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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2011, 6:07 PM EDT for Hampden County, Hampshire County, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 53 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2011, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Chicopee, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Jun 1, 6:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | Springfield, MA | STATE POLICE REPORT TORNADO IN NORTH SPRINGFIELD AREA. |
| Jun 1, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belchertown, MA | TREES DOWN WITHIN THE TOWN. |
| Jun 1, 6:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Chicopee, MA | |
| Jun 1, 6:32 PM EDT | TORNADO | Wilbraham, MA | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF WILBRAHAM FROM 632 PM UNTIL 640 PM. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 3.6 MILES AND THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS. THERE WERE ZERO FATALITIES OR INJURIES. |
| Jun 1, 6:54 PM EDT | TORNADO | Brimfield, MA | A SHORT LIVED TORNADO MOVED THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF BRIMFIELD BETWEEN 642 PM TO 657 PM. THE RATING WAS DETERMINED TO BE EF1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1.3 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 12:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 2410 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
639 WFUS51 KBOX 012207 TORBOX MAC013-015-027-012300- /O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0008.110601T2207Z-110601T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 607 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...CHICOPEE... SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 604 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOLYOKE... OR NEAR CHICOPEE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...SOUTH HADLEY...EAST LONGMEADOW...GRANBY...LUDLOW...WILBRAHAM...HAMPDEN...BELCHERTOWN... PALMER...MONSON...WALES...WARE...BRIMFIELD...WARREN...WEST BROOKFIELD...NEW BRAINTREE...BROOKFIELD...STURBRIDGE...NORTH BROOKFIELD...SOUTHBRIDGE...EAST BROOKFIELD...SPENCER AND CHARLTON. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. && LAT...LON 4236 7195 4205 7193 4207 7274 4225 7277 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 263DEG 31KT 4217 7263 $$ DOODY
3 follow-up statements
656 WWUS51 KBOX 012214 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 614 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 MAC013-015-027-012300- /O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110601T2300Z/ WORCESTER MA-HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA- 614 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EASTERN HAMPDEN...SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTIES... AT 609 PM EDT...UTILITY OFFICIAL REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN WESTFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST LONGMEADOW...GRANBY...LUDLOW...WILBRAHAM...HAMPDEN...BELCHERTOWN... PALMER...MONSON...WALES...WARE...BRIMFIELD...WARREN...WEST BROOKFIELD...NEW BRAINTREE...BROOKFIELD...STURBRIDGE...NORTH BROOKFIELD...SOUTHBRIDGE...EAST BROOKFIELD...SPENCER AND CHARLTON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM'S PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4236 7195 4205 7193 4207 7274 4225 7277 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 263DEG 31KT 4218 7256 $$ DOODY
662 WWUS51 KBOX 012238 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 638 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 MAC013-015-027-012300- /O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110601T2300Z/ WORCESTER MA-HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA- 638 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EASTERN HAMPDEN...SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTIES... AT 636 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO CAUSING DAMAGE NEAR SPRINGFIELD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PALMER...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...TAKE COVER NOW. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALES...WARE...BRIMFIELD...WARREN...WEST BROOKFIELD...NEW BRAINTREE...BROOKFIELD...STURBRIDGE...NORTH BROOKFIELD... SOUTHBRIDGE...EAST BROOKFIELD...SPENCER AND CHARLTON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM'S PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4227 7258 4236 7195 4205 7193 4207 7252 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 263DEG 31KT 4221 7227 $$ DOODY
526 WWUS51 KBOX 012258 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 658 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 MAC013-015-027-012308- /O.EXP.KBOX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110601T2300Z/ WORCESTER MA-HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA- 658 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HAMPDEN...SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. LAT...LON 4227 7258 4236 7195 4205 7193 4207 7252 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 263DEG 31KT 4223 7204 $$ BELK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 8:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 8:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 71 min | |
| Jun 1, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jun 1, 9:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Jun 1, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Jun 1, 10:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Jun 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 3:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Middlesex, Worcester | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 5:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Hampden, Norfolk, Worcester | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Worcester | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 28 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 59 min |
| Jun 1, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Middlesex, Worcester | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Franklin, Middlesex, Worcester | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 91 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Middlesex, Worcester | 104 min |
| Jun 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.