Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Aug 26, 2011, 3:10 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Aug 27, 2011, 5:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2011, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2011, 5:48 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2011, 6:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:13 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 WGUS61 KBOX 260710 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 310 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-261515- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 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...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 310 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND... 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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA... WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK ENDS UP SHIFTING FURTHER EAST IT WOULD PUT THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR IN THE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. * THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING EXITS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY CURRENTLY EXITS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 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. && $$ FRANK
10 follow-up statements
933 WGUS61 KBOX 261453 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1053 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... RIZ008-262345- /O.EXA.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1053 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...BLOCK ISLAND RI. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND LONG ISLAND JUST TO THE WEST STAND THE HIGHER PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING THE HEAVIER RAINS. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK ENDS UP SHIFTING FURTHER EAST IT WOULD PUT BLOCK ISLAND IN THE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. * THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING EXITS ON BLOCK ISLAND. A HIGHER PROBABILITY CURRENTLY EXITS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NEARBY LONG ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-262345- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 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...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1053 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK ENDS UP SHIFTING FURTHER EAST IT WOULD PUT THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR IN THE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. * THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING EXITS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY CURRENTLY EXITS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 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. && $$ NMB
417 WGUS61 KBOX 262157 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 557 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT AND A PORTION OF SUNDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-270600- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 557 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK ENDS UP SHIFTING FURTHER EAST IT WOULD PUT THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR IN THE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. * THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING EXITS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY CURRENTLY EXITS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 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. && $$ EVT
268 WGUS61 KBOX 270208 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1008 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT AND A PORTION OF SUNDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-271015- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1008 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK ENDS UP SHIFTING FURTHER EAST IT WOULD PUT THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR IN THE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. * THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING EXITS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY CURRENTLY EXITS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 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. && $$ AED
468 WGUS61 KBOX 270841 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 441 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING TONIGHT AND A PORTION OF SUNDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-271645- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 441 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK ENDS UP SHIFTING FURTHER EAST IT WOULD PUT THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR IN THE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. * THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING EXITS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY CURRENTLY EXITS ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 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. && $$ AED
574 WGUS61 KBOX 271541 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1141 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING TONIGHT AND A PORTION OF SUNDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-272345- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110828T0300Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1141 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH AND IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL CROSS INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS MAY BRING LOCALIZED MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. RAIN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS EVENING...WELL INTO SUNDAY. IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE I95 CORRIDOR...LESSER RAINS ARE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOOD THREAT THERE CONTINUES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT AREA. * THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING EXITS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MINOR TO LOCALIZED MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TO THE EAST. 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. && $$ NMB
492 WGUS61 KBOX 272148 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 548 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-280600- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0007.110827T2148Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 548 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...OVERNIGHT...AND WELL INTO SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. * IRENE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE TRACK. AS A RESULT...IT APPEARS THAT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE I95 CORRIDOR...LESSER RAINS ARE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOOD THREAT THERE CONTINUES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR EVENT TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS THIS AFTERNOON. * SOME OF THE RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE MAY BE TORRENTIAL AT TIMES... AND MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. * EVEN AFTER THE RAINS END...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FLOODING ON SOME LARGER TRIBUTARY RIVERS OVER THE INTERIOR...SUCH AS THE FARMINGTON RIVER IN CONNECTICUT. $$ NMB
