Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Mar 10, 2011, 3:53 AM EST for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 6 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2011, 3:53 AM EST (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2011, 1:41 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1112 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 648 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765 WGUS61 KBOX 100853 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 353 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-101700- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0004.110311T1200Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 353 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT... TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL OF 0.75 INCHES TO 1.75 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN LIGHTLY THURSDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRING FRIDAY. * THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH ANY REMAINING SNOW MELT...AND ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS WILL BRING ABOUT THE FURTHER THREAT FOR MINOR RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING LATE FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ DOODY
6 follow-up statements
711 WGUS61 KBOX 101700 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1200 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-110100- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.110311T1200Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1200 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATCH AREA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH ANY REMAINING SNOW MELT...AND ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS WILL BRING ABOUT THE FURTHER THREAT FOR MINOR RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING LATE FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
128 WGUS61 KBOX 101934 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 234 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 MAZ005>007-NHZ012-102045- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0004.110311T1200Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 234 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIER RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING. SOME LOCAL URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-110345- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.110311T1200Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 234 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE...WORCESTER AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... CHESHIRE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATCH AREA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * THE FORECAST RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT AND ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS...WILL BRING A THREAT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG STREAMS WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BY LATE FRIDAY. MINOR RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ THOMPSON
754 WGUS61 KBOX 110309 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1009 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-111115- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.110311T1200Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1009 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM 7 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATCH AREA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE DAY FRIDAY. * THE FORECAST RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT AND ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS...WILL BRING A THREAT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG STREAMS WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BY LATE FRIDAY. MINOR RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ DOODY
923 WGUS61 KBOX 110830 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 330 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-111630- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.110311T1200Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 330 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE WATCH AREA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * THE FORECAST RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW MELT AND ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS...WILL BRING A THREAT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG STREAMS WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BY LATE THIS EVENING. MINOR RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ DOODY
825 WGUS61 KBOX 111612 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1112 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-120015- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1112 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAIN WILL END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS TO SUBSIDE. * MINOR TO PERHAPS MODERATE FLOODING MAY AFFECT RIVERS IN THE CONNECTICUT AND MERRIMACK BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JWD
340 WGUS61 KBOX 111841 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 141 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH CANCELED BUT SOME WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT... .RUNOFF CONTINUES FROM THE RAIN THAT FELL LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. MOST SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE CRESTED ALREADY...BUT SOME LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL BE RISING THROUGH TODAY INTO SATURDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-111945- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110312T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 141 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING OFFSHORE AT 130 PM. RUNOFF IS...HOWEVER...CAUSING RISES IN MANY AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR REACHES OF THE CONNECTICUT AND FARMINGTON RIVERS IN CONNECTICUT AND THE ASSABET...CONCORD AND CHARLES RIVERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. A WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER FOR THE FARMINGTON RIVER AT TARRIFVILLE CONNECTICUT AND THE PISCATAQUOG RIVER AT GOFFSTOWN NEW HAMPSHIRE. OTHER RIVERS THAT MAY APPROACH FLOOD STAGE OVER THE WEEKEND INCLUDE THE SUDBURY AT SAXONVILLE...THE NASHUA AT EAST PEPPERELL AND THE MERRIMACK AT LAWRENCE...ALL IN MASSACHUSETTS. AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS FOR HAMPDEN COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE MOUNT HOPE AND WILLIMANTIC RIVERS IN NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT WILL REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE QUABOUG RIVER AT WEST BRIMFIELD WILL ALSO REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD THROUGH MOST OF THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. $$ THOMPSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Mar 10, 3:33 AM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 3:33 AM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
333 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
STEADY RAIN WILL SLOWLY WORK INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BEGINNING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE INTERIOR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON
FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A MILD WEEKEND WITH JUST THE CHANCE OF A SPOT
SHOWER OR TWO. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WITH
AT OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO START THE NEXT WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
STRONG MID AND UPPER LVL RIDGING CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE
REGION ATTM. THE REMNANTS OF THIS FEATURE AS IT SHIFT SLOWLY NE IS
A REGION OF MID LVL SUBSIDENCE ON 00Z SOUNDINGS FROM THE AREA.
WITH MOISTURE STREAMING IN OFF THE OCEAN BELOW AND IN ADVANCE OF
STRONG LONGWAVE TROF...SC CONTINUES TO DOMINATE LOW LVLS...BUT
SECOND DECK IS WELL ABOVE AT 12KFT. THE RIDGING WILL BE SLOW TO
MOVE...HOWEVER EXPECT MID LVL DRYING TO SLOWLY ERODE WITH TIME AS
EVAP COOLING FROM THE MID DECK SLOWLY MOISTENS THE DRY LAYER. AS
SUCH...EXPECTING THE COLUMN AS A WHOLE TO CONTINUE TO MOISTEN WITH
TIME... WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THE LOW DECK TO BECOME DOMINANT THROUGH
THE DAY. AND AS THE SFC LOW CURRENT OVER THE GREAT LAKES SHIFTS
SLIGHTLY E...EXPECTING ISENTROPIC LIFT TO COMBINE WITH THIS
MOISTURE TO CREATE A BROAD AREA OF STRATIFORM PRECIP IN ADVANCE OF
THE LOW.
