Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Sep 16, 2010, 4:32 AM EDT for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Sep 16, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2010, 4:32 AM EDT (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 16, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2010, 3:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 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 08:36 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 00:00Z, 8.5 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
- 1705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196 WWUS71 KBOX 160832 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 432 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-161645- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 432 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING COVERS CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND BLOCK ISLAND. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WIND...HEAVY SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE TIME OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 PM TO 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MAZ013-016-161645- /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.A.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY 432 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN MASSACHUSETTS THE WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORFOLK COUNTY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WIND...HEAVY SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE FROM 11 PM TO 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ017>021-RIZ001>007-161645- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 432 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM. IN RHODE ISLAND THE WATCH INCLUDES PROVIDENCE...KENT...BRISTOL... WASHINGTON AND NEWPORT COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS THE WATCH INCLUDES BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WIND...HEAVY SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE FROM 8 PM TO 3 AM ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND FROM 11 PM TO 6 AM ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
405 WWUS71 KBOX 161353 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 953 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-162200- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 953 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY. THIS WARNING COVERS CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND BLOCK ISLAND. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WIND...HEAVY SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE TIME OF GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 PM TO 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ013-016>021-RIZ001>007-162200- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 953 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM. IN RHODE ISLAND THE WATCH INCLUDES PROVIDENCE...KENT...BRISTOL... WASHINGTON AND NEWPORT COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS THE WATCH INCLUDES BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WIND...HEAVY SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE FROM 8 PM TO 3 AM ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND FROM 11 PM TO 6 AM ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$
734 WWUS71 KBOX 161904 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 304 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-170315- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.100917T0200Z-100917T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 304 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY MID TO LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY LATE EVENING. HOWEVER...IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WILL BE BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CTZ002-162015- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ HARTFORD CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS 304 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR HARTFORD COUNTY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WHILE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST UPWARDS OF 40 MPH FOR A BRIEF TIME IN ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM...WIND SPEEDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ013-016>021-RIZ001>007-170315- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0007.100917T0000Z-100917T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.100917T0200Z-100917T1000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 304 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM. IN RHODE ISLAND THE ADVISORY INCLUDES PROVIDENCE...KENT...BRISTOL... WASHINGTON AND NEWPORT COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS THE ADVISORY INCLUDES BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY MID TO LAT EVENING. HOWEVER...IF AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WILL BE BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FRANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 4:24 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 29 hr | |
| Sep 16, 3:04 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 15 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:12 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 1 more | 5 days |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2010High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010
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.