Alert archive / Massachusetts / Gale Watches in 2011
Gale Watch 16, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Oct 4, 2011, 4:29 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 5, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2011, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 5, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2011, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389 WHUS71 KBOX 042029 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 429 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ANZ250-254-050430- /O.CAN.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111006T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0016.111005T1800Z-111006T0500Z/ 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- 429 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ ANZ255-256-050430- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111006T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 429 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ251-050430- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-111006T1200Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 429 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-050430- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.111005T0300Z-111006T1200Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 429 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-236-050430- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.111005T1400Z-111006T0400Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 429 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
561 WHUS71 KBOX 050349 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1149 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ANZ255-256-051200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111006T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1149 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-051200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111006T1200Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 1149 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ251-051200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-111006T1200Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1149 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-236-051200- /O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.111005T1400Z-111006T0400Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 1149 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ250-254-051200- /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0016.111005T1800Z-111006T0500Z/ COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 1149 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ RLG
386 WHUS71 KBOX 050745 MWWBOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 345 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2011 ANZ250-254-051545- /O.UPG.KBOX.GL.A.0016.111005T1800Z-111006T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0033.111005T2000Z-111006T0500Z/ 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- 345 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE OR EQUIPMENT SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ255-256-051545- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111006T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 345 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ231>235-237-051545- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111006T1000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 345 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ251-051545- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-111006T1000Z/ MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 345 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ230-236-051545- /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0097.111005T1400Z-111006T0500Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 345 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RLG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale watch went out at Oct 4, 3:56 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 3:56 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
356 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT TO SEA TONIGHT...AND WITH IT SHOWERS
WILL TAPER OFF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND COOL AUTUMN LIKE
WEATHER TOMORROW INTO FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT
WARMING TREND THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
UPPER LVL CUTOFF CONTINUES TO DRIFT S AND E OF LI LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND OPEN INTO A WAVE AS IT
MOVES WELL SE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SFC LOW PRES THAT IS A
REFLECTION OF THIS FEATURE IS PUSHING E WITH TIME AS WELL AND
WEAKENING AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY BEGINS EXCITING DOWNSTREAM
CYCLOGENESIS. GIVEN THIS SHIFTING/WEAKENING PATTERN EXPECTING THAT
DEFORMATION/TROWAL -SHRA THROUGH NRN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
FA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE ERD THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT
HOURS...BUT ALSO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN IN QPF OUTPUT. THIS WILL STILL
NEED TO BE MONITORED...AS THERE WILL BE MORE RAFL OVER ESSEX
COUNTY AND OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A SIG AMOUNT OF
RAFL FROM THIS MORNING. IN GENERAL IT LOOKS LIKE MOST AREAS SHOULD
BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. THE ONLY AREA IN WHICH SHOWERS MAY LINGER
INTO MORNING WILL BE THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...CLOSEST TO THE
SECONDARY CYCLOGENESIS AND POSSIBLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
SHORTWAVE PUSHING S FROM MAINE INTO THE DAY WED. HAVE HELD ON TO
POPS IN THIS AREA A BIT LONGER...BUT SUSPECT CONDITIONS WILL BE
MOSTLY DRY AFTER THE PRIMARY BAND SHIFTS E.
OTHERWISE...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
OVERNIGHT. AFTER AREA OF -SHRA MOVES E DRY AIR AND CAA IN BRISK NW
FLOW BOTH AT THE SFC AND ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO ERODE CLOUDS FROM W
TO E. HIGH PRES BUILDING SE FROM QC WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRENGTHENING CYCLONE OFFSHORE TO CREATE A FAIRLY ROBUST PRES
GRADIENT OVERNIGHT...SO NW WINDS WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE LIKELY
OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF EARLY CLOUD COVER AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL NOT ALLOW TEMPS FALL OFF AS IF IT WERE ABLE TO
DECOUPLE. GIVEN THIS TRENDED MIN TEMPS SLIGHTLY TOWARD BC MAV/MET
BLEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
WEDNESDAY...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE
NW. THE STRONG HIGH WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG LOW PRES MOVING S OF
NOVA SCOTIA TO YIELD A VERY STRONG PRES GRADIENT WITH LLVL JET OF
30 KT. THEREFORE...ALTHOUGH SKIES WILL BE CLEARING WITH DRY AIR
FROM THE HIGH...A COOL BRISK WIND WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 20 TO 30
MPH WILL MAKE IT FEEL MUCH MORE AUTUMNAL THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. H92
TEMPS DIP TO AROUND +5C...WHICH SHOULD BE FULLY REALIZED AND ALLOW
TEMPS TO REACH ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. A SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE
COMPONENT IN THE CT VALLEY MAY ALLOW TEMPS TO REACH CLOSE TO 70 THERE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
LOW TO MID LVL CAA WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT...SO COOL AIR
WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION. WHILE THE SFC GRADIENT IS
SLOW TO SLACKEN...MID LVL GRADIENT BECOMES WEAK ENOUGH SUCH THAT
SOME DECOUPLING IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR VALLEYS. GIVEN
THE COOL AIR WITH H92 TEMPS ONLY AROUND +3C...ANY INVERSION COULD
YIELD TEMPS SUB 32F AT THE SFC...ESPECIALLY IN NW VALLEYS.
