Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2012
Flood Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Jun 1, 2012, 3:20 PM EDT for Essex County, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Jun 2, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2012, 1:46 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
730 WGUS61 KBOX 011920 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 320 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-020330- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0002.120602T1800Z-120603T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 320 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD ENHANCE RAINFALL RATES. * AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG WITH SHARP RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
2 follow-up statements
489 WGUS61 KBOX 021442 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1042 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED INTO NIGHT... MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-022245- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0002.120602T1800Z-120603T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1042 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES. * AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG WITH SHARP RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
854 WGUS61 KBOX 021746 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 146 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 MAZ005>007-014-026-NHZ011-012-015-021900- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0002.120602T1800Z-120603T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 146 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS NOW EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE NORTHEAST OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FRANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 24 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.