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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 6, 2011Providence County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2011, 9:44 PM EDT for Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 46 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
Jul 6, 2011, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

County Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 418 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
418 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Jul 6, 7:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 7:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
734 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF
THE FRONT BEFORE DRYING BY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH
OF THE REGION THURSDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE.  A COASTAL WAVE WILL TRACK ALONG
THE STALLED FRONT AND PASS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY BRINGING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERY WEATHER.  HIGH
PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY THEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY
TUESDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN FOR WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH NW MA AND
SRN NH ATTM. EXPECT THAT THESE WILL HOLD TOGETHER INTO CENTRAL MA
THIS EVENING UNTIL AROUND 10 PM...AT WHICH POINT LOSS OF HEATING
WILL LIKELY ALLOW THINGS TO DIE OFF. MADE UPDATES TO POPS AND WX
TO ACCOUNT FOR TIMING.

OTHERWISE...A COLD SHORTWAVE ROTATING THROUGH LONGWAVE TROF OVER
CENTRAL QC WILL SLOWLY DRAG ITS ATTENDANT COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. AIRMASS REASONABLY UNSTABLE OUT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL YIELD TSTMS WITH ISOLD SVR
EVENTS LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE OVERNIGHT. CURRENTLY
CONVECTION IS FORMING A DISCRETE LINE ALONG THE PRE FRONTAL TROF
THROUGH NRN NY AND VT WITH A FEW ISOLD CELLS IN THE MOST UNSTABLE
AIR THROUGH ALY CWA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSLATE TO THE
E...WITH BEST TIME OF ARRIVAL BEING THE EVENING INTO EARLY
OVERNIGHT. WITH REASONABLE CAPE IN THE -10 TO -20C COLUMN...AND
INCREASING WINDS ALOFT...HAIL AND WINDS STILL LOOK TO BE THE
PRIMARY THREAT. DOWNBURSTS UNDER GOOD CORES WILL BE THE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED CELLS...THE DISCRETE LINE MAY BE AN ISSUE IF LLVL JET CAN
TRANSLATE TO THE GROUND IN ANY BOWING SEGMENTS. TRENDED CONVECTION
TIMING TOWARD THE HRRR...WHICH HANDLED THE LINE FORMATION WELL
THIS AFTN.

MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST SOME WEAK ELEVATED CAPE
ACROSS NRN PORTIONS OF THE REGION WITH MARGINAL SHEAR VALUES OF 35
KTS 0 TO 3KM...AND AROUND 40 KTS 0 TO 6KM. WHILE THERE IS STILL
SOME WARM AIR ALOFT HOLDING MLCAPES AROUND 1000 J/KG...SUSPECT
THAT THIS WILL DWINDLE AFTER SUNSET AND A WEAK LLVL INVERSION
FORMS. ANY ELEVATED CONVECTIVE CELLS WILL LIKELY BE MUCH WEAKER
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A RESULT AND THE BEST SHEAR MOVES TO
MOSTLY BEHIND THE FRONT. THEREFORE WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH POPS WITH
TSTM/-SHRA OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS UNTIL ITS
MOSTLY DRY TOWARD AROUND SUNRISE. CLOUD COVER...AND LITTLE COOL
AIR BEHIND THE FRONT SUGGESTS ANOTHER WARM AND HUMID NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
THURSDAY...
THE TIMING AND MOVEMENT OF THE SLOW COULD FRONT IS NOW FALLING
INTO A CONSENSUS BETWEEN MODELS. CURRENTLY IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT
WILL BE ORIENTED SW TO NE FROM A NYC TO BOS LINE. FLOW ALOFT IS
NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE FRONT AT THIS POINT...SO SUSPECT IT WILL
SLOW DOWN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND STALL ALONG THE SE COAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE NW FLOW TO THE N...INSTABILITY WILL BE
HARD TO COME BY WITH CAA AND DRY AIR PUSHING IN. HOWEVER...CAPE
VALUES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING THE 500
TO 1000 J/KG EVEN WITH MODEST MID LVL LAPSE RATES OF 5.5 TO
6.0C/KM. THEREFORE...WITH A FOCAL POINT FOR LIFT...AND SOME MODEST
CAPE VALUES...SUSPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF DIURNALLY DRIVEN
-SHRA/TSTMS WILL DEVELOP S OF THE MA PIKE. CURRENTLY...BEST SHEAR
LOOKS TO BE N OF THE FRONT...THEREFORE SUSPECT MOST TSTMS WILL BE
SUB SVR...BUT AN ISOLD SVR CANNOT BE RULED OUT. FOR NOW...IT LOOKS
AS THOUGH BEST CHANCE FOR SVR WILL STAY WELL S OF THE REGION.