GIVEN THIS...MUCH OF THE REGION WILL SEE TEMPS DIP INTO THE 30S
OVER THE INTERIOR /WARMER NEAR THE COAST/. THE AFOREMENTIONED NW
VALLEYS MAY SEE THEIR FIRST MAJOR KILLING FROST/FREEZE...SO A
FROST ADVISORY/FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MAIN POINTS...
* COOL AND DRY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
* AREAS OF FROST IN THE INTERIOR LATE WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT
* CONTINUED DRY BUT MUCH WARMER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
OVERVIEW...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON AMPLIFIED MID LEVEL TROF SLOWLY
MOVING OUT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...FOLLOWED BY STRONG MID
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING EAST INTO NEW ENG FOR THE WEEKEND AND
PERSISTING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTER A CHILLY PERIOD FOR THE
LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK...A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND APPEARS
LIKELY THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL BRUSH EASTERN NEW ENG IN THE EVENING
BEFORE MOVING EWD. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CAPE COD IN
THE EVENING...OTHERWISE MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND TURNING COLDER AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. SUB FREEZING TEMPS AND FROST
LIKELY ACROSS NW MA AND SW NH WHERE BL DECOUPLING IS MOST LIKELY.
ELSEWHERE...MIN TEMPS MID 30S TO LOWER 40S WITH PATCHY FROST
INTERIOR. MILDEST TEMPS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST WHERE THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH WIND TO KEEP TEMPS MILDER. BREEZY NW WINDS LIKELY OVER
CAPE/ISLANDS.
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO NEW ENG BRINGING COOL AND DRY WEATHER.
OCEAN EFFECT CLOUDS MAY AFFECT OUTER CAPE FROM TIME TO
TIME...ESPECIALLY THU NIGHT AS BL FLOW TURNS MORE NORTHERLY WITH
STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES OVER THE WATER. OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES
EXPECTED. COLDEST NIGHT OF THE SEASON LIKELY THU NIGHT AS HIGH
PRES MOVES OVERHEAD WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
WARMING TREND WILL DEVELOP AS MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS EAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND. SFC HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT S OF NEW ENG FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
850 MB TEMPS WARMING TO 15-16C. TEMPS SHOULD SOAR WELL INTO THE
70S THIS WEEKEND WITH WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY DUE TO A MUCH MILDER
START TO THE DAY AND A FEW LOCATIONS MAY REACH 80 DEGREES. COOLER
NEAR THE S COAST THIS WEEKEND WITH SW FLOW. CONTINUED WARM ON
MONDAY AS 850 TEMPS STILL 12-14C WITH NW FLOW...SHOULD SEE
ANOTHER DAY IN THE 70S.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
THROUGH THIS EVENING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MIX OF MVFR/VFR WITH
BEST CHANCE FOR MVFR N OF A KBDL TO KBOS LINE. OTHERWISE MOSTLY
VFR. AREA OF -SHRA WITH EMBEDDED +RA WILL PIVOT THROUGH CENTRAL
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH LOCALIZED MVFR VSBYS. WINDS GENERALLY NW WITH A FEW
GUSTS 10 TO 15 KTS.
TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. REMNANT MVFR AND -SHRA WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AND MOVE E OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING
FOR MOSTLY VFR TOWARD MORNING. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN TIMING. WINDS
GRADUALLY INCREASING OUT OF THE NW OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR MOST LOCATIONS. LINGERING -SHRA
ON CAPE MAY BRING BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS. NW WINDS INCREASE TO
10-20KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. WIND GUSTS 20 TO 25 KTS MAY
LINGER OVER E COASTAL/CAPE/ISLAND TERMINALS. INLAND WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO LIGHT AND VRB.
