Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Aug 19, 2011, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampshire County, MA

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990 
WUUS51 KBOX 192036
SVRBOX
MAC011-015-192115-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0113.110819T2036Z-110819T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
436 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  NORTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 434 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MIDDLEFIELD...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH ADAMS...AND WAS MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...WORTHINGTON...EAST
  WINDSOR...CUMMINGTON...PLAINFIELD...HAWLEY AND ASHFIELD.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AS WELL
AS DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. GET TO SAFE SHELTER NOW...
INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER
TREES. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER AND AVOID
FLOODED ROADS.

&&

LAT...LON 4239 7302 4253 7297 4255 7299 4260 7297
      4254 7275 4239 7287 4234 7294 4234 7296
      4230 7301 4231 7303 4233 7307 4239 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 207DEG 11KT 4241 7306

$$

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494 
WWUS51 KBOX 192049
SVSBOX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
449 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

MAC011-015-192115-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-110819T2115Z/
FRANKLIN MA-HAMPSHIRE MA-
449 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 447 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS REPORT CAME FROM THE 
TOWN OF WEST WORTHINGTON. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EAST 
WINDSOR...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH ADAMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WORTHINGTON...CUMMINGTON...PLAINFIELD...HAWLEY AND ASHFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... 
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4239 7302 4253 7297 4255 7299 4260 7297
      4254 7275 4239 7287 4234 7294 4234 7296
      4230 7301 4231 7303 4233 7307 4239 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 207DEG 11KT 4244 7304

$$

SIPPRELL

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.