Alert archive / Connecticut / Special Weather Statements in 2012

Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 16, 2012

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2012, 8:35 AM EDT. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2012, 8:35 AM EDT (12:35 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Aug 16, 7:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 7:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:25 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
325 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-170730-
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-
325 AM EDT THU AUG 16 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND
POSSIBLY SOME HAIL THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS MORNING. PLEASE REPORT ANY
FLOODING...HAIL...OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-170730-
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-
325 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
WATERS FRIDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FIELD/DOODY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
551 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 AM     FLOOD            WEST SPRINGFIELD        42.12N  72.65W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE CAR STUCK AT RESTAURANT ON ROUTE 5. WATER REPORTED
            UP TO FLOOR BOARD OF CAR ON PROSPECT STREET. WESTFIELD
            BARNES AIRPORT RECORDED 1.14 INCHES IN 20 MINUTES BUT
            TOTAL WAS LESS THAN 1.50 INCHES.

0630 AM     LIGHTNING        MANSFIELD               41.83N  72.25W
08/15/2012                   TOLLAND            CT   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 INJ *** MAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING INSIDE HIS HOME.

0749 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FOXBORO                 42.06N  71.25W
08/15/2012                   NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            EIGHT INCH DIAMETER BRANCH DOWN ON WOODEN FENCE ON ELM
            STREET

0800 AM     LIGHTNING        NORWOOD                 42.19N  71.20W
08/15/2012                   NORFOLK            MA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TWO HOMES STRUCK ON LINCOLN AND HAWTHORNE STREETS
            CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH.

0808 AM     FLOOD            PROVIDENCE              41.82N  71.42W
08/15/2012                   PROVIDENCE         RI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RTE 10 N AT EXIT 6 FLOODED WITH CARS STRANDED

0815 AM     WATER SPOUT      3 NE NORTH KINGSTOWN    41.54N  71.41W
08/15/2012                   ANZ236             RI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATERSPOUT BEGAN AT 815 AM AND LIFTED AROUND 830 AM. NO
            DAMAGE REPORTED.

0820 AM     FLOOD            ATTLEBORO               41.94N  71.29W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PLEASANT STREET FLOODED

0830 AM     FLOOD            ATTLEBORO               41.94N  71.29W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            1 FOOT OF WATER ON FORREST STREET WITH CAR STUCK

0845 AM     FLOOD            BRISTOL                 41.68N  71.27W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            RI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AROUND 60 PERCENT OF ROADS IN DOWNTOWN BRISTOL FLOODED

0905 AM     FLOOD            QUINCY                  42.26N  71.01W
08/15/2012                   NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            SPANISH AVE TO WOLLASTON BEACH AND HANCOCK STREET
            CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

0925 AM     FLOOD            FALL RIVER              41.71N  71.11W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING ON INTERSTATE 195 EAST BOUND BY THE ENTRANCE
            TO BRAGA BRIDGE

0925 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FALL RIVER              41.71N  71.11W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAVOL ST AT BATTLESHIP COVE FLOODED. SEVERAL VEHICLES
            STUCK.

0930 AM     FLOOD            FALL RIVER              41.71N  71.11W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            8 INCHES OF WATER ON ROOSEVELT AVE

0930 AM     FLOOD            SOMERSET                41.74N  71.16W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROUTE 138 FLOODED WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER.
            BUFFINGTON BROOK NEAR BANKFULL.

0940 AM     FLOOD            NEW BEDFORD             41.66N  70.94W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            COVE STREET BEING CLOSED DUE TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ON
            ROADWAY

0944 AM     FLOOD            LITTLE COMPTON          41.50N  71.17W
08/15/2012                   NEWPORT            RI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODED ROADWAYS AND STORM DRAINS

0245 PM     FLOOD            TAUNTON                 41.90N  71.09W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE LANE OF WASHINGTON STREET COLLAPSED INTO A SINK
            HOLE 7 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 8 FEET DEEP. TIME ESTIMATED.

0614 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTFIELD               42.14N  72.76W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON NORTH ROAD.

0709 PM     FLOOD            LUDLOW                  42.17N  72.48W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CHAPIN STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0712 PM     FLOOD            LUDLOW                  42.17N  72.48W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            INTERSECTION OF EAST AND BIRCH STREETS FLOODED WITH ONE
            FOOT OF WATER.

0715 PM     FLOOD            WESTFIELD               42.14N  72.76W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CAR SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            EAST MOUNTAIN ROAD AND ROUTE 20.

0721 PM     FLOOD            SOUTHWICK               42.05N  72.77W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            SECTIONS OF ROUTE 10 FLOODED WITH SIX INCHES OF WATER.

0731 PM     LIGHTNING        SPRINGFIELD             42.12N  72.54W
08/15/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HIGH VOLTAGE LINES DOWN DUE TO LIGHTNING ON BRECKWOOD
            CIRCLE.

1020 PM     FLOOD            FALL RIVER              41.71N  71.11W
08/15/2012                   BRISTOL            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            DAVOL STREET NEAR THE GLOBAL GAS STATION CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

1048 PM     FLOOD            WORCESTER               42.27N  71.81W
08/15/2012                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            INTERSECTION OF PLANTATION STREET AND ROUTE 70 FLOODED
            WITH TWO FEET OF WATER.

1200 AM     FLOOD            WORCESTER               42.27N  71.81W
08/16/2012                   WORCESTER          MA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME LOCAL STREET FLOODING AT ASHTON AND MCKINLEY
            STREETS...AS WELL AS ONE CAR STUCK IN STANDING WATER ON
            LINCOLN.

1245 AM     FLOOD            WALTHAM                 42.39N  71.24W
08/16/2012                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            SOME PARKING IN BRANDEIS AREA WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
            STANDING WATER.

0415 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MANCHESTER              42.98N  71.44W
08/16/2012                   HILLSBOROUGH       NH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCAL LAW INFORCEMENT REPORT 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON
            CHESTNUT STREET.

0425 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MANCHESTER              42.98N  71.44W
08/16/2012                   HILLSBOROUGH       NH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCAL POLICE REPORT CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF CONNECTING ROAD AND CANDIA ROAD.

0425 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MANCHESTER              42.98N  71.44W
08/16/2012                   HILLSBOROUGH       NH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCAL LAW INFORCEMENT REPORT CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS
            IN THE INTERSECTION OF AMHERST AND BEECH STREETS.

&&

DOODY/FIELD

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 6:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
610 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

MAZ003-010-161045-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
610 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

AT 604 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SUNDERLAND...OR ABOUT
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMHERST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...LEVERETT.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...STAY INDOORS WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. MINOR
STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4248 7239 4237 7247 4245 7260 4251 7257

FIELD

Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:18 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 8:35 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		2 hr
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, 4:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Hillsborough	2 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Connecticut, 2012 Every special weather statement 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.