KBOS TERMINAL...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. VRB VFR/MVFR CIGS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH BASES AROUND 025-035. AN AREA OF -SHRA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY REDUCE VSBYS TO MVFR...BUT THESE WILL
MOVE OUT TO SEA DURING THE OVERNIGHT. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO FULL
VFR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. WINDS GENERALLY NW INCREASING OVERNIGHT
WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KT POSSIBLE TOMORROW.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. NW GUSTS TO 25 KT
THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
REMNANT SWELL FROM OPHELIA HAS ALLOWED MOST ERN WATERS TO REMAIN
ABOVE 5 FT. HOWEVER STRONGER WINDS WILL BUILD OVER ALL WATERS
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WITH GUSTS REACHING 25 TO 30 KT. THIS
INCREASE IN WINDS WILL ALLOW WIND DRIVEN WAVES TO INCREASE TO 5 FT
OVER SRN WATERS AS WELL...SO SCA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL WATERS
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. THERE IS THE LOW PROBABILITY OF SOME
GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OVER NE OUTERMOST WATERS
LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW...BUT FEEL THE WINDOW WILL BE TOO SHORT TO
NECESSITATE A WATCH ATTM. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATEST FORECAST
JUST IN CASE THIS CHANGES.
OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
NW GUSTS TO 30 KT LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH NEAR GALE FORCE GUSTS
TO 35 KT EASTERN OUTER WATERS...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING WIND AS
GRADIENT RELAXES. SEAS 8-11 FT EASTERN OUTER WATERS.
THURSDAY...
STILL ENOUGH GRADIENT AND MIXING FOR SCA NW GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING BUT REMAINING AOA 5 FT OUTER WATERS.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
WINDS BELOW SCA. N/NE WINDS FRIDAY BECOMING SW SATURDAY. SEAS
SUBSIDING BELOW 5 FT FRI OVER OUTER WATERS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY FOR ANZ231>235-237.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR ANZ230-236.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR ANZ250-251-
254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/DOODY
NEAR TERM...DOODY
SHORT TERM...DOODY
LONG TERM...BELK
AVIATION...BELK/DOODY
MARINE...BELK/DOODYHazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 4:06 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-052015- 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET 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- 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. FREEZE WARNINGS AND FROST ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-052015- 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- 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A PERIOD OF STRONGER NORTHWEST GUSTS IS LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOME GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 4, 10:54 AM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1054 AM EDT TUE OCT 04 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 AM HAIL LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
10/04/2011 M0.88 INCH ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE SIZED HAIL
0600 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOSTER STREET AND CROWNINSHIELD STREET CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING
0604 AM FLOOD LYNNFIELD 42.54N 71.04W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 1 SB IN THE LYNNFIELD TUNNEL IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING INSIDE THE TUNNEL.
0615 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHLAND AVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 3 PEOPLE RESCUED
FROM VEHICLES
0615 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MARLBORO ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0620 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CHATHAM ROAD AND TRASK LANE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0627 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRASK LANE HAS VEHICLES STUCK IN WATER WITH PEOPLE
TRAPPED
0628 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PARTS OF ROUTE 128 IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING
0628 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON SUMMER STREET AT ROUTE 62
0638 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WALL COLLAPSING AT PEABODY POLICE STATION AND STATION
IS TAKING ON WATER. MULTIPLE CARS FLOODED AND PEOPLE
TRAPPED ON ROUTE 128 NEAR LOWELL STREET THROUGH ROUTE
114 INCLUDING TOW TRUCK STUCK IN WATERS.
0644 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
3 CARS STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON ROUTE 1 NORTH AT THE
UNDERPASS NEAR I-95
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WINTHROP STREET FLOODED WITH A PREGNANT WOMAN IN CAR
STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS. TREMONT... SHAMROCK AND BUFFMAN
STREETS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. JEFFERSON AVE AND CANAL
ST FLOODED WITH VEHICLES STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS.
