Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2010

High Wind Warning 8, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 1, 20106 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Oct 1, 2010, 4:44 AM EDT for 6 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Oct 1, 2010, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2010, 4:44 AM EDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 1, 2010, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 1, 2010, 2:20 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 1, 9:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHingham, MATREE DOWN CUTTING POWER TO HULL
Oct 1, 9:17 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBrookline, MATREES DOWN ON WARREN STREET AT SARGENT ROAD.
Oct 1, 9:55 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGActon, MASEVERAL TREES DOWN AS CONVECTIVE LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS MOVED THROUGH. TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON CHESTNUT STREET.
Oct 1, 9:55 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLittleton, MASEVERAL TREES DOWN AS CONVECTIVE LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS MOVED THROUGH.
Oct 1, 10:17 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMalden, MALARGE TREE DOWN ON SPRINGDALE STREET WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES CRUSHED. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Oct 1, 10:18 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGActon, MATREE DOWN ON CHESTNUT STREET
Oct 1, 10:19 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBoston, MATREES DOWN ON AUSTIN STREET. TREE DOWN ACROSS MBTA RED LINE NEAR JFK.
Oct 1, 10:38 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHyde Park, MATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON TRUMAN PARKWAY.
Oct 1, 10:38 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNewton, MATREE DOWN BLOCKING WOODWARD ROAD.
Oct 1, 11:06 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBoston, MATREES DOWN ON STORROW DRIVE
Oct 1, 11:07 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPeabody, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES ON FAIRVIEW AVE
Oct 1, 12:44 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMiddleborough, MA16 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON CHESTNUT STREET
Oct 1, 12:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHingham, MATREE DOWN ON WIRES ON EAST STREET
Oct 1, 12:48 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFoxborough, MAWIRES DOWN ON NORTH STREET

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2010-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 232 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2010-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 253 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
232 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

954 
WWUS71 KBOX 010844
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

MAZ016>019-011645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0008.101001T1300Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN
EFFECT.

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR IN THE
VICINITY OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY
LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. AT LEAST SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.


&&

$$

MAZ005>007-013>015-011645-
/O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0008.101001T1300Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN
EFFECT.

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. THE WARNING INCLUDES
THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.

&&

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.

&&

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-011645-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES MOST OF
TODAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM
IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT
AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

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>004-MAZ004-011-012-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-011500-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

THOMPSON
3 follow-up statements
527 
WWUS71 KBOX 011426
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

MAZ005>007-013>019-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY
LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. AT LEAST SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

&&

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES MOST OF
TODAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11 AM AND
5 PM IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ALONG WITH A
SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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>004-MAZ004-011-012-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-011530-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...
MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1026 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$
508 
WWUS71 KBOX 011505 AAA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

CTZ004-MAZ012-RIZ001-003-011700-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0027.101001T1505Z-101001T1700Z/
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE LATER MORNING AND INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR AS A LINE OF HEAVY
SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AT MIDDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

&&

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.

&&

$$

CTZ002-003-MAZ004-011-026-NHZ012-015-011615-
/O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T1500Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...BARRE...FITCHBURG...SPRINGFIELD...AYER...MANCHESTER...
NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

MAZ005>007-013>019-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ACROSS
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS...CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL
AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY
LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS..SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. AT LEAST SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

&&

$$

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1105 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES MOST OF
TODAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11 AM AND
5 PM IN THE VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ALONG WITH A
SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$
258 
WWUS71 KBOX 011820 AAA
NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

MAZ019-012100-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH
5 PM.  THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON
OR EVENING...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ005>007-013>018-011930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 


$$

MAZ020-RIZ002-004>008-011930-
/O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...PROVIDENCE...
WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...
BLOCK ISLAND
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

MAZ021>024-012100-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-101001T2100Z/
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
220 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH 5 PM. THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND REMNANTS OF NICOLE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EVENING...ALONG WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.

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.

&&

$$


NOCERA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 7:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester4 hr
Oct 1, 9:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more4 hr
Oct 1, 9:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex27 min
Oct 1, 9:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex24 min
Oct 1, 11:05 AM EDTWind AdvisoryBOXWorcester115 min
Oct 1, 11:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester4 hr
Oct 1, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk, Suffolk42 min
Oct 1, 12:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester3 hr
Oct 1, 2:09 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX9 days

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.