417 WGUS61 KBOX 280342 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1142 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-281145- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1142 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...MIDDLESEX...ESSEX...FRANKLIN...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE MA...WORCESTER...NORFOLK...PLYMOUTH...BRISTOL...SUFOLK MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH AND HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...OVERNIGHT...AND WELL INTO SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. 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. && $$ AED
015 WGUS61 KBOX 281006 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 606 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-281815- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 606 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTINES IN CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...MIDDLESEX...ESSEX...FRANKLIN MA...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE...NORFOLK MA...PLYMOUTH...BRISTOL...WORCESTER AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES IN MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND...BRISTOL...KENT...NEWPORT RI...PROVIDENCE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN RI. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...OVERNIGHT...AND WELL INTO SUNDAY. * RAIN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. 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. && $$ AED
335 WGUS61 KBOX 281327 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 927 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TODAY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING INTO TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-282130- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110829T0600Z/ /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-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 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...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 927 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...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...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * RADAR ESTIMATES THAT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS FAR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. THE HIGHEST EVENT TOTAL REPORTED IN THE WATCH AREA SO FAR WAS IN BURLINGTON CONNECTICUT...AT 7.45 INCHES. * AS OF 920 AM...FLOOD WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. * EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ALONG FAR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...AND INTO WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * EVENT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. * THESE RAINS WILL ALSO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SOME LARGER TRIBUTARY RIVERS...PARTICULARLY OVER INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 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. && $$ NMB
263 WGUS61 KBOX 282235 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 635 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-282345- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110829T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 635 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS FROM IRENE FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE. THUS THE FLOOD POTENTIAL HAS BEEN REALIZED. $$ NOCERA
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 Aug 26, 1:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 1:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
155 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE
DRY WEATHER FRIDAY. HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE
STORM/S TRACK...INTENSITY AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS REMAIN UNCERTAIN.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
200 AM UPDATE...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA. A LINE HAS STAYED IN TACK ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. THESE
STORMS HAVE ONLY PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS. THE LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY OVER THE WATERS WILL MAINTAIN THIS LINE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SITUATED ALONG A COLD FRONT ARE CONTINUING TO
PROGRESS ACROSS CT AND MASS. THESE SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BECOME INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS AIRMASS OVER THE LAND HAS
STABILIZED AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT HAS BEGIN TO LESSEN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
FRIDAY...
EXPECT THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT TO
FLATTEN OUT AS IT SHIFTS E BY MIDDAY...WHILE A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SO...EXPECT A MOSTLY SUNNY AND
DRY DAY. DEWPTS WILL DROP BACK A BIT ACROSS S NH/NW MA...DOWN TO THE
LOWER 60S...BUT WILL REMAIN RATHER MUGGY ALONG THE S COAST. SEA
BREEZES SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE MAINLY
IN THE LOWER-MID 80S.
FRIDAY NIGHT...
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A MAINLY DRY NIGHT...BUT DEWPTS WILL START TO
INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT ALONG THE S COAST ON LIGHT S WINDS. WILL
LIKELY START TO SEE CLOUDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM S-N AS
WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE FRONT THAT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT STARTS TO
WORK N. AT THIS POINT...HAVE KEPT A DRY FORECAST GOING EXCEPT FOR
NANTUCKET. HAVE LOW CHANCE POPS FOR RAIN THERE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EXPECT LOWS FROM THE MID-UPPER 50S ACROSS SW NH/W MA...RANGING TO
THE UPPER 60S ACROSS THE S COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
***HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND BUT THE TRACK AND EXACT HAZARDS REMAIN
HIGHLY UNCERTAIN***
POTENTIAL IMPACTS...
1) HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARRIVE WELL AHEAD OF IRENE
2) HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL INLAND FLOODING - ESPECIALLY
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM
3) DAMAGING WINDS - ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM
4) LARGE AND POTENTIAL DESTRUCTIVE STORM SURGE/COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST
5) A FEW WEAK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SIDE
OF IRENE.
DISCUSSION...