0708 AM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON NORTH STREET
0711 AM FLOOD MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CORNELL ROAD FLOODED WITH 2 FEET OF WATER IN THE ROAD
0718 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ABINGTON AVE... SENECA ROAD AND GARDNER ST FLOODED WITH
3 FT OF WATER AND IMPASSABLE. HOWLEY ST FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE WITH VEHICLES STUCK. TREMONT... HOWLEY...
WALLIS AND WALNUT STREETS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
0724 AM FLASH FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FEDERAL STREET RAILROAD UNDERPASS FLOODED WITH CARS
STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS
0726 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR FLOODED OUT ON RAILROAD AVE. NO OCCUPANTS IN THE
CAR.
0727 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LYNN STREET AT GRANITE STREET...SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED.
0728 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON WALNUT STREET
0735 AM FLASH FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH PEOPLE IN IT ON PARK
STREET
0736 AM FLASH FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRAIN STATION CARS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED ON RAILROAD
TRACKS
0738 AM FLOOD LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CAR STUCK IN
FLOOD WATERS ON ANDOVER STREET NEAR WALGREENS.
0749 AM FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING INTO THE CUMMINGS CENTER
0752 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LAHEY CLINIC HAS 4 TO 6 FEET OF WATER IN THE BASEMENT
IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER IN THE LOWER
HALLWAYS OF THE CLINIC. OIL COMING OUT OF FLOODED
BASEMENT ON LYNNFIELD STREET. WATER RESCUE IN HOME ON
TUMELTY STREET.
0808 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH LADY RESCUED NEAR THE
CITY HALL ON LOWELL STREET
0828 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
2 PEOPLE STUCK IN CAR IN FLOOD WATERS ON WILSON ROAD
0855 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING CLOSURES...RTE 128 S FROM 114 LOWELL ST. LAKE
ST TO RTE 1 S...TRUCK IN SINK HOLE. ALSO BRIMBALL ST TO
RTE 128 N BARELY PASSABLE.
0945 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CREEK BEHIND PEABODY ACCESS TELEVISION FLOODING THE
BACK PARKING LOT. FOSTER ST UNDER AT LEAST 2 FEET OF
WATER. ENDICOTT ST STILL FLOODED UP TO 2 FEET. 100
BASEMENTS BEING PUMPED OUT.
0949 AM FLOOD MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
4 TO 5 STREETS CLOSED WITHIN A 3 BLOCK AREA DUE TO
FLOODING
1017 AM FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 1A AT BURL ST TO NORFOLK ST CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. ELMWOOD ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. OVER 30
HOMES WITH FLOODED BASEMENTS.
&&
KABLocal storm report, Oct 4, 1:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
125 PM EDT TUE OCT 04 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 AM HAIL LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
10/04/2011 M0.88 INCH ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE SIZED HAIL
0600 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOSTER STREET AND CROWNINSHIELD STREET CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING
0604 AM FLOOD LYNNFIELD 42.54N 71.04W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 1 SB IN THE LYNNFIELD TUNNEL IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING INSIDE THE TUNNEL.
0615 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHLAND AVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 3 PEOPLE RESCUED
FROM VEHICLES
0615 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MARLBORO ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0620 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CHATHAM ROAD AND TRASK LANE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0627 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRASK LANE HAS VEHICLES STUCK IN WATER WITH PEOPLE
TRAPPED
0628 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PARTS OF ROUTE 128 IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING
0628 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON SUMMER STREET AT ROUTE 62
0638 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WALL COLLAPSING AT PEABODY POLICE STATION AND STATION
IS TAKING ON WATER. MULTIPLE CARS FLOODED AND PEOPLE
TRAPPED ON ROUTE 128 NEAR LOWELL STREET THROUGH ROUTE
114 INCLUDING TOW TRUCK STUCK IN WATERS.
0644 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
3 CARS STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON ROUTE 1 NORTH AT THE
UNDERPASS NEAR I-95
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WINTHROP STREET FLOODED WITH A PREGNANT WOMAN IN CAR
STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS. TREMONT... SHAMROCK AND BUFFMAN
STREETS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. JEFFERSON AVE AND CANAL
ST FLOODED WITH VEHICLES STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS.
0708 AM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON NORTH STREET
0711 AM FLOOD MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CORNELL ROAD FLOODED WITH 2 FEET OF WATER IN THE ROAD
0718 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ABINGTON AVE... SENECA ROAD AND GARDNER ST FLOODED WITH
3 FT OF WATER AND IMPASSABLE. HOWLEY ST FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE WITH VEHICLES STUCK. TREMONT... HOWLEY...
