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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2011, 4:22 PM EDT for Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 53 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
- Aug 10, 2011, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 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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</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 Aug 10, 12:05 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 12:05 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 7:48 AM EDT, 8 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 748 AM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-111200- 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- 748 AM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 HIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP THERE IS A CHANCE A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-111200- 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- 748 AM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM LATER THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
319 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011
MAZ002-003-008>011-102015-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN
FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
319 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011
AT 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 3 MILES
SOUTH OF WORTHINGTON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF NORTHAMPTON...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHESTERFIELD...GOSHEN...
WESTHAMPTON...WILLIAMSBURG...SOUTHAMPTON...NORTHAMPTON...
EASTHAMPTON...WHATELY...HOLYOKE...HATFIELD...HADLEY...SOUTH
HADLEY...AMHERST...LEVERETT...GRANBY...PELHAM AND BELCHERTOWN.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4239 7303 4240 7301 4247 7299 4248 7299
4244 7234 4243 7233 4215 7240 4229 7301
4231 7302 4231 7303 4232 7305
DOODYSpecial weather statement, Aug 10, 4:22 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 422 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 MAZ003-004-010>012-102115- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- 422 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 AT 417 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PENNY SIZED HAIL 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANBY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF AMHERST...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BELCHERTOWN...WARE...HARDWICK... WARREN...WEST BROOKFIELD...NEW BRAINTREE...BROOKFIELD...NORTH BROOKFIELD...OAKHAM...EAST BROOKFIELD AND SPENCER. 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. && LAT...LON 4235 7195 4212 7198 4220 7257 4238 7257 DOODY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 40 min | |
| Aug 10, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 52 min | |
| Aug 10, 12:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Aug 10, 3:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 99 min |
| Aug 10, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Providence | 63 min |
| Aug 10, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Cheshire | 59 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.