Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2013
Flood Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Jun 10, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jun 10, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 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 07:57 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 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1317 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
913 WGUS61 KBOX 100800 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 400 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME RENEWED FLOODING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-101600- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0004.130610T2200Z-130612T0000Z/ /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 400 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... 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 THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT...WHERE SOME LOCATIONS COULD PICKUP AN INCH OF RAIN IN JUST ONE HOUR IN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2.50 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GROUND IS QUITE SATURATED. IN ADDITION...SOME SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY GO INTO FLOOD SINCE THEY ARE RUNNING QUITE HIGH FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. 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
7 follow-up statements
976 WGUS61 KBOX 101652 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1252 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-110100- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0004.130610T2200Z-130612T0600Z/ /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 1252 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING... BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2.5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING...AS WELL AS FLOODING OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ JWD
094 WGUS61 KBOX 101954 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 354 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-110400- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.130610T2200Z-130612T0600Z/ /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 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING... BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2.5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ JWD
966 WGUS61 KBOX 110216 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1016 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-111030- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130612T0600Z/ /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 1016 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... 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 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... MAINLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING... BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2.5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
039 WGUS61 KBOX 110808 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 408 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... CTZ002>004-110915- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130612T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 408 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. THERE IS A THREAT OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUDERSTORMS...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. $$ MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-111615- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130611T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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...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 408 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...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 THIS AFTERNOON * HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THIS MORNING MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
026 WGUS61 KBOX 111553 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1153 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING... MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-112200- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130611T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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...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 1153 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ RLG
988 WGUS61 KBOX 112200 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 600 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING... MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-012-015-112300- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130611T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 600 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-RIZ001>007-120000- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130612T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 600 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS... SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
433 WGUS61 KBOX 112359 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 759 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 MAZ004>007-012>021-026-RIZ001>007-120100- /O.EXP.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130612T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 759 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND SHOULD MOVE OFF THE COAST BY 10 PM. THE THREAT OF THUDNERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. NUISANCE FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. $$
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 10, 1:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 147 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL RESULT IN A BEAUTIFUL END TO THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF GREAT LAKES WILL BRING MORE RAIN AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE MONDAY THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ON TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY SEASONABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... 1220 AM UPDATE... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES VERY EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD GIVE WAY TO AN INCREASE IN MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH DAYBREAK. STILL NOT EXPECTING A SOLID OVERCAST AND HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL ALLOW GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE. LOWS BY DAYBREAK SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 50S. A TOUCH OF PATCHY GROUND FOG MAY DEVELOP IN THE TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/... MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY MONDAY MORNING. MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS MOVE OVERHEAD FROM WEST TO EAST IN ADVANCE OF OUR NEXT WEATHER PRODUCER. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDWEST WILL PUSH EASTWARD ADVANCING A WARM FRONT THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE MONDAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MODELS: OVERALL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM. THE TIMINGS ARE QUIET SIMILAR...HOWEVER THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER PRECIP/WARM FRONT IS SLIGHTLY OFF. TRENDED THIS FORECAST WITH WPC/12 EC WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SYSTEM. MODELS PUSH THE WARM FRONT THROUGH THE REGION VERY QUICKLY...HOWEVER THERE IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF LIFT AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT SO EXPECT THE RAIN TO STICK AROUND FOR SOME TIME. PRECIP/QPF: THE GFS MODELS PUTS THE BULLS-EYE OF QPF ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EC PUTS THE QPF BULLS-EYE WEST OF THE WORCESTER HILLS AND INTO CT. TRENDED THE QPF FORECAST TOWARDS NERFC AND THE EC TO ACCOUNT FOR MODEL DISCREPANCY. OVERALL IT APPEARS THAT A GOOD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF QPF WILL OCCUR WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS AS CONVECTION WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ESP WHEN PWAT VALUES ARE 2.0 INCHES...COULD NOT RULE OUT ISOLATED 3 INCH AMOUNTS IN STORM