THE ULTIMATE E PROGRESSION OF THIS PRECIP WILL BE DEPENDENT ON
THE E PROGRESSION OF THE BLOCKING RIDGE. RECENT GUIDANCE HAS
SLOWED THIS PROGRESSION SOMEWHAT...SO WILL SUGGEST THIS IN THE
GRIDS. EXPECT ERN EXTENT OF THIS PRECIP TO DEVELOP AS AN AREA OF
-RASN THIS MORNING...WITH MOSTLY -SN ACROSS NH GENERALLY W OF ORH.
E OF THIS AREA...LLVL MOISTURE COULD ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF DZ TO
DEVELOP AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS AND THE UPPER CUTOFF APPROACHES
FROM THE OH VALLEY. EXPECTING THAT PRECIP WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO
ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON EVEN IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NH. WITH LIGHT
QPF DUE TO BEST FORCING REMAINING W...NOT EXPECTING ANY ISSUES
TODAY AND WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WINTER HEADLINES AS THE COLUMN IS
COLD ENOUGH FOR AN ALL SNOW START...THEN WARMS EQUALLY IN THE LOW
AND MID LVLS SO THE TRANSITION WILL BE TO ALL RAIN WITH LITTLE TO
NO SLEET OR ZR EXPECTED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
TONIGHT...
LOW PRES CENTERED OVER NY STATE BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED AS
DEEPENING UPPER LVL CUTOFF MOVES SLOWLY OVER THE CENTER.
THUS...EXPECTING A RAPID DEEPENING OF THE SFC LOW AS THE SYSTEM
OCCLUDES. THIS DEEPENING WILL LIKELY ENHANCE LLVL WAA AHEAD OF THE
LOW...HAVE BROUGHT CAT POPS ACROSS MAJORITY OF CWA WITH THIS
INCREASE IN ISENTROPIC FORCING OVERNIGHT. THE OTHER EFFECT OF THE
SYSTEM STACKING THAT WILL OCCUR IS THAT IT WILL ALLOW FOR THE SFC
LOW TO BEGIN A SLOW TRACK TO THE NE WITH THE CUTOFF ALOFT. AS IT
DOES SO EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN FORCING FOR PRECIP TOWARD MORNING.
INCREASE IN WAA AT LLVLS WILL ENHANCE LLVL INVERSION...AND WITH
CUTOFF ALOFT...EXPECTING CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TO
DEVELOP WITH TENDENCY TO DESTABILIZE COLUMN FURTHER AS COLD POOL
ALOFT CONTINUES TO PUSH TOWARD THE REGION. THEREFORE...CANNOT RULE
OUT SOME CONVECTIVELY FORCED PRECIP TOWARD DAYBREAK ESPECIALLY
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A SWLY 50KT LLVL JET AHEAD OF THE
STRENGTHENING OCCLUSION. HAVE OPTED TO KEEP THUNDER OUT OF THE
GRIDS FOR NOW...AS CAPE VALUES REMAIN GENERALLY BELOW 100 J/KG
ATTM...HOWEVER THIS COULD INCREASE LOCALIZED QPF AND ENHANCE
OVERALL PRECIP POTENTIAL EVEN THOUGH THE LOW IS SLOW TO PUSH E.
WILL MAINTAIN CAT POPS ACROSS MAJORITY OF
REGION...HOWEVER...EXPECT QPF AMOUNTS TO REMAIN LOW UNTIL
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL INCREASES TOWARD DAYBREAK AND THE WARM
OCCLUSION BEGINS TO SHIFT E.
FRIDAY...
CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS CONTINUE AS STRONG WARM OCCLUSION BEGINS PUSH
EWRD ALONG WITH WEAKENING BUT MOIST LLJ. THE WELL WRAPPED SYSTEM
AT THIS POINT LOOKS TO HAVE A TYPICAL TROWAL...DRY CONVEYOR SETUP.
GFS IS MUCH FASTER WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE TROWAL...WHILE
SREF...NAM AND ECMWF SOLN IS MUCH SLOWER. CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE
SLOWER SOLN WITH A WELL AMPLIFIED SYSTEM. GIVEN BOTH THE
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL AS WELL AS THE TYPICAL TROWAL
BANDING...EXPECTING FRIDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON TO HAVE THE
BEST POTENTIAL FOR HIGH QPF. CONSENSUS SUGGESTS UP TO 0.75 INCH
POSSIBLE WITH THE TROWAL PASSAGE WITH A RAPID CUTOFF IN THE DRY
SLOT. HPC AND SREF WERE USED WHICH SHOWED THIS POTENTIAL WELL.
