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Tropical Storm Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 22, 2009

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tropical storm warning at Aug 22, 2009, 5:20 AM EDT. It was in force for 28 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
Aug 22, 2009, 5:20 AM EDT (09:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2009, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tropical storm 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 tropical storm warning went out at Aug 22, 4:43 AM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 4:43 AM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 8:03 PM EDT, 9 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

CTZ004-MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>005-221200-
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT IN EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
GUSTY WINDS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR-DRAINAGE AND URBAN
FLOODING.

A THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-221200-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...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.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR-DRAINAGE AND
URBAN FLOODING.

CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND HIGH
TIDE CYCLES...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH FACING COASTLINE. MINOR
SPLASH-OVER COULD ALSO OCCUR AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

A THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ007-015-016-019-221200-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF
BOSTON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
GUSTY WINDS... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR-DRAINAGE AND URBAN
FLOODING.

DISTANT HURRICANE BILL WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
SWELLS TO THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS MAY REACH 10 TO 15 FEET...
ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS
SURF AND RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND.

CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND HIGH
TIDE CYCLES. MINOR SPLASH- OVER COULD ALSO OCCUR AROUND THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.

A THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-221200-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-CHESHIRE NH-
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP DURING THE NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND IF THEY DO...THEY WOULD PRODUCE
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH ASSOCIATED LOCALIZED POOR-DRAINAGE AND
URBAN FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THESE MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POOR-DRAINAGE AND URBAN
FLOODING.

A THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-221200-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS 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 PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.

DISTANT HURRICANE BILL WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
SWELLS TO THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS SHOULD REACH 10 TO 15 FEET...
ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE WATERS NEAR CAPE COD
AND NANTUCKET. EVEN HIGH SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST OF
NANTUCKET.

A THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

..UPDATED TO COMPLETELY CLEAR THE TORNADO WATCH AND REWORD EXPECTATIONS..

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 9:25 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX35 hr
Aug 22, 5:20 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket28 hr
Aug 22, 11:38 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXEssex, Middlesex112 min
Aug 22, 12:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBOXEssex68 min
Aug 22, 1:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXMiddlesex2 hr
Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXEssex2 hr
Aug 22, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex38 min
Aug 22, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXHampden, Hampshire112 min
Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester119 min
Aug 22, 5:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region50 min

Nearby

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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.