DISCERNED FROM THE PAST 24 TO 48 HR MDL FCST RUNS...IRENE/S TRACK
HAS WOBBLED...FAVORING A MORE WESTERN TRACK HUGGING CLOSE OF THE
EAST COAST SHORELINE. THIS IS DUE TO HOW IRENE INTERACTS WITH A MEAN
TROF THRU THE NRN GRT LKS RGN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THE SLOWER TRACK
OF THE IRENE ALLOWS THE GRT LKS MEAN TROF TO LIFT FURTHER NE INTO
THE ST LAWRENCE RVR VLY...DELAYING THE MEAN UPR LVL FLOW TO LIFT THE
IRENE NEWD. AS SUCH THE STEERING FLOW THRU THE MID-LVLS BRINGS IRENE
SLIGHTLY WEST TOWARDS A SECOND WEAKER TROF THRU THE N-CENTRAL PLAINS
AND THE DEEP RIDGE ACROSS THE SW CONUS.
IRENE REMAINS 72-84 HRS OUT...AND AS DESCRIBED ABOVE...THERE IS A
FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FCST...AND A NOTEWORTHY AMOUNT OF
SPREAD OF THE ANTICIPATED LAND-FALL OF IRENE AMONGST MDLS AND
ENSEMBLE FCST PRODUCTS. WHAT IS CERTAIN SIMPLY PUT IS THAT SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FROM IRENE THIS WEEKEND...
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SPECIFICITY ON THE POTENTIAL
THREATS...OUTLINED ABOVE...REMAINS IN QUESTION...DEPENDING ON THE
LAND-FALLING TRACK. WE WILL LIKELY SEE SUBTLE SHIFTS IN TIMING...
TRACK...AND INTENSITY OF IRENE AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO LAND-FALL...
LEADING TO CHANGES IN THE FCST. NO MATTER WHAT...IRENE WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN A VARIETY OF FORMS.
THE LATEST 12Z FCST GUIDANCE...THE NAM SOLN IS FURTHEST EAST WITH
IRENE LIFTING ADJACENT TO THE NC OUTER BANKS...THEN TURNING NEWD AND
MAKING LAND-FALL AROUND MONTAUK POINT INTO SE CT. WHEREAS THE GFS...
TO THE WEST AND ROUGHLY THE MEAN SOLN...PASSES OVER THE NC OUTER
BANKS... LIFTING N AND HUGGING THE COAST...GRADUALLY TURNING NE AND
LAND-FALLING IN CENTRAL LONG-ISLAND INTO CT. UKMET MAKES LAND-FALL
AT THE CENTER NC SHORELINE AND LIFTS NEWD THRU THE INTERIOR AND
PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST SHORELINE. AND THE ECMWF LIES IN BETWEEN
THE UKMET/GFS SOLNS. ALL THESE SOLNS WILL HAVE DIFFERENT IMPACTS IN
TERMS OF POTENTIAL THREATS WHEN IRENE PASSES THRU S NEW ENGLAND.
FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
PREDECESSOR RAINFALL EVENT LIKELY TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF IRENE...
BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.
ANTICIPATE THICKENING CLOUDS AND TROPICAL MOISTURE TO COME ON SHORE
WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY RAINS. PSBL TO SEE AN INITIAL INLAND FLOODING
EVENT WITH THESE RAINS...AS WELL AS CHCS FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS THERE
COULD BE SOME MARGINAL INSTABILITY. HAVE AN ISOLATED CHC FOR NOW. S
WINDS INITIALLY TURNING OUT OF THE NE AND INCREASING WITH THE
APPROACH OF IRENE.
THE BEST ADVICE AT THIS POINT IS TO BE AWARE OF IRENE...PREPARE AS
NECESSARY. MARINERS AT THIS POINT SHOULD BE SECURING THEIR BOATS OR
GETTING THEM OUT OF THE WATER. BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF
INCREASING SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
PREPAREDNESS GUIDES...ALONG WITH THE LATEST HURRICANE FORECAST
INFORMATION...ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/.
TIDES...
