Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2011, 5:04 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2011, 5:04 AM EST (10:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 3:06 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 11:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Eastham, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 25, 11:23 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charlestown, RI | TREES DOWN ON SHUMANKANUC HILL ROAD |
| Feb 25, 11:48 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | East Falmouth, MA | SPOTTER |
| Feb 25, 12:18 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Narragansett, RI | TREE DOWN AT ROBINSON AND RODMAN STREETS. |
| Feb 25, 12:30 PM EST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Eastham, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 25, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Eastham, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Feb 25, 12:46 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Barnstable, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Feb 25, 1:09 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Narragansett, RI | TREE DOWN ON RTE. 1A NEAR RTE. 138 |
| Feb 25, 3:09 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Barnstable, MA | HAM RADIO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
469 WWUS71 KBOX 251004 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 504 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 RIZ005-251115- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T1500Z-110226T1100Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 504 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-251815- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T1500Z-110226T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 504 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR DAMAGE. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ019-251815- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH 504 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-251815- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T1500Z-110226T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 504 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>018-RIZ001>004-251815- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 504 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ SIPPRELL
2 follow-up statements
403 WWUS71 KBOX 251522 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1022 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-252330- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1022 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR DAMAGE. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ006-007-252330- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1022 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ005>007-012>018-RIZ001>004-252330- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 1022 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$
294 WWUS71 KBOX 252006 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 306 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-260415- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.110225T2006Z-110226T0800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 306 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 8 PM WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR DAMAGE. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ006-007-260415- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.110225T2006Z-110226T0800Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 306 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 8 PM WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ005>007-014-252115- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE 306 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 40 MPH AFTER 8 PM....BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ MAZ012-013-015>018-RIZ001>004-260415- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.110225T2300Z-110226T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.110225T2006Z-110226T0800Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 306 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER 8 PM. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ RIZ005-260415- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0011.110225T2006Z-110226T0800Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 306 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER 8 PM. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 5:04 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 10 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:06 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 55 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2011High Wind Warnings in Rhode Island, 2011Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.