Alert archive / Connecticut / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2011, 6:57 PM EDT for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Hampden County, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 63 min. 1 report 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, 6:57 PM EDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Hampden County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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, 7:25 PM EDT | TORNADO | Sturbridge, MA | AMATEUR RADIO REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN STURBRIDGE AT ROUTE 49A |
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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -625 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1113 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
228
WFUS51 KBOX 012257
TORBOX
CTC013-015-MAC013-027-RIC007-020000-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0009.110601T2257Z-110602T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
657 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHEASTERN TOLLAND COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHEASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR BRIMFIELD...OR 16 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...WARREN...HOLLAND...
BROOKFIELD...STURBRIDGE...EAST BROOKFIELD...SOUTHBRIDGE...
CHARLTON...DUDLEY...WEBSTER...OXFORD...AUBURN...SUTTON...
MILLBURY...DOUGLAS...GRAFTON...WHITINSVILLE...NORTHBRIDGE...
UPTON...UXBRIDGE AND MILLVILLE.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW!
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! REMAIN
CALM BUT TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! 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 4226 7162 4199 7154 4201 7220 4204 7234
4222 7234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 270DEG 28KT 4213 7221
$$
DOODY1 follow-up statement
751 WWUS51 KBOX 012331 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 731 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 CTC013-015-MAC013-RIC007-012340- /O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110602T0000Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-PROVIDENCE RI-HAMPDEN MA- 731 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMPDEN...NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN WINDHAM AND NORTHEASTERN TOLLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. LAT...LON 4202 7156 4204 7205 4224 7204 4226 7162 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 270DEG 28KT 4213 7185 $$ MAC027-020000- /O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110602T0000Z/ WORCESTER MA- 731 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY... AT 725 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR STURBRIDGE AT ROUTE 49A. THIS TORNADO IS NOW LOCATED NEAR OXFORD...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF WORCESTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER NOW. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AUBURN...SUTTON...MILLBURY...DOUGLAS...GRAFTON...WHITINSVILLE... NORTHBRIDGE...UPTON...UXBRIDGE AND MILLVILLE 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 4202 7156 4204 7205 4224 7204 4226 7162 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 270DEG 28KT 4213 7185 $$ DOODY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | 3 hr | |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 34 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 66 min |
| 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, 4:44 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, 5:49 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, 6:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 53 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, 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, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 24 min |
Nearby
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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.