SOUTH NEW ENGLAND SHORELINE
LOW TIDE...AROUND 2 PM SUNDAY
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 8 PM SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND SHORELINE
LOW TIDE...AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 12 AM MONDAY
EAST NEW ENGLAND SHORELINE
LOW TIDE...AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 12 AM MONDAY
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE MVFR/VFR. A FEW SITES WILL DROP TO IFR/LIFR VSBYS
WITHIN THE SHOWERS AND LAST TIL MORNING. WITH THE CLEARING SKIES
AND RECENT RAINFALL WILL SEE SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOP ACROSS MANY
OF THE TAF SITES. -RA FOR THE INLAND SITES WHILE SHRA WITH PSBL
ISOLATED TSRA WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. S/SW WINDS
GUSTING AROUND 20 KTS ESPECIALLY FOR CAPE AND ISLANDS SHIFTING OUT
OF THE W/NW WITH FRNTL PASSAGE.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE VFR. LINGERING MVFR VSBYS PSBL FOR THE SE
TERMINALS FOR A COUPLE OF HRS IN THE MORNING. DRIER AIR AND LGT
AND VRB FLOW...SCTD CU THRU THE DAY TO 3-4 KFT INTO THE AFTN. LOW
CONFIDENCE CONCERNING OUTER BANDS FROM IRENE LIFTING N.
KBOS TERMINAL...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE VFR/MVFR. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING
THROUGH...SCT SHOWERS THRU TERMINAL THRU 6Z. S/SW FLOW AHEAD OF
THE SFC COLD FRNT...THRU THE TERMINAL INTO THE ERLY MORNING HRS
WITH WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE W/NW. IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY
MORNING WITH LGT AND VRB FLOW. DRY WX...CANT RULE OUT A SEA-BREEZE
FRNT TOWARDS MIDDAY. SCTD CU 3-4 KFT.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE VFR/MVFR. SHRA/TSRA MOVING ONSHORE WITH THE
OUTER BANDS OF IRENE INTO THE AFTN PD. TEMPO IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
WITH ANY DIRECT IMPACTS TO TERMINALS. SLY WINDS BACKING E/SE AND
INCREASING. GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 KTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE S
SHORELINE TERMINALS...AND LATE ALONG THE E SHORELINE.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE MVFR/IFR. THE MAIN SHOW OF IRENE...THE TRACK OF
WHICH REMAINS UNCERTAIN ALONG WITH POTENTIAL THREATS. CLOUDS TO
THICKEN AND LOWER...INCREASING WINDS TO THE EAST OF IRENE...HEAVY
RAINS TO THE WEST.
MONDAY...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE VFR/MVFR. IRENE LIFTING NORTH...BUT STILL A
LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE TIMING AND SPEED OF IRENE.
&&
.MARINE...
CURENT SEAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN OUTER WATERS ARE BELOW 5 FT...SO
HAVE CANCELLED THE SCA FOR THAT AREA.
TONIGHT...S-SW WINDS UP TO 20-25 KT WITH APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...HIGHEST WINDS NEAR SHORE. EXPECT SHOWERS AND SCT TSTMS
MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN LIKELY. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 7 FEET S AND E OF
NANTUCKET.
FRIDAY...
EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME W-NW BUT WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N
OF THE WATERS. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH DUE TO SWELLS
STARTING TO APPROACH FROM HURRICANE IRENE. HAVE EXTENDED THE SMALL
CRAFT ON THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS AND RI/BI SOUNDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT...
WINDS WILL BECOME S BUT WILL REMAIN AOB 15 KT. SEAS WILL REMAIN AOA
5 FT ON MOST OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS MAINLY IN SWELLS FROM HURRICANE
IRENE.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
IRENE APPROACHES. SWELL INCREASES ALONG AND AHEAD. SEAS TO BUILD 8
TO 14 FEET OVER THE S OUTER WATERS INTO EVNG. ALL MARINERS SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT BY SATURDAY EVENING AS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SITUATION IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE WATERS ON SUNDAY.
SUNDAY...
THE MAIN AFFECTS FROM IRENE WILL BE FELT WITH VERY STRONG WIND AND
EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SEAS TO REACH 30 FEET
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS.
