORK STATE LATE IN
THE DAY. LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY INCREASES PARTICULARLY ACROSS WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO
COOL ALOFT IN NEW YORK STATE. HAVE MENTIONED CHANCE POPS ACROSS
WESTERN SECTIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
AREA THEN DISSIPATES. HAVE MENTIONED THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE THETA-E RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTH ACROSS
THE AREA.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...GFS ENSEMBLES AND GLOBAL ENSEMBLES ARE
IN FAIRLY DECENT AGREEMENT AS THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A WESTERN
ATLANTIC UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. MEANWHILE THE TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN JUST NORTHWEST OF
THE AREA. A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO AN INCREASINGLY WARM
AND MORE HUMID AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA...MORE TYPICAL OF LATE JULY
OR AUGUST. HAVE MENTIONED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TUESDAY AND CHANCE POPS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION DURING
THE AFTERNOONS PARTICULARLY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION /01Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THIS EVENING...QUITE A VARIETY OF FLIGHT CONDITIONS WITH IFR ALONG
THE EAST COAST FROM AN ONSHORE EAST FLOW...AND VFR IN WESTERN MASS
AND CONNECTICUT. MVFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG WILL MOVE NORTH FROM
LONG ISLAND THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
TONIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE WITH IFR LIKELY IN
SHOWERS AND FOG AFTER 11 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A STRONG EAST WIND AT 2000-3000 FEET IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH SPEEDS REACHING 50 KNOTS
OVER THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. WE WILL MENTION POTENTIAL FOR LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT BOS AND PVD ALONG WITH FMH-HYA-ACK.
FRIDAY...IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG DURING THE MORNING WILL
IMPROVE TO VFR DURING THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MVFR IN CIGS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. IFR POSSIBLE IN
AREAS OF FOG.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SATURDAY...VFR.
SATURDAY NIGHT...VFR. SCATTERED MVFR/IFR VSBYS IN PATCHY LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG PATCHES PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.
SUNDAY...VFR. SCATTERED MVFR/IFR VSBYS IN PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG PATCHES. SCATTERED MVFR VSBYS AND CEILINGS IN AFTERNOON
SHRA/TSRA WESTERN TERMINALS.
MONDAY...MVFR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND MORNING FOG
PATCHES.
TUESDAY...VFR EXCEPT MORNING IFR POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST IN FOG
PATCHES AND LOW CLOUDS. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...
AT 8 PM SURFACE LOW WAS EAST OF THE NJ COAST WITH BEST PRES FALLS
JUST SOUTH OF MONTAUK. THEREFORE EXPECTING SURFACE LOW TO TRACK OVER
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...POSSIBLY AS FAR NORTHWEST AS BUZZARDS BAY-CAPE
COD BAY BY MORNING.
STRONG EAST-SOUTHEAST WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW WITH LOW END GALES /35
KT/ EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH COASTAL WATERS FROM WATCH HILL RI EAST
TO NANTUCKET AND NORTH TO PROVINCETOWN. GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON GALES
FROM NAM AND GFS BUFKIT ALONG WITH NEW 15Z SREF PROBS OF SUSTAINED 25
KT.
ELSEWHERE SCA FOR 20-30 KT OF ESE WINDS. SEAS WILL BUILD SHARPLY
TONIGHT WITH SEAS PEAKING AROUND 10-15 KT BY MORNING IN THE DEEPER
WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.
FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT... LOW PRES MOVES FROM CAPE COD BAY EARLY FRI
INTO GULF OF MAINE BY AFTN THEN TO NOVA SCOTIA FRI NIGHT. THIS WILL
YIELD A WIND SHIFT TO THE W FRI AFTN ALONG WITH DIMINISH WIND SPEEDS.
VSBY WILL IMPROVE WITH THE WIND SHIFT. HOWEVER SEAS OVER THE OCEAN
WATERS WILL BE SLOWLY TO SUBSIDE.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SATURDAY...A LEFTOVER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
POSSIBLE EARLY WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STILL POSSIBLE.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR SEAS MAY BE NECESSARY AS SEAS APPROACH 5 TO 6 FT ACROSS
THE OUTER WATERS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 KT. WIND
GUSTS COULD REACH 25 TO 30 KT NEAR SHORE...PARTICULARLY THE IMMEDIATE
SOUTH COAST EACH AFTERNOON.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WATCH BEING POSTED FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ZONES...WITH EXCEPTION OF CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS WHERE THE SANDY SOILS CAN HANDLE MORE WATER.
HOWEVER...ADVISORIES FOR LOCAL DRAINAGE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
TONIGHT IN THAT AREA.
