Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Nov 5, 2012, 4:20 PM EST for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 9 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Nov 7, 2012, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2012, 4:20 PM EST (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 7, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2012, 4:37 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
972 WWUS71 KBOX 052120 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...STRONG COASTAL STORM TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK... MAZ006-007-013>024-RIZ001>008-060530- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-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...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 420 PM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ BELK
4 follow-up statements
268 WWUS71 KBOX 060158 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 858 PM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN... MAZ006-007-013>024-RIZ001>008-061000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 858 PM EST MON NOV 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LARGE TREE LIMBS TO BE KNOCKED DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$
605 WWUS71 KBOX 060946 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 446 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN... MAZ006-007-013>024-RIZ001>008-061800- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-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...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 446 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LARGE TREE LIMBS TO BE KNOCKED DOWN... WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ SIPPRELL
301 WWUS71 KBOX 061716 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1216 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN... MAZ006-007-013>024-RIZ001>008-070130- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1216 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LARGE TREE LIMBS TO BE KNOCKED DOWN... WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$
073 WWUS71 KBOX 062137 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 437 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN... MAZ006-013-RIZ001-062245- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 437 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. CONFIDENCE IS NOT YET HIGH ENOUGH FOR WINDS TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL THE LOW PROBABILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE FORMER WATCH AREA. $$ MAZ022>024-070545- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T0900Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 437 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR TREES TO BE KNOCKED DOWN AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006>008-070545- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.121107T1900Z-121108T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 437 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR TREES TO BE KNOCKED DOWN AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-014>019-RIZ002>005-070545- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0012.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 437 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EAST AND INTERIOR COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LARGE TREE LIMBS TO BE KNOCKED DOWN... WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CTZ004-070545- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0012.121107T1100Z-121108T1100Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 437 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND BRANCHES. SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:18 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:18 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Massachusetts, 2012High Wind Watches in Rhode Island, 2012Every high wind watch 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.