Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Sep 17, 2012, 3:47 PM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 13 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Sep 18, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 18, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2012, 4:37 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
725 WWUS71 KBOX 171947 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 347 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-180400- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0003.120918T1800Z-120919T1200Z/ 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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 347 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR NEAR THE SOUTH COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...4 PM TO MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY...7 PM TO 4 AM NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY DOWNED TREES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. && $$ JWD
2 follow-up statements
986 WWUS71 KBOX 180304 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1104 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-181115- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0003.120918T1800Z-120919T1200Z/ 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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1104 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN AND NEAR THE COASTLINES. * TIMING...4 PM TO MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY...7 PM TO 4 AM NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY DOWNED TREES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. && $$
184 WWUS71 KBOX 180837 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 437 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE REGION AND DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-181645- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.120918T1800Z-120919T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.120918T2000Z-120919T1000Z/ 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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND 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... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 437 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR THE COASTLINES. * TIMING...4 PM TO MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY...7 PM TO 6 AM NEAR THE WORCESTER HILLS AND ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN TREES AND LIMBS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-181645- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.120918T2000Z-120919T1000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 437 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER REGIONS OF HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL DOWN SMALL TREES AS WELL AS LIMBS AND BRANCHES WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 4:21 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:52 PM EDT | Storm Watch | BOX | 12 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.