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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2011, 2:30 PM EDT for Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2011, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at May 28, 1:35 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 1:35 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 4:16 AM EDT, 10 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 416 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-290830- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER 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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 416 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-290830- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 416 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 2:00 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
200 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011
MAZ004>006-014-026-NHZ012-281900-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHERN
WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX
MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
200 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011
AT 158 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL OVER STOW...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRAMINGHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...HARVARD...LINCOLN...ACTON...
BOXBOROUGH...CONCORD...AYER...LITTLETON...BEDFORD...GROTON...
CARLISLE...WESTFORD...BILLERICA...CHELMSFORD...DUNSTABLE...
LOWELL...TYNGSBORO...TEWKSBURY...DRACUT...NASHUA...HUDSON...
PELHAM...LAWRENCE...METHUEN AND HAVERHILL.
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.
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 4294 7137 4287 7143 4284 7143 4283 7138
4278 7134 4274 7119 4279 7119 4282 7116
4283 7113 4281 7107 4229 7137 4242 7172
4295 7139
DOODYSpecial weather statement, May 28, 2:30 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 230 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 MAZ004-010-011-026-NHZ011-015-281930- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 230 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011 AT 228 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AMHERST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...NORTH BROOKFIELD...NEW BRAINTREE...HARDWICK...OAKHAM...BARRE...PETERSHAM...HUBBARDSTON... PHILLIPSTON...TEMPLETON...WESTMINSTER...GARDNER...RINDGE... WINCHENDON...FITCHBURG...ASHBY AND ASHBURNHAM. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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 4281 7206 4269 7173 4217 7214 4224 7236 DOODY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 60 min |
| May 28, 4:21 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| May 28, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Cheshire, Hillsborough | 60 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.