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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 1, 2010Worcester County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2010, 1:39 AM EDT for Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2010, 1:39 AM EDT (05:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2010, 2:15 AM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

County Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2010-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2010-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 31, 11:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 11:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 12:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1203 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-009-011>024-RIZ001>008-020415-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN 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-
1203 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

AREAS OF SMOKE WILL PUSH OUT OF NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 2 AM. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  STRONG
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS WOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT. IN
ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-020415-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
1203 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INTO
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AROUND OR AFTER 2 AM. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  STRONG
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS WOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT. IN
ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-020415-
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-
1203 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A COLD MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH STRONG
WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:19 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
119 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

CTZ003-004-MAZ003>005-008-010>013-026-RIZ001-010615-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN
MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX
COUNTY MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-TOLLAND
CT-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WINDHAM CT-
119 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

AT 115 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AMHERST TO BRIMFIELD
TO BURRILLVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
AMHERST TO 18 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD TO 11 MILES WEST OF
WOONSOCKET...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 215 AM EDT INCLUDE...
WARE...WARREN...PELHAM...DOUGLAS...SHUTESBURY...WEST BROOKFIELD...
CHARLTON...BROOKFIELD...OXFORD...MILLVILLE...HARDWICK...WOONSOCKET...
EAST BROOKFIELD...BLACKSTONE...NEW SALEM...NORTH BROOKFIELD...
MILLBURY...NEW BRAINTREE...UXBRIDGE...WHITINSVILLE...SPENCER...
SUTTON...MENDON...OAK HAM...BELLINGHAM...AUBURN...NORTHBRIDGE...
LEICESTER...PETERSHAM...BARRE...HOPEDALE...FRANKLIN...PAXTON...
WRENTHAM...UPTON...MILFORD...GRAFTON...RUTLAND...PHILLIPSTON...
WORCESTER...MEDWAY...NORFOLK...FOXBOROUGH...HUBBARDSTON...HOLDEN...
TEMPLETON...MILLIS...WALPOLE...SHREWSBURY...HOPKINTON...HOLLISTON...
WEST BOYLSTON...PRINCETON...SHARON...WESTBOROUGH...BOYLSTON...
GARDNER...MEDFIELD...NORTHBOROUGH...ASHLAND...CANTON...STERLING...
SHERBORN...STOUGHTON...WESTMINSTER...NORWOOD...CLINTON...
SOUTHBOROUGH...BERLIN...ASHBURNHAM...WESTWOOD...LEOMINSTER...
RANDOLPH...DOVER...MARLBOROUGH...LANCASTER...FRAMINGHAM...NATICK...
FITCHBURG...HOLBROOK...HUDSON...BOLTON...DEDHAM...WELLESLEY...
WAYLAND...TOWNSEND...SUDBURY...STOW...SHIRLEY...MAYNARD...
LUNENBURG...HARVARD...BOXBOROUGH...AYER...ACTON AND NEEDHAM.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4270 7172 4238 7133 4235 7126 4233 7127
      4230 7121 4220 7111 4221 7105 4217 7102
      4216 7098 4214 7098 4190 7174 4207 7231
      4239 7270

BELK
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:39 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
139 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

MAZ004-005-012-010615-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER
MA-
139 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010

AT 133 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL 2 MILES NORTHEAST
OF STURBRIDGE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WORCESTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHARLTON...OXFORD...LEICESTER...
  AUBURN...MILLBURY...SUTTON...WORCESTER...GRAFTON...NORTHBRIDGE...
  SHREWSBURY...UPTON...WESTBOROUGH AND NORTHBOROUGH.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.

&&

LAT...LON 4238 7163 4217 7151 4206 7207 4216 7212

BELK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden, Hampshire52 min
Jun 1, 1:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk, Worcester56 min
Jun 1, 1:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk27 min
Jun 1, 2:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex36 min
Jun 1, 2:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk24 min
Jun 1, 2:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXWorcester23 min
Jun 1, 2:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXNorfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk23 min
Jun 1, 3:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXNorfolk, Worcester42 min
Jun 1, 3:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk, Suffolk51 min
Jun 1, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk31 min
Jun 1, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampshire60 min
Jun 1, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex, Worcester65 min
Jun 1, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk47 min
Jun 1, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester47 min
Jun 1, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Worcester42 min
Jun 1, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX65 min
Jun 1, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk30 min
Jun 1, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Norfolk65 min
Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth47 min
Jun 1, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Plymouth52 min
Jun 1, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX94 min
Jun 1, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Jun 1, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden67 min
Jun 1, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent, Providence47 min
Jun 1, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX46 min
Jun 1, 2:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX41 min
Jun 1, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX55 min
Jun 1, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX63 min
Jun 1, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region52 min
Jun 1, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region41 min
Jun 1, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX66 min
Jun 1, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXCapitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region108 min
Jun 1, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX33 min

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Sources

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