TOTAL QPF. NORTH OF THE MASS PIKE HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE THE 2+ INCH AMOUNTS. THUNDER: AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH...IT WILL PUT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IN THE WARM SECTOR. THIS WILL INCREASE DEWPOINTS INTO THE UPPER 60S. COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING JET STREAK...LIS BELOW 0 COULD SEE SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER...EMBEDDED CONVECTION WITHIN PRECIPITATION SHIELD. AM NOT ANTICIPATED THUNDERSTORMS TO BE STRONG/SEVERE...MAIN CONCERN FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD WOULD BE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. FLOOD POTENTIAL IS INCREASING...SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCES... UPPER FLOW WILL FEATURE TROUGHS ALONG THE TWO COASTS WITH A RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE WEEKEND. WE USED A BLEND OF LONG RANGE GFS AND ECMWF GRIDS. DETAILS... TUESDAY... LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO OUR WEST AND NORTH WILL SLOWLY PULL A WARM FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. A 40 KNOT LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST JET WILL RIDE OVER THE TOP OF THIS FRONT PROVIDING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...AND AN UPPER JET WILL MOVE ACROSS PROVIDING UPPER VENTING. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL START THE DAY AT 2 INCHES AND REMAIN ABOVE 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THE DAY. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH LI/S BELOW ZERO. PUT IT ALL TOGETHER...EXPECT SHOWERS/TSTMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS WILL BRING POTENTIAL FOR RENEWED FLOODING CONCERNS. A LESSER BUT STILL REAL CONCERN IS FOR A FEW TSTMS APPROACHING SEVERE LEVELS IN THE WARM SECTOR...ESPECIALLY WITH ANY BREAKS OF SUN AND RESULTING HEATING OF THE AIRMASS. THE LOW PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT AND PULLS A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. SHOWERS/TSTMS SHOULD DIMINISH AS WE GET BEHIND THE FRONT LATER AT NIGHT. WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER LOW AND COLD POOL MOVE OVER THE REGION. THE COLD POOL AND ANY SOLAR HEATING WILL DESTABILZE THE AIRMASS. MEANWHILE AN 85 KNOT UPPER JET WILL MOVE ACROSS AND PROVIDE RENEWED UPPER VENTING. THIS SHOULD GENERATE CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS. DAYTIME MIXING WILL ALSO TAP 25-30 KNOT WINDS ALOFT AND BRING THEM TO THE SURFACE IN GUSTS. THURSDAY...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS. THE COLD POOL ALOFT WILL HAVE MOVED OFF...SO MUCH LESS DESTABILIZATION. EVEN SO...EXPECT SOME CLOUDS AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. FRIDAY...ONE MORE SHORTWAVE MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BE SUPPORTING A SURFACE COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. AS IT PASSES WE EXPECT SCATTERED OR WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. SATURDAY-SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION AND WILL BRING DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER. TEMPS MAY ACTUALLY WARM A LITTLE MORE ON SUNDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE AND WARM AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. THE WARM AIR ALOFT WILL ALSO BRING SOME INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. && .AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT. MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT. HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT. OVERVIEW...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TRENDS BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN EXACT TIMING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY... MAINLY VFR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD LOWER TO MVFR THRESHOLDS BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS SHOWERS WORK INTO THE REGION. MVFR THRESHOLDS SHOULD REACH THE COASTAL PLAIN BY EVENING. TONIGHT... ALL LOCATIONS SHOULD LOWER TO IFR TONIGHT IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THERE WILL BE EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...BUT UNABLE TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE TAFS BECAUSE OF UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND LOCATION. TUESDAY... IFR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DOMINATE AS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN AN INVERSION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY. LOW CLOUDS...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF TRENDS TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT LOWER CONFIDENCE IN EXACT TIMING. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT SEA BREEZES DEVELOP THIS MORNING. KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF TRENDS TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT LOWER CONFIDENCE IN EXACT TIMING. OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... MODERATE CONFIDENCE THROUGH PERIOD. WEDNESDAY...CIGS/VSBYS MAINLY MVFR IN SCT SHOWERS DURING THE DAY WITH POCKETS OF LOW END VFR. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR WED NIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS. THURSDAY-FRIDAY...GENERALLY VFR. CHANCE OF LOWER CIGS/VSBYS IN AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME SHOWERS. && .MARINE... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT. MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT. HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT. 1220 AM UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE MONDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. SCA HAVE ALL BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 5 FEET ACROSS ALL OUR WATERS. SEAS/WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT MONDAY EVENING WILL HELP INCREASE WIND AND SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS. SCA WILL BE NEEDED BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. EXPECT LOW VSBYS AS WELL IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... TUESDAY...EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25 KNOTS NEAR SHORE. SEAS WILL BUILD...WITH 5 TO 8 FEET ON THE SOUTHERN EXPOSED WATERS AND 5 FEET ON THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS. LOWERED VSBYS IN SHOWERS AND TSTMS DURING THE DAY. WEDNESDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAY GUST UP TO 25 KNOTS NEAR SHORE DURING THE DAY. SEAS WILL LINGER AT 5 TO 8 FEET ON THE SOUTHERN EXPOSED WATERS AND 5 FEET ON THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS. THURSDAY...SEAS DIMINISHING BELOW 5 FEET. WINDS REMAIN BELOW 25 KNOTS. FRIDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT THRESHOLDS. && .HYDROLOGY... A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAWTUXET AT CRANSTON. THE RIVER HAS CRESTED JUST ABOVE 11 FEET...WHICH IS ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 9.0 FEET...AND WILL SLOWLY FALL. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE IN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. QPF AMOUNTS ARE BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND W MA/N CT AND SW NH. IF THIS COMES TO FRUITION...COULD SEE RENEWED FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AS WELL AS URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WTB/DUNTEN NEAR TERM...FRANK SHORT TERM...DUNTEN LONG TERM...WTB AVIATION...FRANK/DUNTEN MARINE...WTB/FRANK/DUNTEN HYDROLOGY...STAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 6:54 PM EDT, 9 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 654 PM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-102300- 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- 654 PM EDT SUN JUN 9 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...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SOME SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO RISE QUICKLY WITH THIS RAIN. THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-102300- 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- 654 PM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 72 hr | |
| Jun 10, 12:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Washington | 6 hr |
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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.