TEMPS DURING THE DAY WILL BE COOLER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS WITH COOLER
AIR ADVECTING IN TO THE N AND SOME CLOUD COVER EXPECTED OVER SRN
PORTIONS OF THE FA. LEANED TOWARD A COOLER BLEND OF BIAS CORRECTED
MOS GUIDANCE.

THU NIGHT...
A FEW LINGERING -SHRA/TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SRN PORTIONS OF
THE FA INTO THE OVERNIGHT. CAPE AND SVR INDICES DROP OFF QUICKLY
LATE IN THE EVENING...SO WILL LIKELY SEE A TREND TOWARD DRY AND
CLEARING CONDITIONS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WEAK RIDGE AND ATTENDANT SFC
HIGH WILL BEGIN TO CREST OVER THE REGION AS WELL. THIS SHOULD
ALLOW THE FRONT TO SAG FAR ENOUGH S OF THE REGION FOR A MOSTLY
DRY...AND EVEN SOMEWHAT CLEAR LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. WILL
TREND GRIDS TOWARD THIS DRY TREND.

TEMPS WILL BE COOLER OVERNIGHT WITH DRY AND COOL AIR BUILDING IN
COMBINING WITH WEAK FLOW UNDER HIGH PRES. RADIATIVE PROCESSES MAY
BE IN FULL SWING ESPECIALLY IF NRN AREAS GO CLEAR. MOS CONSENSUS
LOOKED REASONABLE...SO USED IT FOR MINS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
* WARMER AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
* A COLD FRONT BRINGS CHANCE OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY

OVERVIEW...
12Z MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON OVERALL PATTERN
DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD.  GT LAKES MID LEVEL TROF AMPLIFIES A BIT
AS IT MOVES THROUGH NEW ENG EARLY SAT BEFORE LIFTING OUT.  LARGE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE SOUTHEAST US
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH NORTHERN TIER STATES ON THE NORTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE.  SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERLIES
WILL DELIVER A COLD FRONT TUE WITH MID LEVEL TROF AMPLIFYING AGAIN
EAST OF NEW ENG BY MID WEEK.  NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THEN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.

FRIDAY...
STALLED BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH WITH WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE REGION
WILL RESULT IN LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW WHICH WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO MORE
SOUTHERLY AS THE RIDGE MOVES OFFSHORE.  MODELS DISAGREE ON EXTENT OF
MOISTURE RETURN DURING THE AFTERNOON.  NAM LOOKS TOO SUPPRESSED WITH
MOISTURE AND SUSPECT THERE WILL BE SOME THREAT OF SHOWERS/TSTMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SW ZONES AS DEEPER MOISTURE TRIES
TO RETURN NORTHWARD WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY DEVELOPING.  WE HAVE
CHC POPS S OF THE PIKE WITH SLIGHT CHC TO THE N.  USED A MAV/MET
BLEND FOR TEMPS...GENERALLY UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.

INTERESTING EVOLUTION OF EVENTS FRI NIGHT AS SOME OF THE GUIDANCE IS
SUGGESTING A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY TO THE S
THEN LIFTING NE AND PASSING S OF THE BENCHMARK.  NAM ACTUALLY IS
GOING WARM CORE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT WE DISCOUNTED ITS SOLUTION.
THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND ELEVATED TSTMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRI
NIGHT AND HAVE HIGHEST POPS CONFINED TO S OF THE PIKE.

SATURDAY...
DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES EWD IN THE MORNING...BUT MID LEVEL TROF IS
FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND MODELS GENERATE
ENOUGH INSTABILITY WITH DECENT TT VALUES AND A THETA-E RIDGE TO
SUPPORT A FEW SHOWERS/TSTMS DEVELOPING...ESPECIALLY INTERIOR SO WE
HAVE CHC POPS.  TEMPS MAINLY UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.