WALLIS AND WALNUT STREETS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
0724 AM FLASH FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FEDERAL STREET RAILROAD UNDERPASS FLOODED WITH CARS
STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS
0726 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR FLOODED OUT ON RAILROAD AVE. NO OCCUPANTS IN THE
CAR.
0727 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LYNN STREET AT GRANITE STREET...SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED.
0728 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON WALNUT STREET
0735 AM FLASH FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH PEOPLE IN IT ON PARK
STREET
0736 AM FLASH FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRAIN STATION CARS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED ON RAILROAD
TRACKS
0738 AM FLOOD LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CAR STUCK IN
FLOOD WATERS ON ANDOVER STREET NEAR WALGREENS.
0749 AM FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING INTO THE CUMMINGS CENTER
0752 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LAHEY CLINIC HAS 4 TO 6 FEET OF WATER IN THE BASEMENT
IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER IN THE LOWER
HALLWAYS OF THE CLINIC. OIL COMING OUT OF FLOODED
BASEMENT ON LYNNFIELD STREET. WATER RESCUE IN HOME ON
TUMELTY STREET.
0808 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH LADY RESCUED NEAR THE
CITY HALL ON LOWELL STREET
0828 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
2 PEOPLE STUCK IN CAR IN FLOOD WATERS ON WILSON ROAD
0855 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING CLOSURES...RTE 128 S FROM 114 LOWELL ST. LAKE
ST TO RTE 1 S...TRUCK IN SINK HOLE. ALSO BRIMBALL ST TO
RTE 128 N BARELY PASSABLE.
0945 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CREEK BEHIND PEABODY ACCESS TELEVISION FLOODING THE
BACK PARKING LOT. FOSTER ST UNDER AT LEAST 2 FEET OF
WATER. ENDICOTT ST STILL FLOODED UP TO 2 FEET. 100
BASEMENTS BEING PUMPED OUT.
0949 AM FLOOD MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
4 TO 5 STREETS CLOSED WITHIN A 3 BLOCK AREA DUE TO
FLOODING
1017 AM FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 1A AT BURL ST TO NORFOLK ST CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. ELMWOOD ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. OVER 30
HOMES WITH FLOODED BASEMENTS.
1046 AM FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS YARD FLOODED
1210 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TOPSFIELD FAIRGROUNDS FLOODED DELAYING OPENING OF THE
TOPSFIELD FAIR.
1217 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 107 AT THE SALEM LYNN LINE IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. TRAFFIC BEING REROUTED THROUGH A PRIVATE
BUISNIESS PARKING LOT.
&&
KABLocal storm report, Oct 4, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
257 PM EDT TUE OCT 04 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 AM HAIL LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
10/04/2011 M0.88 INCH ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE SIZED HAIL
0600 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FOSTER STREET AND CROWNINSHIELD STREET CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING
0604 AM FLOOD LYNNFIELD 42.54N 71.04W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 1 SB IN THE LYNNFIELD TUNNEL IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING INSIDE THE TUNNEL.
0615 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHLAND AVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 3 PEOPLE RESCUED
FROM VEHICLES
0615 AM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MARLBORO ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0620 AM FLOOD LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CHATHAM ROAD AND TRASK LANE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0627 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRASK LANE HAS VEHICLES STUCK IN WATER WITH PEOPLE
TRAPPED
0628 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PARTS OF ROUTE 128 IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING
0628 AM FLOOD DANVERS 42.57N 70.95W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON SUMMER STREET AT ROUTE 62
0638 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WALL COLLAPSING AT PEABODY POLICE STATION AND STATION
IS TAKING ON WATER. MULTIPLE CARS FLOODED AND PEOPLE
TRAPPED ON ROUTE 128 NEAR LOWELL STREET THROUGH ROUTE
114 INCLUDING TOW TRUCK STUCK IN WATERS.
0644 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
3 CARS STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON ROUTE 1 NORTH AT THE
UNDERPASS NEAR I-95
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WINTHROP STREET FLOODED WITH A PREGNANT WOMAN IN CAR
STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS. TREMONT... SHAMROCK AND BUFFMAN
STREETS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. JEFFERSON AVE AND CANAL
ST FLOODED WITH VEHICLES STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS.
