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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 4, 2013Franklin County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2013, 3:17 PM EDT for Franklin County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2013, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

County Franklin County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1051 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 1:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:04 AM EDT, 11 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
404 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-050815-
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-
404 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 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.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-050815-
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-
404 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:51 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
251 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

MAZ003-NHZ011-041915-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CHESHIRE NH-
251 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE MID-CONNECTICUT VALLEY...

AT 246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HINSDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORANGE...WARWICK...RICHMOND...WINCHESTER...HINSDALE...NORTHFIELD AND
ERVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS DOWNED BRANCHES. MINOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4272 7215 4272 7228 4268 7227 4266 7223
      4264 7222 4261 7224 4260 7227 4258 7226
      4252 7232 4273 7256 4273 7246 4277 7249
      4277 7252 4278 7251 4281 7254 4284 7255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 306DEG 31KT 4276 7249

SIPPRELL

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
317 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

MAZ003-004-042000-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
317 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...

AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WARWICK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROYALSTON...ATHOL...NEW SALEM...ORANGE...WARWICK...PHILLIPSTON...
TEMPLETON...PETERSHAM...WENDELL AND ERVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS DOWNED BRANCHES. MINOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4273 7239 4272 7220 4263 7195 4238 7219
      4249 7242 4263 7248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 306DEG 25KT 4266 7234

SIPPRELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	24 min
Aug 4, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	46 min
Aug 4, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	25 min
Aug 4, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	24 min
Aug 4, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	23 min
Aug 4, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		44 min
Aug 4, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	33 min
Aug 4, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	30 min
Aug 4, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		35 min
Aug 4, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		62 min
Aug 4, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		65 min
Aug 4, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		42 min
Aug 4, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	34 min
Aug 4, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		29 min
Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		51 min
Aug 4, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		36 min
Aug 4, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hillsborough	41 min
Aug 4, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hillsborough	26 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2013 Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.