SUNDAY...
LOOKS DRY AND WARMER AS HEIGHTS RISE AND HIGH PRES BUILDS IN.  850
MB TEMPS WARMING TO NEAR 16C WHICH SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO REACH WELL
INTO THE 80S.

MONDAY...
INCREASING SW FLOW AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GT LAKES
WILL ADVECT HIGHER DEWPOINTS INTO REGION AND VERY WARM LOW LEVEL
TEMPS AS 850 MB TEMPS WARM TO NEAR 19C.  MAX TEMPS WILL LIKELY REACH
THE LOWER 90S IN THE INTERIOR.  DECENT INSTABILITY AXIS IS FORECAST
TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST WHICH WILL LEAD TO CHC SHOWERS/TSTMS...
ESPECIALLY INTERIOR AND HAVE CHC POPS.  EXPANDED POPS ACROSS ALL SNE
MON NIGHT AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NW.

TUESDAY...
TIMING IS UNCERTAIN THIS FAR OUT BUT LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGEST FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AND PASSING S OF THE COAST BY EVENING.
CONTINUED CHC SHOWERS/TSTMS.  850 MB TEMPS 16-18C SO ANOTHER WARM
DAY WITH TEMPS WELL INTO THE 80S AND MAY SEE A FEW 90+ DEGREE
READINGS DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE.

WEDNESDAY...
POST FRONTAL AIRMASS WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN SO DRY WEATHER AND
STILL WARM AS AIRMASS NOT THAT COOL BEHIND THE FRONT.  850 MB TEMPS
STILL 13-14C SO MAX TEMPS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE 80S.

&&

.AVIATION /23Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
  LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
  MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
  HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT

TONIGHT...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS INITIATING TSTMS OVER NW MA WHICH
WILL CONTINUE TO PIVOT TOWARD THE E AND S WITH TIME. SUSPECT THAT
THE BEST CHANCE FOR +TSRA WILL BE OVER TERMINALS W OF ORH...AS
THEY TEND TOWARD THE E THEY WILL DIMINISH TO -SHRA OVERNIGHT.
VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF TSTMS...WITH MVFR AND IFR IN ANY TSTMS.
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. FOG WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER
KACK...AND OCCASIONALLY AT KHYA AND KFMH.

THURSDAY...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE VFR. SFC COLD FRONT WILL LIE IN PROXIMITY TO THE
S COAST OF NEW ENGLAND ACTING AS A FOCUS FOR POSSIBLY ADDITIONAL
SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT...THE BETTER CHANCES OF WHICH WILL OCCUR S
OF THE MASS PIKE. LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND DEVELOPMENT. WILL
SEE VRB FLOW FOR THE S TERMINALS...MORE W/NW THRU THE INTERIOR.
ANTICIPATED FOG OVER THE CAPE/ISLANDS MAY HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY
BURNING OFF DURING THE MORNING HRS DUE TO THE LOCALITY OF THE COLD
FRONT.

THURSDAY NIGHT...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE VFR AT MOST TERMINALS SAVE FOR
LOCALIZED MVFR IN -SHRA/TSTMS S OF THE MA PIKE WHERE A COLD FRONT
WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TOWARD THE S. FOG MAY DEVELOP OVER ISLANDS AGAIN
THU NIGHT.

KBOS TERMINAL...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. VFR WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE
OVERNIGHT AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. SOME
-SHRA/TSTMS MAY AFFECT THE TERMINAL AFTER 02Z WITH MVFR AND IFR
WITHIN THESE FEATURES...THESE -SHRA/TSTMS SHOULD MOVE OUT AFTER
04Z. VFR IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. EXPECTING A WIND
SHIFT TO THE WNW INTO THE DAY THU BEHIND THE COLD FROPA LATE
TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...
LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.  VFR MOST OF THE TIME...BUT PERIODS OF
MVFR POSSIBLE IN SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS FRI AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
ALSO...PERIODS OF IFR ST/FOG POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST DURING THE LATE
NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING.

SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR...BUT SCT TSTMS POSSIBLE LATE MON IN THE
INTERIOR WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS THROUGH THU
NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MAY ALLOW TSTMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE
ERN WATERS EARLY TONIGHT...AND THEN AGAIN OVER THE SRN WATERS DURING
THE DAY THU. OTHERWISE...AN AREA OF FOG AND STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH VSBYS OVER SRN AND SERN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

MAINLY EASTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND FRI INTO SAT BUT SPEEDS BELOW
SCA.  SW FLOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY AND INCREASING A BIT MONDAY AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT BUT SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA.  EASTERLY SWELL MAY
BUILD TO 5 FT DURING SAT AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR RIZ005>008.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KJC/DOODY
NEAR TERM...DOODY
SHORT TERM...DOODY
LONG TERM...KJC
AVIATION...KJC/DOODY
MARINE...KJC/DOODY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 9:02 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
902 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-080115-
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-
902 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RIZ005>008-080115-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
902 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-080115-
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-
902 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:47 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 9:00 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
900 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

MAZ004-005-012-070200-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER
MA-
900 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

AT 900 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTY AND
MIDDLESEX COUNTY...STRETCHING FROM BEDFORD TO MAYNARD TO MARLBOROUGH
AND WORCESTER. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30
MPH.

* SOME ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...GRAFTON...
FRAMINGHAM...WESTBOROUGH...AND AUBURN.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4246 7141 4224 7140 4213 7188 4241 7190
FIELD
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 9:14 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
914 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

MAZ008>010-070215-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
914 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

AT 911 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
SMALL HAIL NEAR LENOX IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY...OR 15 MILES WEST OF
MIDDLEFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...MIDDLEFIELD...CHESTER...
  HUNTINGTON AND MONTGOMERY.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 4237 7277 4218 7280 4223 7301 4230 7301
      4231 7303 4233 7307 4239 7307

FIELD
Local storm report, Jul 6, 9:38 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
938 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0704 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HEATH                   42.67N  72.83W
07/06/2011                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON LONG HILL ROAD

0709 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBURNE               42.58N  72.68W
07/06/2011                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN

0709 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBURNE               42.58N  72.68W
07/06/2011                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BROOK ROAD

0714 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WORTHINGTON             42.42N  72.93W
07/06/2011                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN ON RIVER ROAD

0717 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINCHESTER              42.78N  72.38W
07/06/2011                   CHESHIRE           NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON BACK ASHUELOT ROAD ABOUT 0.5
            MILES FROM ROUTE 10

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW SALEM               42.50N  72.33W
07/06/2011                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING ELM STREET

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ERVING                  42.60N  72.40W
07/06/2011                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON PROSPECT HEIGHTS LANE

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTHAMPTON             42.33N  72.68W
07/06/2011                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON WALKER ROAD

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLYOKE                 42.21N  72.64W
07/06/2011                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON FRANCIS AVENUE...NO DAMAGE TO
            HOME

0826 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LUDLOW                  42.17N  72.48W
07/06/2011                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON CHAPIN STREET

0828 PM     HAIL             LUDLOW                  42.17N  72.48W
07/06/2011  E0.88 INCH       HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE

0829 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LUDLOW                  42.17N  72.48W
07/06/2011                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON MILLER AND EAST STREETS

&&

EVT
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 9:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
944 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

MAZ017-RIZ001-002-070230-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
944 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

AT 941 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST NORTH OF GLOCESTER TO NEAR
FOSTER. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH
AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...NORTH SMITHFIELD...SMITHFIELD...
  CUMBERLAND...LINCOLN...JOHNSTON...NORTH PROVIDENCE...CENTRAL
  FALLS...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...PROVIDENCE...PAWTUCKET...
  ATTLEBOROUGH...SEEKONK AND NORTON.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4185 7178 4198 7163 4198 7116 4180 7131

FIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester52 min
Jul 6, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester60 min
Jul 6, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampshire61 min
Jul 6, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden40 min
Jul 6, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX36 min
Jul 6, 10:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX35 min
Jul 6, 10:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region41 min
Jul 6, 11:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX40 min
Jul 6, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX37 min
Jul 6, 11:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX50 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Rhode Island, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.