Alert archive / Massachusetts / Special Marine Warnings in 2012
Special Marine Warning 74, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Aug 15, 2012, 9:57 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 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
- Aug 15, 2012, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Aug 15, 6:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 6:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 3:30 PM EDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 330 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-161930- 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-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 330 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT COULD BE STRONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...HAIL...AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL IN SOUTHEAST NH...EASTERN MA...AND RHODE ISLAND THU MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-161930- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 330 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL ACROSS THE WATERS THU MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS.. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 5:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
539 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
CTZ003-MAZ008>011-152245-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN HAMPDEN
MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
539 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
AT 537 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
PENNY SIZED HAIL 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NORTHAMPTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...SOUTHAMPTON...EASTHAMPTON...
WESTFIELD...SOUTHWICK...HOLYOKE...WEST SPRINGFIELD...SOUTH
HADLEY...GRANBY...CHICOPEE...AGAWAM...WILBRAHAM...SPRINGFIELD...
LUDLOW...LONGMEADOW...EAST LONGMEADOW AND BELCHERTOWN.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 7285 4224 7283 4234 7283 4226 7231
4203 7244 4204 7276 4210 7284 4213 7284
DUNTENSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 5:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
543 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
CTZ002-152245-
HARTFORD CT-
543 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF HARTFORD...
AT 540 PM...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE LINING UP ACROSS
WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY NEAR CANTON AND BURLINGTON.
THE LINE OF SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL TO CANTON...BURLINGTON...FARMINGTON...AVON AND SIMSBURY
THROUGH 630 PM.
STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING
AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 4181 7295 4184 7295 4185 7296 4186 7296
4188 7295 4190 7294 4190 7292 4194 7291
4198 7275 4183 7272 4175 7300 4180 7301
JWDLocal storm report, Aug 15, 6:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 90 min | |
| Aug 15, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 55 min | |
| Aug 15, 10:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth | 116 min |
| Aug 15, 10:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 11:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Worcester | 104 min |
| Aug 16, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 8:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 25 min |
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