Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2013, 9:19 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2013, 9:19 AM EST (14:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 5:57 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
All 22 counties
Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket 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), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:19 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 637 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 609 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
360 WWUS71 KBOX 311419 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 919 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIDESPREAD STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TODAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-312230- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.130131T1419Z-130131T2300Z/ 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 MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 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...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 919 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREES... TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME DAMAGED AND/OR AIRBORNE. HAZARDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS...AS WELL AS TO STRUCTURES. 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. && $$ MAZ017>024-RIZ001>008-311530- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T1500Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 919 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH 10 AM...THEN SLOWLY EASING THEREAFTER AND SHIFTING FROM SOUTH TO WEST. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME DAMAGED AND/OR AIRBORNE. HAZARDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS...AS WELL AS TO STRUCTURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
501 WWUS71 KBOX 311501 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1001 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIDESPREAD STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TODAY... MAZ017>024-RIZ001>008-312300- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-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...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1001 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREES... TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME DAMAGED AND/OR AIRBORNE. HAZARDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS...AS WELL AS TO STRUCTURES. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-312300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1001 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREES... TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME DAMAGED AND/OR AIRBORNE. HAZARDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS...AS WELL AS TO STRUCTURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
914 WWUS71 KBOX 312257 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 557 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-010000- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ 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- 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...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 557 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST THIS EVENING UP TO 40 MPH...GRADUALLY WEAKENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. $$ SIPPRELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 1:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 57 min |
| Jan 31, 5:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 51 min |
| Jan 31, 10:20 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 30 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2013Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2013Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 2013Every wind advisory 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.