Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2011, 6:49 PM EDT for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 56 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2011, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2011, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:09 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Brewster, MA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KBOX 092249
SVRBOX
MAC001-007-019-092345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0049.110609T2249Z-110609T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
649 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BARNSTABLE...
DUKES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VINEYARD HAVEN...
NANTUCKET COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NANTUCKET...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 646 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF BARNSTABLE TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
AQUINNAH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF
BARNSTABLE TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF NEW BEDFORD...AND WAS MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CHILMARK...TISBURY...WEST
TISBURY...OAK BLUFFS...DENNIS...YARMOUTH...WELLFLEET...BREWSTER...
EDGARTOWN...ORLEANS...EASTHAM...HARWICH AND CHATHAM.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND.
&&
LAT...LON 4194 6997 4199 7007 4180 7002 4174 7036
4134 7084 4130 7079 4135 7044 4142 7044
4154 7060 4155 7048 4132 7029 4159 7044
4166 7000 4133 7004 4132 7029 4123 7001
4125 6996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 289DEG 30KT 4187 7032 4145 7086
$$
KJC2 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KBOX 092332
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
732 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011
MAC007-019-092342-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110609T2345Z/
NANTUCKET MA-DUKES MA-
732 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DUKES AND NANTUCKET COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
LAT...LON 4154 7000 4154 7001 4165 6998 4166 7000
4164 7019 4162 7027 4163 7035 4160 7037
4161 7039 4174 7030 4172 7026 4176 7020
4179 7004 4182 7001 4183 6997 4175 6996
4173 6999 4172 6997 4164 6996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 287DEG 29KT 4179 6984 4152 7029
$$
MAC001-092345-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110609T2345Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
732 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
AT 727 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ORLEANS TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF HYANNIS...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES EAST OF BARNSTABLE TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF
BARNSTABLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY
RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4154 7000 4154 7001 4165 6998 4166 7000
4164 7019 4162 7027 4163 7035 4160 7037
4161 7039 4174 7030 4172 7026 4176 7020
4179 7004 4182 7001 4183 6997 4175 6996
4173 6999 4172 6997 4164 6996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 287DEG 29KT 4179 6984 4152 7029
$$
KJC371
WWUS51 KBOX 092341
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
741 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011
MAC001-092351-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110609T2345Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
741 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARNSTABLE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
LAT...LON 4154 7000 4154 7001 4165 6998 4166 7000
4164 7019 4162 7027 4163 7035 4160 7037
4161 7039 4174 7030 4172 7026 4176 7020
4179 7004 4182 7001 4183 6997 4175 6996
4173 6999 4172 6997 4164 6996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 287DEG 29KT 4176 6975 4150 7020
$$
KJCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 10:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 41 min | |
| Jun 8, 10:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Jun 8, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Jun 8, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Jun 9, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 41 min | |
| Jun 9, 12:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 1:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 1:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 2:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 48 min | |
| Jun 9, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 2:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Jun 9, 2:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 52 min | |
| Jun 9, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 10:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 22 min |
| Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 90 min |
| Jun 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 108 min | |
| Jun 9, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and 1 more | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 9, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 112 min | |
| Jun 9, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 2 hr |
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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.