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Areal Flood Advisory 32, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 1, 2012Hampden County, Worcester County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this areal flood advisory at Aug 1, 2012, 3:31 PM EDT for Hampden County, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 82 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2012, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2012, 4:53 PM EDT
In force: 82 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hampden County, MA, Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Aug 1, 3:26 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:26 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:15 AM EDT, 12 hours 16 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 31, 8:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	3 hr
Aug 1, 3:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Norfolk, Suffolk	3 hr
Aug 1, 4:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Essex	2 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Massachusetts, 2012 Areal Flood Advisories in Connecticut, 2012 Every areal flood advisory in 2012

Sources

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