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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2011, 12:51 AM EDT for Hampden County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 39 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
- Jun 29, 2011, 12:51 AM EDT (04:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2011, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Hampden County, MA
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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 Jun 28, 9:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 9:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:34 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1234 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2011
MAZ002-003-NHZ011-290515-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
1234 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2011
AT 1230 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL 2 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BERNARDSTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF GREENFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...NORTHFIELD...HINSDALE...WARWICK
AND WINCHESTER.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4274 7276 4273 7247 4277 7250 4276 7252
4278 7252 4280 7254 4283 7255 4290 7238
4262 7225 4257 7273 4273 7279
RLGSpecial weather statement, Jun 29, 12:36 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 12:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 1:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 56 min | |
| Jun 29, 5:20 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 55 min | |
| Jun 29, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 min | |
| Jun 29, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 43 min | |
| Jun 29, 12:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hillsborough | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hillsborough | 47 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2011Every special weather statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.