Alert archive / Massachusetts / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this freeze warning at Apr 29, 2012, 3:59 PM EDT for 9 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Kent County, Providence County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Apr 30, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2012, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 99 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
278 WWUS71 KBOX 291959 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 359 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>013-017>021-026-RIZ001-003-006-300400- /O.UPG.KBOX.FZ.A.0004.120430T0700Z-120430T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.FZ.W.0004.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ 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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 359 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE MID 20S IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS TO THE LOW 30S IN RHODE ISLAND...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING CONDITIONS COULD KILL ANY CROPS OR OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ014-RIZ002-004-300400- /O.UPG.KBOX.FZ.A.0004.120430T0700Z-120430T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK 359 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS. * HAZARDS...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 30S. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...FROST COULD AFFECT TENDER VEGETATION AND PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ016-022-023-RIZ005-007-300400- /O.NEW.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...BRISTOL...NEWPORT 359 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD IN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND SURROUNDING NARRAGANSET BAY. * HAZARDS...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. * TIMING...FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...FROST COULD AFFECT TENDER VEGETATION AND PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
4 follow-up statements
792 WWUS71 KBOX 300024 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 824 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>013-017>021-026-RIZ001-003-006-300830- /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.W.0004.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 824 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING CONDITIONS COULD KILL ANY CROPS OR OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ015-300830- /O.EXA.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOSTON 824 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...IMMEDIATE BOSTON METRO AREA...MAINLY JUST OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN BOSTON. * HAZARDS...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM. * IMPACTS...FROST COULD AFFECT TENDER VEGETATION AND PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ014-016-022-023-RIZ002-004-005-007-300830- /O.CON.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...QUINCY...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 824 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS...CAPE COD... MARTHAS VINEYARD AND AREAS SURROUNDING NARRAGANSETT BAY. * HAZARDS...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM. * IMPACTS...FROST COULD AFFECT TENDER VEGETATION AND PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
755 WWUS71 KBOX 300137 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 937 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>013-017>021-026-RIZ001-003-006-300945- /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.W.0004.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ 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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 937 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING CONDITIONS COULD KILL ANY CROPS OR OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ MAZ014>016-022-023-RIZ002-004-005-007-300945- /O.CON.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.120430T0600Z-120430T1300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 937 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARDS...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH AREAS OF FROST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM. * IMPACTS...FROST COULD AFFECT TENDER VEGETATION AND PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ JWD
924 WWUS71 KBOX 300745 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 345 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>013-017>021-026-RIZ001-003-006-301300- /O.CON.KBOX.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120430T1300Z/ 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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 345 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING CONDITIONS COULD KILL VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ MAZ014>016-022-023-RIZ002-004-005-007-301300- /O.CON.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120430T1300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 345 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE METRO AREAS...CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARDS...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH AREAS OF FROST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM. * IMPACTS...FROST COULD AFFECT PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$
483 WWUS71 KBOX 301256 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 856 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>013-017>021-026-RIZ001-003-006-301400- /O.EXP.KBOX.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120430T1300Z/ 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-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...WEST GREENWICH...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY 856 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE REBOUNDED TO THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S SINCE SUNRISE. $$ MAZ014>016-022-023-RIZ002-004-005-007-301400- /O.EXP.KBOX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120430T1300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NEWPORT 856 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE REBOUNDED TO THE MID 40S TO AROUND 50 SINCE SUNRISE. $$ EVT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:21 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Apr 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 17 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012Freeze Warnings in Rhode Island, 2012Freeze Warnings in Connecticut, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.