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT WE ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO
FLOODING THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RIVERS/STREAMS ARE
RUNNING WELL ABOVE NORMAL. RIVERS TEND TO RUN LOWER DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS...BUT WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS MORE TYPICAL OF MAY.
SOIL MOISTURE IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND PRECIPITATION DURING THE
PAST 7 DAYS HAS ALSO BEEN WELL ABOVE NORMAL.
GIVEN DYNAMICS AND VOLUME OF MOISTURE HEADED INTO THE AREA...LATEST
GFS/NAM/RGEM INDICATE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LARGE SWATH OF 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
TOTALS. PRECIPITABLE WATER 1.5 TO OVER 2 INCHES...DEEP MOISTURE
PLUME FEEDING INTO THE AREA OFF THE ATLANTIC. TONIGHT NAM/GFS
INDICATE LLJ WITH THETA E RICH AIR FEEDING INTO THE AREA...WITH
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT.
FFG VALUES APPROACHING 3 INCHES IN 3 HOURS AND 3.5 INCHES IN 6
HOURS...HIGHER CAPE AND ISLANDS.
NERFC DID A CONTINGENCY FORECAST FOR WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCHES IN A
12 HOUR PERIOD...THESE HIGHER AMOUNTS WOULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ON
SEVERAL TRIBUTARIES. CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES MINOR FLOODING ON
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK FRI.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WILL BE ISSUING A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE COASTLINE
TONIGHT AS THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ASTRO TIDES/STORM SURGE UP TO 1
FT/PRES FALLS DURING HIGH TIDE/EAST-SOUTHEAST GALES PRODUCING MODEST
WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE SURGE WILL ALL SUPPORT A MODERATE TO HIGH
RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE ENTIRE COASTLINE FROM
BUZZARDS BAY EAST AND NORTHWARD. PLEASE SEE OUR COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
&&
.CLIMATE...
JULY RAINFALL AS OF MIDNIGHT 7/23
BOS 3.57 ...
#10 FOR JULY IS 5.80 IN 1889.
#1 FOR JULY IS 11.69 INCHES IN 1921.
PVD 7.27 ... THIS IS #2 FOR JULY SO FAR.
#1 FOR JULY IS 8.08 IN 1976.
#10 FOR ANY MONTH IS 10.75 INCHES IN DECEMBER 1969.
BDL 5.48 ...
#10 FOR JULY IS 6.11 IN 1975.
#1 FOR JULY IS 11.24 INCHES IN 1938.
ORH 6.47 ... THIS IS #9 FOR JULY SO FAR.
#8 FOR JULY IS 6.50 IN 1996.
#1 FOR JULY IS 11.41 INCHES IN 1938.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MAZ002>016-026.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MAZ020-022>024.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR MAZ017>021.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR MAZ007-015-
016-019.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR MAZ020>024.
NH...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR RIZ006>008.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR RIZ001>007.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ232>235-237-254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ231-250-251.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/STRAUSS
NEAR TERM...WTB/NOCERA
SHORT TERM...WTB
LONG TERM...STRAUSS
AVIATION...WTB/STRAUSS
MARINE...NOCERA/STRAUSS
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 4:23 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-250830- 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 MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY SUNDAY IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...MONDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-250830- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY SUNDAY...AGAIN MONDAY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002>004-MAZ017>019-021-RIZ001>005-250830- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY SUNDAY...MONDAY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ020-RIZ006-007-250830- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY SUNDAY...MONDAY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ232>234-254-255-250830- NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY MONDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-231-235>237-250-251-256-250830- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 423 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. FOG AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY MONDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 1:01 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 101 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-241000- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 101 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 ...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... HEAVY RAIN WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS SPEEDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THE FULLY LEAFED TREES AND HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. FRANK
Local storm report, Jul 24, 2:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
231 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
07/23/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES AT SHARP STREET.
1047 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTPORT 41.67N 71.10W
07/23/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1052 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/23/2009 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON CAR.
1236 AM FLOOD WEST WARWICK 41.70N 71.52W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
1 FOOT OF WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF PROVIDENCE STREET
AND TOLLGATE ROAD.
1236 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG TIVERTON 41.65N 71.20W
07/24/2009 NEWPORT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON WIRE.
1246 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST GREENWICH 41.65N 71.47W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
1250 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON SHORE ROAD.
1253 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING SYCAMORE STREET.
0111 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DEDHAM 42.25N 71.18W
07/24/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0142 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0153 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST GREENWICH 41.65N 71.47W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON KING STREET.
0203 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SEEKONK 41.82N 71.33W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON BASS STREET.
