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Special Marine Warning 33, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 23, 2011

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Jun 23, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jun 23, 4:02 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 4:02 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:16 AM EDT, 11 hours 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 10:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:46 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
346 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

RIZ008-232045-
BLOCK ISLAND RI-
346 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

AT 340 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
PENNY SIZED HAIL 8 MILES WEST OF BLOCK ISLAND...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FISHERS ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BLOCK ISLAND.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.

THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. GET
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. AVOID OPEN AREAS SUCH
AS GOLF COURSES AND BALL FIELDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7162 4116 7162 4118 7162 4121 7158
      4123 7158 4124 7157 4122 7155 4118 7156
      4116 7153 4114 7156 4114 7160

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 3:28 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		25 hr
Jun 23, 10:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	51 min
Jun 23, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		63 min
Jun 23, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		57 min
Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Nantucket	57 min
Jun 23, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		31 min
Jun 23, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		64 min
Jun 23, 7:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Nantucket	25 min
Jun 23, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		26 min
Jun 23, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Washington	59 min
Jun 23, 4:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Washington	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.