Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 8, 2011, 3:41 AM EST for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Dec 8, 2011, 3:41 AM EST (08:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2011, 6:27 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 3:50 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westerly, RI | FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING TO WIRES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF AVA AND ELLA STREETS. |
| Dec 8, 3:54 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | Point Judith, RI |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 442 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WWUS71 KBOX 080841 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 341 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-081500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111208T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.111208T0841Z-111208T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 341 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN 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. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-081500- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.111208T0841Z-111208T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 341 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>005-081500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.111208T0841Z-111208T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- 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-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 341 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE DOWNED RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
815 WWUS71 KBOX 081127 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 627 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. MAZ020>024-RIZ006>008-081500- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111208T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111208T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 627 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-012>019-026-RIZ001>005-081500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111208T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- 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-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 627 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 AM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE DOWNED RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 12:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:05 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 3 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 16 hr | |
| Dec 7, 10:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence | 70 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Washington | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Washington | 5 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.