Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2013, 4:46 PM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 17, 2013, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2013, 4:46 PM EST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2013, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2013, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 7:38 AM EST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Ese Nantucket, MA | |
| Feb 17, 7:53 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Nantucket, MA | |
| Feb 17, 7:59 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Nantucket, MA | ASOS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
353 WWUS71 KBOX 162146 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 446 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 MAZ022>024-170600- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.130217T1000Z-130218T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 446 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006>008-170600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.130217T1000Z-130218T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 446 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AND COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
5 follow-up statements
842 WWUS71 KBOX 170340 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1040 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 MAZ022>024-171145- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.130217T1000Z-130218T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1040 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006>008-171145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.130217T1000Z-130218T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1040 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AND COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
126 WWUS71 KBOX 170907 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 407 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 MAZ022>024-171715- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.130217T1000Z-130218T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 407 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-171715- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.130217T1600Z-130218T0300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 407 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH ANY SNOWFALL. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006>008-171715- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.130217T1000Z-130218T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 407 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AND COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
120 WWUS71 KBOX 171909 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 209 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 MAZ022>024-180300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130218T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 209 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006>008-180300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130218T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 209 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AND COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-180300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130218T0300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 209 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH ANY SNOWFALL. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
076 WWUS71 KBOX 172115 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 MAZ022>024-180300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130218T0300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 415 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 340 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ006>008-180500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 415 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AND COASTAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ004>006-012>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>005-180500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL 415 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WHEN COMBINED WITH ANY SNOWFALL. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WOULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
467 WWUS71 KBOX 180322 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1022 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 MAZ022>024-181130- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130218T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.130218T0322Z-130218T1300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1022 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-180430- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130218T0500Z/ 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- 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- 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... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1022 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:30 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 66 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:48 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 30 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.