Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2013
Flood Watch 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Jun 6, 2013, 3:50 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jun 7, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2013, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2013, 9:05 AM EDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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 151 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
- 1743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
311 WGUS61 KBOX 061950 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 350 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-070400- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0003.130607T1600Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 350 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA... WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRING FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE I95 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. SHARP RISES ARE EXPECTED ON SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KJC
7 follow-up statements
738 WGUS61 KBOX 070141 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 941 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-070945- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.130607T1600Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 941 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRING FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE I95 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. SHARP RISES ARE EXPECTED ON SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KJC
670 WGUS61 KBOX 070818 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 418 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIKELY AT LEAST SOME FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-071630- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.130607T1600Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 418 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 5+ INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE I95 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN AT LEAST SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON A FEW OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. WHILE MOST MAIN STEM RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN IN THEIR BANKS...ITS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW GO INTO MINOR FLOOD IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ FRANK
988 WGUS61 KBOX 071515 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-072315- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0003.130607T1515Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND... MAINLY ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 5+ INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD FALL WITHIN 6-HOUR PERIODS. * THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN AT LEAST SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON A FEW OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. WHILE MOST MAIN STEM RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN IN THEIR BANKS...ITS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW COULD GO INTO MINOR FLOOD IF HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SIPPRELL
020 WGUS61 KBOX 071951 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING INTO SATURDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-080400- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 351 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...EXCLUDING CAPE COD AND ADJACENT ISLANDS INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA ARE BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF RAIN IS EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. IT ALSO REMAINS PLAUSIBLE THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD FALL WITHIN A 6-HOUR PERIOD. * THE MAIN THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS FOR AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AS WELL AS RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SIPPRELL
799 WGUS61 KBOX 080148 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 948 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF FLOODING INTO SATURDAY MORNING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-081000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 948 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF SIGNFICANT URBAN FLOODING OVERNIGHT AND A DANGEROUS VERY SITUATIONFOR MOTORISTS. NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALREADY IN AFFECT. SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
965 WGUS61 KBOX 080754 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 354 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-081400- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 354 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING * ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENDING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY 8 AM...THERE ARE MANY AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT. THIS IS FOR BOTH URBAN STREET FLOODING AND SOME SMALLER STREAMS WHICH ARE STILL RISING AND LIKELY GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING THIS MORNING. PLEASE SEE OUR FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE COMMON WITH SOME ISOLATED 5 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
642 WGUS61 KBOX 081305 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 905 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-081415- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130608T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 905 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REMNANTS OF ANDREA BROUGHT WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH AMOUNTS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS HAVE ALSO RISEN OUT OF THEIR BANKS EARLY THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THEY HAVE ALREADY CRESTED AND ARE STARTING TO FALL. AS SMALL STREAMS ARE DECREASING...AND RAIN HAS MOVED OFF SHORE...HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FLOOD WATCH. HOWEVER...THERE ARE STILL A FEW AREAL AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS STILL IN EFFECT. $$ DUNTEN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jun 6, 3:31 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:31 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
331 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA
TRACK UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. DRIER WEATHER OCCURS BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY...BUT MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
RETURN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
INITIAL BATCH OF RAIN ASSOCD WITH GT LAKES SYSTEM IS ADVANCING
SLOWLY EAST FROM NEW YORK AND EASTERN PA BUT WILL HAVE TO
OVERCOME SFC RIDGING AND LOW LEVEL DRY AIR ACROSS SNE. GUIDANCE IS
INDICATING GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPING N OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY
TONIGHT WHICH WILL HELP TO SATURATE THE COLUMN AND SO EXPECT LIGHT
RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS W ZONES THIS EVENING EVENTUALLY SPREADING
EAST TO THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE TONIGHT. HAVE CATEGORICAL POPS W
AND LIKELY POPS E...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT ESPECIALLY
IN THE COASTAL PLAIN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
***THE REMNANTS OF CURRENT TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY
RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY
NIGHT***
GFS AND ECMWF IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF ANDREA/S REMNANTS
AND TAKE IT ACROSS SE MA LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING.