0708 AM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON NORTH STREET
0711 AM FLOOD MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CORNELL ROAD FLOODED WITH 2 FEET OF WATER IN THE ROAD
0718 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ABINGTON AVE... SENECA ROAD AND GARDNER ST FLOODED WITH
3 FT OF WATER AND IMPASSABLE. HOWLEY ST FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE WITH VEHICLES STUCK. TREMONT... HOWLEY...
WALLIS AND WALNUT STREETS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
0724 AM FLASH FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FEDERAL STREET RAILROAD UNDERPASS FLOODED WITH CARS
STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS
0726 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR FLOODED OUT ON RAILROAD AVE. NO OCCUPANTS IN THE
CAR.
0727 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LYNN STREET AT GRANITE STREET...SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED.
0728 AM FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON WALNUT STREET
0735 AM FLASH FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH PEOPLE IN IT ON PARK
STREET
0736 AM FLASH FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TRAIN STATION CARS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED ON RAILROAD
TRACKS
0738 AM FLOOD LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CAR STUCK IN
FLOOD WATERS ON ANDOVER STREET NEAR WALGREENS.
0749 AM FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING INTO THE CUMMINGS CENTER
0752 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LAHEY CLINIC HAS 4 TO 6 FEET OF WATER IN THE BASEMENT
IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER IN THE LOWER
HALLWAYS OF THE CLINIC. OIL COMING OUT OF FLOODED
BASEMENT ON LYNNFIELD STREET. WATER RESCUE IN HOME ON
TUMELTY STREET.
0808 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH LADY RESCUED NEAR THE
CITY HALL ON LOWELL STREET
0828 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
2 PEOPLE STUCK IN CAR IN FLOOD WATERS ON WILSON ROAD
0855 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING CLOSURES...RTE 128 S FROM 114 LOWELL ST. LAKE
ST TO RTE 1 S...TRUCK IN SINK HOLE. ALSO BRIMBALL ST TO
RTE 128 N BARELY PASSABLE.
0945 AM FLASH FLOOD PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CREEK BEHIND PEABODY ACCESS TELEVISION FLOODING THE
BACK PARKING LOT. FOSTER ST UNDER AT LEAST 2 FEET OF
WATER. ENDICOTT ST STILL FLOODED UP TO 2 FEET. 100
BASEMENTS BEING PUMPED OUT.
0949 AM FLOOD MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
4 TO 5 STREETS CLOSED WITHIN A 3 BLOCK AREA DUE TO
FLOODING
1017 AM FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 1A AT BURL ST TO NORFOLK ST CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. ELMWOOD ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. OVER 30
HOMES WITH FLOODED BASEMENTS.
1046 AM FLOOD BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS YARD FLOODED
1210 PM FLOOD TOPSFIELD 42.64N 70.96W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TOPSFIELD FAIRGROUNDS FLOODED DELAYING OPENING OF THE
TOPSFIELD FAIR.
1217 PM FLOOD SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 107 AT THE SALEM LYNN LINE IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. TRAFFIC BEING REROUTED THROUGH A PRIVATE
BUISNIESS PARKING LOT.
0220 PM FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMER MGMT REPORT RELAYED BY HAM RADIO...5 TO 6 ROADWAYS
STILL CLOSED BECAUSE OF FLOODING. ESTIMATE 500 PLUS
HOUSES AFFECTED BY FLOODING. 100 HAD TO HAVE POWER CUT
DUE TO UTILITY ISSUES IN THE BASEMENTS.
0220 PM FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMER MGMT REPORT RELAYED BY HAM RADIO...90 PERCENT OF
BUSINESSES IN TOWN HAD WATER DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF
300-1000 PARADISE RD.
0226 PM FLOOD SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
10/04/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
11 STREETS STILL CLOSED IN SWAMPSCOTT. THEY
ARE...ORCHARD ST... HUMPHREY ST... SHEPPARD AVE...
ELMWOOD RD... SCULPPIN WAY... BRADLEY AVE... ATLANTIC
AVE...BRADLEY AVE... COLUMBIA ST... BURRILL ST AND NEW
OCEAN ST.
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KABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 3:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Oct 4, 5:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 30 min | |
| Oct 4, 5:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 25 min |
| Oct 4, 5:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 113 min |
| Oct 4, 7:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex | 6 hr |
| Oct 4, 9:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Worcester | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 1:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex | 3 hr |
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