MONDAY...
SEAS AND WINDS TO DIMINISH WITH IRENE/S DEPARTURE.
&&
.TROPICAL...
PREPAREDNESS GUIDES...ALONG WITH THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION ON
HURRICANE IRENE...ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ235-237-
254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SIPPRELL/EVT
NEAR TERM...DUNTEN
SHORT TERM...EVT
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...SIPPRELL/DUNTEN
MARINE...SIPPRELL/DUNTEN/EVT
TROPICAL...DUNTENHazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 11:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1151 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-270400- 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-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- 1151 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND...BUT THE TRACK...INTENSITY...AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE...HEAVY RAIN AND INLAND FLOODING WEST OF THE IRENE...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...STORM SURGE AND COASTAL FLOODING...AND CONSEQUENTIAL BEACH EROSION EAST OF THE IRENE... AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED WEAK TORNADO OR TWO ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF IRENE. ALTHOUGH A MAJORITY OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT...SEAS WILL BUILD AS EARLY AS FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORELINE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME BEACH EROSION. IN ADDITION...ANTICIPATE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN...AND CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PREPAREDNESS GUIDES...ALONG WITH THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IRENE...ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/ .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ020-022>024-RIZ006>008-270400- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1151 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... 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. RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND...BUT THE TRACK...INTENSITY...AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE...HEAVY RAIN AND INLAND FLOODING WEST OF THE IRENE...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...STORM SURGE AND COASTAL FLOODING...AND CONSEQUENTIAL BEACH EROSION EAST OF THE IRENE... AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED WEAK TORNADO OR TWO ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF IRENE. ALTHOUGH A MAJORITY OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT...SEAS WILL BUILD AS EARLY AS FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORELINE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME BEACH EROSION. IN ADDITION...ANTICIPATE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN...AND CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PREPAREDNESS GUIDES...ALONG WITH THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IRENE...ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/ .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-270400- 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- 1151 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION TO THE MARINE COMMUNITY. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEAS TO BUILD TO 30 FEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD BE SECURING OR MOVING THEIR BOATS OUT OF THE WATER...AND TO REVIEW THEIR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS. IF MAKING OFFSHORE TRIPS...BE SURE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY. PREPAREDNESS GUIDES...ALONG WITH THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IRENE...ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/ .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DUNTEN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 9:36 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 936 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 MAZ004-010>012-260230- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- 936 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 AT 933 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING 2 MILES SOUTH OF CHICOPEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...SPRINGFIELD...EAST LONGMEADOW... LUDLOW...WILBRAHAM...HAMPDEN...PALMER...MONSON...WALES...WARREN... BRIMFIELD...WEST BROOKFIELD...HOLLAND AND BROOKFIELD. 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 4224 7210 4204 7210 4206 7268 4224 7266 DOODY
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 10:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1025 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
MAZ013-017-020-RIZ001>005-260300-
BRISTOL RI-EASTERN KENT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE
RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN KENT
RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
1025 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
AT 1024 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH 2 MILES
WEST OF CRANSTON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...SMITHFIELD...JOHNSTON...NORTH
PROVIDENCE...PROVIDENCE...LINCOLN...EAST PROVIDENCE...CENTRAL
FALLS...PAWTUCKET...SEEKONK...REHOBOTH...ATTLEBOROUGH...NORTH
ATTLEBOROUGH.
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 4166 7157 4182 7169 4210 7120 4185 7101
4173 7135 4174 7137 4172 7137
DOODYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 60 min |
| Aug 25, 9:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 93 min |
| Aug 25, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 62 min | |
| Aug 26, 5:10 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:10 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:33 PM EDT | Hurricane Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 42 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:33 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 54 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent, Providence | 35 min |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Massachusetts, 2011Flood Watches in Rhode Island, 2011Flood Watches in New Hampshire, 2011Every flood watch in 2011
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.