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN THIS TRACK SO WE HAVE USED A BLEND OF
GFS/ECMWF FOR THE FORECAST. PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS SYSTEM IS
HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING
WITH SMALL STREAM FLOODING A SECONDARY THREAT. IN ADDITION TO
POTENTIAL FLOODING...WINDS COULD APPROACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
OVER THE CAPE/ISLANDS LATE FRI NIGHT E OF THE STORM TRACK.
RAINFALL...
RAINFALL INTENSITY EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TO MODERATE FIRST HALF OF
FRIDAY ASSOCD WITH THE ISENTROPIC LIFT OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE
SOUTH. MODELS INDICATING SFC RIDGING NOSING DOWN FROM THE NE WHICH
WILL INITIALLY KEEP HEAVIER RAINFALL ACROSS SW ZONES WITH LIGHTEST
RAIN ACROSS NE ZONES. THEN AS THE REMNANTS OF ANDREA LIFT NORTH
FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH 2" PWATS WILL
ADVECT INTO SNE WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL LATE
FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. PWAT AND LLJ ANOMALY IS +3SD WHICH IS A STRONG
SIGNAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS ALSO MARGINAL ELEVATED
INSTABILITY SO CANT RULE OUT A FEW TSTMS FRI NIGHT AS WELL.
CURRENT FORECAST SUGGESTS 2-3" RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS SNE WITH
LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES. TYPICALLY THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WITH
THESE SYSTEMS OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE TRACK...SO WE ARE
TARGETING THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF THE I95 CORRIDOR FOR THE
AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH WHERE THIS AXIS
WILL SET UP SO WE ARE ISSUING A FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF
SNE...EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE/ISLANDS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS URBAN
AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ESPECIALLY IF THE BULK OF THIS
RAINFALL OCCURS IN A SHORT TIME. RIVER FLOODING IS LESS OF A
THREAT UNLESS THERE IS A LARGE AREA OF GREATER THAN 4 INCHES BUT
DO EXPECT NOTABLE RISES ON SOME OF THE SMALLER STREAMS WITH MINOR
FLOODING POSSIBLE.
WIND POTENTIAL...
LOW LEVEL JET AXIS WILL SET UP EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE
LOW...WHICH PLACES THE CAPE/ISLANDS IN THE GREATEST RISK FOR
STRONG WINDS LATE FRI NIGHT. ECMWF IS SLIGHTLY WEAKER AND FURTHER
E THAN GFS WITH THE LLJ BUT BELIEVE THERE IS A CHANCE OF WIND
ADVISORY GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH OVER THE CAPE/ISLANDS LATE FRI NIGHT
INTO EARLY SAT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HEADLINES...
* QUIET WEATHER LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
* WET WEATHER FOR THE BEGINNING PORTION OF NEXT WEEK
* QUIET LATE WEEK...BUT WET WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND
*/OVERVIEW AND MODEL CONSENSUS...
ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS FORECAST A NEGATIVE NAO PATTERN HIGHLIGHTING
THE PRESENCE OF A BLOCK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. ANTICIPATING A SLOW
TREND IN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN...AND A BETTER CHANCE OF OCCLUSION
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CONUS. WHILE THE 06.12Z GFS AND 06.0Z
ECMWF ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MASS FIELDS...SPECIFICS
FOR THE REGION REMAIN UNCERTAIN...AND THUS ONLY A MODERATE
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST. SURELY IT WILL BE WET AT TIMES WITH
BRIEF LULLS IN THE WEATHER...BUT THE EXACT IMPACTS JUST CAN NOT BE
DERIVED AT THIS POINT.
*/DAY-TO-DAY DETAILS...
*/SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...
REMNANTS OF ANDREA MOVE OUT AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE REGION. EXPECT LESSENING WESTERLY FLOW UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS AND PERHAPS AN EVENING OF FAVORABLE RADIATIONAL
COOLING. SEA-BREEZES ANTICIPATED ALONG THE SHORES DURING THE DAY
WITH THE LIGHT FLOW. INCREASING CLOUDS LATE ALONG WITH EAST-
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW INTO MONDAY.
*/MONDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEK...
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE UNDERGOING OCCLUSION ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN CONUS LENDING TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS /DID NOT GO WITH A MENTION OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW/. WHILE DRIER AIR WILL WRAP
INTO THE SYSTEM THROUGH TUESDAY LESSENING SHOWER CHANCES...A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COOLER AIR AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A BACK- DOOR COLD FRONT. WINDS BECOMING
NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT.
