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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

September 19, 2012Norfolk County, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Sep 19, 2012, 12:49 AM EDT for Norfolk County, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 56 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: Sep 19, 2012, 12:49 AM EDT (04:49 UTC)
Expired: Sep 19, 2012, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI

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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 18, 10:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 10:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 11:57 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 18, 10:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1023 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

1021 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW MILTON            42.21N  71.11W
09/18/2012  M62 MPH          NORFOLK            MA   ASOS

            BLUE HILL ASOS

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WAS

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 10:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 18, 10:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 18, 10:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1052 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

0406 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTHAMPTON             42.33N  72.68W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON BRADFORD STREET ALSO TREE DOWN
            ON HOUSE ON FORT STREET

0414 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHESTERFIELD            42.40N  72.85W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON EAST STREET

0414 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BUCKLAND                42.60N  72.78W
09/18/2012                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON LABELLE ROAD

0519 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WARWICK                 42.68N  72.33W
09/18/2012                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON WENDELL ROAD

0539 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD              42.71N  72.44W
09/18/2012                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON WARWICK ROAD

0553 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NEWTON                  42.33N  71.21W
09/18/2012                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

0554 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WEST SPRINGFIELD        42.12N  72.65W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON SIKES AVE

0608 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AGAWAM                  42.07N  72.62W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON SCHOOL AND MONROE STREET

0625 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AUBURN                  42.20N  71.83W
09/18/2012                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TRE DOWN ON MASS PIKE WESTBOUND NEAR EXIT 10

0631 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG TOLLAND                 42.08N  73.02W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 57

0631 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GOSHEN                  42.43N  72.80W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON FULLER ROAD

0638 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PELHAM                  42.40N  72.40W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON HARKNESS ROAD

0639 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AGAWAM                  42.07N  72.62W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON ROWLEY STREET

0651 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HAVERHILL               42.78N  71.09W
09/18/2012                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES

0652 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTHAMPTON             42.33N  72.68W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ON NORTH MAIN STREET

0652 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AMHERST                 42.38N  72.52W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD FARM ROAD

0652 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE               42.38N  71.12W
09/18/2012                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON MARIE AVE

0658 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTWOOD                42.22N  71.22W
09/18/2012                   NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON HILLCREST ROAD

0658 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BELCHERTOWN             42.27N  72.40W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 9

0704 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GRANVILLE               42.07N  72.87W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON BEECH HILL ROAD

0716 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTHAMPTON             42.33N  72.68W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON LINCOLN AVE

0716 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHARLEMONT              42.63N  72.88W
09/18/2012                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON MAXWELL ROAD

0724 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LEVERETT                42.45N  72.50W
09/18/2012                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON NORTH LEVERETT

0736 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BELMONT                 42.40N  71.17W
09/18/2012                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CAR ON CENTRAL STREET

0754 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SOUTH DEERFIELD         42.48N  72.61W
09/18/2012                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON GARAGE ON EASTERN AVE

0755 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GRANBY                  42.26N  72.53W
09/18/2012                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON RTE 202 NEAR SOUTH HADLEY LINE

0756 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG FITZWILLIAM             42.78N  72.15W
09/18/2012                   CHESHIRE           NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN NEAR ROYALSTON MASS TOWN LINE

0810 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BLANDFORD               42.18N  72.93W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS

0825 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HINGHAM                 42.24N  70.89W
09/18/2012                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON HOWE STREET AND JARVIS AVE

0830 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WEST CUMMINGTON         42.49N  72.97W
09/18/2012  M64 MPH          HAMPSHIRE          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2000 EL

0856 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTFIELD               42.14N  72.76W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES ON EAST MOUNTAIN ROAD

0908 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHWICK               42.05N  72.77W
09/18/2012                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON FEEDING HILLS ROAD

0924 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HINSDALE                42.79N  72.49W
09/18/2012                   CHESHIRE           NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 119

0932 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINCHESTER              42.78N  72.38W
09/18/2012                   CHESHIRE           NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 10 NEAR SEMINARY ROAD

0934 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARRISVILLE             42.95N  72.10W
09/18/2012                   CHESHIRE           NH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON CHURCH STREET

0946 PM     FLOOD            NEW BRITAIN             41.68N  72.79W
09/18/2012                   HARTFORD           CT   AMATEUR RADIO

            STREET FLOODING AT CLINTON AND ALBANY AVE. ALSO WEST
            MAIN AND LINCOLN STREET

0947 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ROYALSTON               42.68N  72.18W
09/18/2012                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN ON RTE 32

0951 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ENFIELD                 41.97N  72.57W
09/18/2012                   HARTFORD           CT   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HILL AND SILVER STREET

1021 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW MILTON            42.21N  71.11W
09/18/2012  M62 MPH          NORFOLK            MA   ASOS

            BLUE HILL ASOS

&&

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Local storm report, Sep 18, 11:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Sep 19, 12:49 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 18, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	57 min
Sep 18, 8:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	5 hr
Sep 18, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	59 min
Sep 18, 10:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	59 min
Sep 18, 10:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	86 min
Sep 18, 11:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester	59 min
Sep 18, 11:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more	6 hr
Sep 19, 12:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Hampshire	80 min
Sep 19, 12:37 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		83 min
Sep 19, 1:01 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		59 min
Sep 19, 1:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		85 min
Sep 19, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		61 min
Sep 19, 2:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth	87 min
Sep 19, 4:07 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Dukes, Nantucket	12 hr
Sep 19, 5:50 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		22 hr
Sep 18, 8:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Cheshire, Hillsborough	56 min
Sep 18, 9:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Cheshire, Hillsborough	59 min
Sep 19, 3:41 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Cheshire	28 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2012 Special Weather Statements in Rhode Island, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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