HOWEVER...BROADENED THE AREA OF QPF AS IT PASSES FROM W TO E
THROUGH THE DAY WITH CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS E OF THE TROWAL AND
OCCLUSION...AND DRY SLOT INSTABILITY POTENTIAL DURING THE EARLY
ONSET OF THE DRY SLOT.
WITH THE THREAT FOR HIGH QPF LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI...THE
PRIMARY THREAT FOR THE SYSTEM WILL BE A SECOND ROUND OF FLOODING.
PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE
FLOOD THREAT AND THE ISSUANCE OF A FLOOD WATCH.
OTHERWISE EXPECT TEMPS TO BE VERY MILD WITH THE ADVECTION OF VERY
WARM MOIST AIR AHEAD OF THE WARM OCCLUSION AND TROWAL. MET AND MAV
BLEND SUGGESTED THIS WELL.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* RAIN EXITS THE COASTAL PLAIN FRI EVENING
* MILD THIS WEEKEND WITH JUST THE RISK OF A SPOT SHOWER OR TWO
* DRY WEATHER WITH AT OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES NEXT MON THROUGH WED
DETAILS...
FRIDAY NIGHT...
STEADY RAIN SHOULD EXIT THE COASTAL PLAIN DURING THE EVENING HOURS
AS MID LEVEL FORCING MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THE REST OF THE
NIGHT SHOULD BE DRY...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PASSING SPRINKLE/SHOWER CAN
NOT BE RULED OUT WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HANGING ACROSS THE REGION.
LOWS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING....FALLING MAINLY INTO THE 30S. MAY ALSO SEE A BIT OF FOG
DEVELOP IN THE TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS.
SATURDAY...
A MAINLY DRY AND MILD DAY IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
HOWEVER...A BRIEF SPOT SHOWER OR SPRINKLE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT WITH
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINING NEARBY IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE
MILD START AND SOUTHWEST FLOW SHOULD PUSH HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 40S
AND LOWER 50S. IT WILL FEEL A TAD COOLER THOUGH AS IT WILL BECOME
BREEZY WITH GOOD MIXING.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING. WHILE MOISTURE IS
LACKING...DYNAMICS AND STEEPENING MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY BE
ENOUGH TO SPAWN A FEW BRIEF PASSING RAIN SHOWERS. THE PRECIPITATION
MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A COUPLE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN. EITHER WAY...MUCH OF THIS TIME WILL BE DRY WITH JUST THE
RISK OF A SPOT SHOWER OR TWO. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE CHILLIER
TO WORK INTO THE REGION...SO EXPECT HIGHS ON SUNDAY TO RANGE FROM
THE UPPER 40S ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO BUILD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
BRINGING DRY WEATHER WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE
MIDDLE OF MARCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS ONE FLY IN
THE OINTMENT THAT WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE UKMET/GGEM/UKMET ALL HAVE AN OCEAN STORM DEVELOPING IN THE
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. THE MODELS KEEP THE SYSTEM
SUPPRESSED AS THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN DOES NOT APPEAR AMPLIFIED
ENOUGH TO AFFECT OUR REGION. HOWEVER...THIS IS 6 TO 7 DAYS IN THE FUTURE
AND A LOT CAN CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. AT THIS TIME...DRY
WEATHER IS FAVORED BUT RAIN OR WET SNOW CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED
OUT AT THIS TIME.
OTHERWISE...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MAY SPAWN SOME RAIN SHOWERS BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE LOW THIS FAR OUT SO JUST INCLUDED LOW
CHANCE POPS.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MEDIUM...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
EARLY THIS MORNING...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MVFR CONTINUING
ACROSS ALL TERMINALS. VSBYS CONTINUE AT VFR. WINDS GENERALLY ELY
AT OR AROUND 10 KTS.
TODAY...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TAFS. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES BUT
PASSES W OF THE REGION. EXPECTING CIGS TO DECLINE THROUGH THE DAY
FROM MVFR TO IFR AT MOST TAF SITES BY MID TO LATE MORNING FROM W
TO E. VSBYS WILL BE REDUCED IN -RA AND -SN ESPECIALLY TERMINALS W
OT ORH. EXPECTING -RA ACROSS ALL TERMINALS TOWARD EVENING. WINDS
GENERALLY ELY 10 TO 15 KTS...HIGHER ALONG THE CAPE.
TONIGHT...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TAFS AND THE CONTINUATION OF IFR.
OCCLUSION WILL SLOWLY PUSH E TOWARD DAYBREAK. EXPECT BR AND -RA TO
CONTINUE REDUCING VSBYS TO LOW MVFR AND IFR. CIGS REMAIN IFR.