0207 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 41.74N 71.16W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD.
0213 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD WESTPORT ROAD.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG FALMOUTH 41.55N 70.61W
07/24/2009 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 41.96N 70.68W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON STATE ROAD.
0221 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEWATER 41.99N 70.97W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON PLEASANT STREET BLOCKING ROAD.
0227 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENFIELD 41.97N 72.57W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
INTERSECTION OF TAYLOR AND SANDHILL ROAD A TREE IS ACROSS
THE ROAD.
0229 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MANCHESTER 41.78N 72.52W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
&&
HFRANKLocal storm report, Jul 24, 2:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
235 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
07/23/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES AT SHARP STREET.
1047 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTPORT 41.67N 71.10W
07/23/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1052 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 41.70N 71.42W
07/23/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON CAR.
1236 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG TIVERTON 41.65N 71.20W
07/24/2009 NEWPORT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON WIRE.
1236 AM FLOOD WEST WARWICK 41.70N 71.52W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
1 FOOT OF WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF PROVIDENCE STREET
AND TOLLGATE ROAD.
1246 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST GREENWICH 41.65N 71.47W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
1250 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON SHORE ROAD.
1253 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING SYCAMORE STREET.
0111 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DEDHAM 42.25N 71.18W
07/24/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0142 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0153 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST GREENWICH 41.65N 71.47W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON KING STREET.
0203 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SEEKONK 41.82N 71.33W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON BASS STREET.
0207 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 41.74N 71.16W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD.
0213 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD WESTPORT ROAD.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG FALMOUTH 41.55N 70.61W
07/24/2009 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 41.96N 70.68W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON STATE ROAD.
0221 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEWATER 41.99N 70.97W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON PLEASANT STREET BLOCKING ROAD.
0227 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENFIELD 41.97N 72.57W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
INTERSECTION OF TAYLOR AND SANDHILL ROAD A TREE IS ACROSS
THE ROAD.
0229 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MANCHESTER 41.78N 72.52W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
&&
HFRANKLocal storm report, Jul 24, 3:55 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
355 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
07/23/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES AT SHARP STREET.
1047 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTPORT 41.67N 71.10W
07/23/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1052 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 41.70N 71.42W
07/23/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON CAR.
1236 AM FLOOD WEST WARWICK 41.70N 71.52W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
1 FOOT OF WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF PROVIDENCE STREET
AND TOLLGATE ROAD.
1236 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG TIVERTON 41.65N 71.20W
07/24/2009 NEWPORT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON WIRE.
1246 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST GREENWICH 41.65N 71.47W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
1250 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON SHORE ROAD.
1253 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTERLY 41.37N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING SYCAMORE STREET.
0111 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DEDHAM 42.25N 71.18W
07/24/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0142 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0153 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAST GREENWICH 41.65N 71.47W
07/24/2009 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON KING STREET.
0203 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SEEKONK 41.82N 71.33W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON BASS STREET.
0207 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 41.74N 71.16W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD.
0213 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DARTMOUTH 41.57N 71.00W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD WESTPORT ROAD.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 41.96N 70.68W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON STATE ROAD.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG FALMOUTH 41.55N 70.61W
07/24/2009 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
0221 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEWATER 41.99N 70.97W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON PLEASANT STREET BLOCKING ROAD.
0227 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENFIELD 41.97N 72.57W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
INTERSECTION OF TAYLOR AND SANDHILL ROAD A TREE IS ACROSS
THE ROAD.
0229 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MANCHESTER 41.78N 72.52W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0237 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 41.74N 71.16W
07/24/2009 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
ANOTHER TREE DOWN.
0245 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PLYMPTON 41.95N 70.82W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON CONEY ROAD.
0253 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SUFFIELD 41.98N 72.65W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 168.
0254 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER 41.73N 70.82W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON NORTH AVENUE BLOCKING ROAD.
0303 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER 41.73N 70.82W
07/24/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON NECK ROAD.
0316 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON 42.45N 71.23W
07/24/2009 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MAPLE STREET.
0327 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WORCESTER 42.27N 71.81W
07/24/2009 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN ON BONCROFT STREET.
0330 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MIDDLETOWN 41.57N 71.30W
07/24/2009 NEWPORT RI AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN.
0336 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WINDSOR 41.85N 72.65W
07/24/2009 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON CRESCENT AVENUE.
0343 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEEDHAM 42.28N 71.24W
07/24/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE INTO A HOUSE ON ALDEN ROAD.
&&
HFRANKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 10:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Newport, Providence, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 4 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.