*/THURSDAY...
A QUIET PERIOD ON TAP WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE LENDING TO DRY AND
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS UNDER LIGHT WINDS. LOW CONFIDENCE ON THIS
FORECAST. A STRONG BLOCKING PATTERN ACROSS THE ATLANTIC MAY RESULT
IN THE EARLY WEEK WEATHER LINGERING.
*/FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...
MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO THE REGION AND SLOWING.
LOOKS LIKE WET WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
OVERVIEW...HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH FRI NIGHT
CONDITIONS WILL LOWER TO MVFR/IFR LATE TONIGHT AS RAIN DEVELOPS
ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY SW HALF OF AREA BUT VFR LIKELY
HOLDING ON THROUGH THE NIGHT AT BOS/MHT. WIDESPREAD IFR
DEVELOPING DURING FRI AND CONTINUING FRI NIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN
FRI WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE FRI AND ESPECIALLY FRI NIGHT
AS TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMS NORTHWARD. ISOLD TSTMS POSSIBLE FRI
NIGHT. A PERIOD OF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT AND AREAS OF
LLWS POSSIBLE FOR CAPE/ISLANDS LATE FRI NIGHT.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN EXACT
TIMING OF IFR.
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN EXACT
TIMING OF IFR. COULD BE SOONER THAN TAF INDICATES.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH CIGS LIFTING AND CLEARING OUT. BECOMING
VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS. SEA-BREEZES FOR SHORE-LINE TERMINALS TOWARDS
MIDDAY.
MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
INCREASING AND LOWERING CIGS AHEAD OF POTENTIAL -SHRA LATE. E/SE
WINDS.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT WINDS/SEAS REMAIN BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS
THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EXPECT SEAS TO
RAPIDLY BUILD FRIDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA TRACK UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WATERS E AND S OF
CAPE COD AS THE LOW LEVEL JET MOVES OVER THE REGION SO WE ISSUED A
GALE WATCH FOR THESE WATERS. SEAS MAY BUILD TO 10-15 FT ACROSS OUR
SOUTHERN WATERS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
SWELL DIMINISHING AS THE REMNANTS OF ANDREA MOVE OUT AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT. ANTICIPATING SEAS TO
FALL BELOW 5 FEET INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. INCREASING E/SE FLOW AHEAD
OF THE STORM. NOT EXPECTING ANY GUSTS...BUT PERSISTENT FETCH COULD
LEND TO 5 FOOT SEAS VERY LATE ACROSS THE OUTER S/SE WATERS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
RAINFALL OF 2-3" IS EXPECTED ACROSS SNE WITH ISOLATED 4" AMOUNTS.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE I95 CORRIDOR
ESPECIALLY OVER CT AND CENTRAL MA. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS GREATER
THAN 3" IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD WITH HEADWATER GUIDANCE INDICATING 4-6"
RAINFALL IS NEEDED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD TO BEGIN FLOODING ON THE
MAINSTEM RIVERS. SO DO NOT EXPECT MUCH RIVER FLOODING UNLESS A
LARGE AREA RECEIVES GREATER THAN 4 INCHES. SHARP RISES ARE
EXPECTED ON A FEW OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH MINOR
FLOODING POSSIBLE. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING APPEARS TO BE
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
NO COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE E COAST OF MA. THERE
IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF VERY MINOR FLOODING...PRIMARILY ALONG THE
SHORES OF BUZZARDS BAY DURING THE SAT MORNING TIDE CYCLE IF
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP. ESTOFS INDICATING A 1-2 FT SURGE
BUT ASTRO TIDES ARE RATHER LOW. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IS FOR
MINOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM TRACKS FURTHER W BUT THE
LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR NO FLOODING.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
MAZ002>021-026.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
NHZ011-012-015.
RI...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
RIZ001>007.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
ANZ232-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KJC/SIPPRELL
NEAR TERM...KJC
SHORT TERM...KJC
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...KJC/SIPPRELL
MARINE...KJC/SIPPRELL
HYDROLOGY...KJC
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...KJCHazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:25 AM EDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 425 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-070830- 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- 425 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 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. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME OF THE FASTER RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE NEEDED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY THAT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR RAINFALL REPORTS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-070830- 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- 425 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR SOUTH GALE FORCE WINDS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AS WELL AS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 3:20 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr |
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