WINDS CONTINUE ELY 10 TO 15 KTS.
KBOS TERMINAL...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TAFS. MVFR CIGS TO PREVAIL
THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. EXPECT A REDUCTION TO IFR CIGS IN
AFTERNOON. -RA WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE TERMINAL EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...VSBYS WILL REDUCE IN THIS -RA BUT SHOULD REMAIN MVFR
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE 10 TO
15 KTS. MAY BE A PERIOD OF ESE WIND SHEAR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MVFR AND IFR TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST
TERMINALS AS AN OCCLUSION PASSES SLOWLY OVER THE REGION. AREAS OF
-RA AND POSSIBLY EVEN OCCASIONAL +RA WILL KEEP VSBYS IFR AND MVFR
AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY SE AROUND 10 KTS UNTIL FROPA LATE
IN THE DAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. STEADY RAIN EXITS THE COASTAL
PLAIN DURING THE EVENING BUT MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS IN LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG PATCHES MAY CONTINUE AS THERE IS NOT A STRONG PUSH OF DRY AIR.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MARGINAL MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS IN
SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...
WILL UPGRADE ALL OUT WATERS TO GALE...A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 30
KTS ALREADY OCCURRING ALONG OUTER BUOYS WITH A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ABOUT TO MOVE OVER. EXPECTING ALL SOUNDS AND BAYS TO
REMAIN AT SCA.
TONIGHT...
WILL CONTINUE SCA ACROSS ALL SOUNDS AND BAYS. EXPECTING THE
MIXING POTENTIAL TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...SO WILL NEED TO DROP GALE
OVER OUTER WATERS IN FAVOR OF AN SCA THROUGH THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY...
WINDS MAY REACH SCA CRITERIA EARLY FRIDAY...HOWEVER THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
ABOVE SCA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THEREFORE...AN SCA WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS.
HOWEVER...SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 5 FEET ACROSS OUR OUTER-WATERS AND
PORTIONS OF THE SOUNDS SO WILL NEED TO CONTINUE SCA FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS. MAY SEE SOME FOG DEVELOP.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT WILL YIELD A PERIOD OF SCA WIND GUSTS AND SEAS FOR MOST
OF THE WATERS. THERE MAY BE BRIEF MARGINAL GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS
ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN WATERS SATURDAY EVENING...BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO
BE ENOUGH FOR A GALE HEADLINE AT THIS TIME.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST SCA WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY
ACROSS MANY OF THE WATERS IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
A FEW RIVERS IN THE CT BASIN AND E MA CONTINUE TO REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE ALTHOUGH ALL BUT ONE HAVE CRESTED. ONLY CAVEAT IS THE
CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE
THROUGH THE DAY.
AFTER A BRIEF REPRIEVE A SECOND...ALBEIT LESS INTENSE...PERIOD OF
RAIN WILL MOVE IN THU AND FRI. CURRENT THINKING SUGGESTS QPF
TOTALS OF ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OVER W PORTIONS OF THE FA WHERE
OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT IS BEST AND PRECIP WILL BE MORE LIKELY THU.
TOTALS E OF ORH WILL GENERALLY BE 0.75 TO AN INCH. WHILE NOT VERY
IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS THANKS TO BEST FORCING REMAINING W...RIVERS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED FROM EVENT THIS LAST WEEKEND. MMEFS GEFS AND
LATEST SREF ENSEMBLES ARE BETTER THAN 50% CONFIDENT THAT SOME
RIVERS W OF THE BOS TO PVD CORRIDOR WILL HIT FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
FRIDAY. THIS WAS ALSO SUGGESTED BY LATEST RFC PROJECTIONS. AS
SUCH...WILL ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES OVER W PORTIONS OF
THE FA...WHERE HIGHEST QPF TOTALS ARE EXPECTED AND SOME RIVERS ARE
STILL IN FLOOD. FOR NOW WILL HIGHLIGHT ONLY MINOR FLOODING.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
MAZ002>012-026.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
NHZ011-012-015.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ231-232-235-
237-251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR ANZ230-233-234-236.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR ANZ250-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK/DOODY
NEAR TERM...DOODY
SHORT TERM...DOODY
LONG TERM...FRANK
AVIATION...FRANK/DOODY
MARINE...FRANK/DOODY
HYDROLOGY...DOODYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 3:32 AM EST, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 332 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-110845- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 332 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION REMAIN IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER TO OUR LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ013>024-RIZ001>008-110845- 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- 332 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION REMAIN IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER TO OUR LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-251-110845- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 332 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF BRIEF MARGINAL GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS LATE SATURDAY AND/OR SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ250-254>256-110845- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 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- 332 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF BRIEF MARGINAL GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS LATE SATURDAY AND/OR SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 3:40 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 12 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.