Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Oct 29, 2011, 4:45 AM EDT for 9 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Oct 29, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 44 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
- Oct 29, 2011, 4:45 AM EDT (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2011, 10:17 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 7:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Norfolk, MA | LARGE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING RTE 115 |
| Oct 29, 7:29 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tewksbury, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING PART OF SHAWSHEEN STREET |
| Oct 29, 7:43 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Oxford, MA | RTE 12 CLOSED TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS ROAD |
| Oct 29, 7:49 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING GROTON ROAD |
| Oct 29, 7:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sharon, MA | TREE DOWN ON CROSS ROAD |
| Oct 29, 8:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Framingham, MA | WIRES DOWN ON DPW TRUCK ON GREENLEAF CIRCLE |
| Oct 29, 8:41 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN CLOSING ROUTE 40 |
| Oct 29, 9:39 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woburn, MA | TREE DOWN ACROSS FOREST PARK ROAD |
| Oct 29, 9:42 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN WITH A DOZEN ROAD CLOSURES |
| Oct 29, 9:46 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Reading, MA | TREE DOWN ACROSS MCINTYRE ROAD |
| Oct 29, 9:54 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wilmington, MA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN AND POWER OUT ON INDUSTRIAL WAY |
| Oct 29, 9:58 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hingham, MA | TREE DOWN ON TOWER ROAD |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Methuen, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE WITHIN THE TOWN |
| Oct 29, 10:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Reading, MA | TREES DOWN ON CENTER STREET ... ORCHARD DRIVE ... AND MOUNT VERNON STREET TO LYNN STREET TO HAVERHILL STREET |
| Oct 29, 10:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Barnstable, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Oct 29, 11:54 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beverly, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON VIRGINIA AVENUE |
| Oct 29, 11:56 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Georgetown, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE 133 BEFORE THE I-95 EXIT |
| Oct 29, 11:56 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lynnfield, MA | TREE DOWN CRUSHING 2 CARS ON CRESCENT AVENUE |
| Oct 30, 12:02 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plainville, MA | TWO TREES DOWN ON TAUNTON STREET |
| Oct 30, 12:08 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Peabody, MA | TREE DOWN ON ABBOTT STREET |
| Oct 30, 12:10 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Reading, MA | LARGE TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON MAPLE ROAD |
| Oct 30, 12:11 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Kingstown, RI | *** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN INTO A HOUSE ON SACHEM ROAD |
| Oct 30, 12:12 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Sandwich, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Oct 30, 12:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beverly, MA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON CABOT STREET |
| Oct 30, 12:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jamaica Plain, MA | TREE DOWN CLOSING THE ARBORWAY |
| Oct 30, 12:48 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Haverhill, MA | WARD HILL CONNECTOR CLOSED BETWEEN I-495 AND ROUTE 125 DUE TO TREES DOWN |
| Oct 30, 1:46 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Middletown, RI | POWER POLE DOWN ON AQUIDNECK ISLAND |
| Oct 30, 2:13 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Barnstable, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Oct 30, 2:13 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Andover, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON GREENWOOD FROM BEACON STREET |
| Oct 30, 2:14 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Sandwich, MA | OLD MAIN STREET UNDER 18 TO 24 INCHES OF WATER DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING OVER A SMALL SEAWALL ... ROAD IMPASSABLE |
| Oct 30, 2:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Sandwich, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Oct 30, 2:27 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 3 S Vineyard Haven, MA | |
| Oct 30, 2:32 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Scituate, MA | COLE PARKWAY PARTIALLY FLOODING FROM OCEAN COASTAL FLOODING |
| Oct 30, 2:35 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Scituate, MA | LIGHTHOUSE ROAD FLOODED FROM OCEAN ... ROCKS FROM SEAWALL WASHING INTO ADJACENT PARKING LOT |
| Oct 30, 2:39 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Ne Hyannis, MA | |
| Oct 30, 2:53 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sandwich, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD COUNTY ROAD |
| Oct 30, 3:02 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sandwich, MA | TREE DOWN ON QUAKER MEETING HOUSE ROAD CLOSING OFF HALF THE ROAD |
| Oct 30, 3:17 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ne Hyannis, MA | |
| Oct 30, 3:27 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Ese Nantucket, MA | |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 53 | 2 Ese Nantucket, MA | |
| Oct 30, 3:39 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 S Vineyard Haven, MA | |
| Oct 30, 3:51 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dennis, MA | PINE TREE DOWN ON SETUCKET ROAD EAST OF ROUTE 134 |
| Oct 30, 3:53 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Barnstable, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Oct 30, 4:11 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 1737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 WWUS71 KBOX 290845 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 445 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.... MAZ005-006-RIZ001-290945- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0004.111030T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 445 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. AREAS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE STRONG WINDS WITH THE STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE BEING UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-291645- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0004.111029T1800Z-111030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0004.111029T1800Z-111030T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 445 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST GUSTS IN THE MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002>007-291645- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0004.111030T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0004.111030T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 445 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS. SHIFTING TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MD/WB
6 follow-up statements
852 WWUS71 KBOX 291639 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1239 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-300045- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.111029T1800Z-111030T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1239 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST GUSTS IN THE MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002>007-300045- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.111030T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1239 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS. SHIFTING TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST OF WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ SIPPRELL
563 WWUS71 KBOX 291951 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.... MAZ022>024-RIZ008-300400- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 351 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD CLOSURES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002>007-300400- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.111030T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 351 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS. SHIFTING TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD CLOSURES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ SIPPRELL
417 WWUS71 KBOX 300309 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1109 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY OVERNIGHT... MAZ007-013>021-RIZ002>007-301115- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1109 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD CLOSURES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-301115- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1109 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 2 AM AND 7 AM. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD CLOSURES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
549 WWUS71 KBOX 300800 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MAZ013>017-020-RIZ002>007-300900- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1200Z/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 400 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST AND WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS $$ MAZ007-018-019-021-301400- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... MATTAPOISETT 400 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 5 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-301600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 400 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS UNTIL 6 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
642 WWUS71 KBOX 301014 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 614 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 MAZ007-018-019-021-301115- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1400Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... MATTAPOISETT 614 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING AND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ MAZ022>024-RIZ008-301800- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1800Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 614 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS UNTIL 6 AM... THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... RESULTING IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
363 WWUS71 KBOX 301417 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE CAPE AND ISLANDS... MAZ022>024-302100- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0022.111030T1417Z-111030T2100Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS UNTIL 5 PM... THEN DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ RIZ008-301530- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111030T1800Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 1017 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIOD... THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD OF 45 MPH. $$ SIPPRELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 4:51 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 24 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:53 AM EDT | Storm Warning | BOX | 33 hr | |
| Oct 29, 5:14 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 29, 5:14 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 10 hr |
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.