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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 2014, 12:42 PM EDT for Kent County, Providence County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2014, 12:42 PM EDT (16:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2014, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:43 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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 633 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
319
WGUS51 KBOX 041642
FFWBOX
RIC003-007-009-041845-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FF.W.0013.140704T1642Z-140704T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1242 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 1241 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...CRANSTON...PAWTUCKET...EAST PROVIDENCE...
NORTH PROVIDENCE...WEST WARWICK...JOHNSTON...NORTH KINGSTOWN...
SEEKONK...EAST GREENWICH AND EXETER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR RAPID AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING FLOODING. IN URBAN AREAS AVOID FLOODED ROADS AND OBEY
ROAD CLOSURES. THOSE NEAR SMALL STREAMS MUST HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4150 7152 4184 7153 4188 7135 4177 7133
4175 7136 4179 7137 4178 7139 4174 7138
4173 7139 4172 7136 4171 7137 4167 7137
4169 7145 4166 7144 4167 7143 4166 7141
4159 7140 4158 7145 4152 7141
$$
KJC1 follow-up statement
630
WGUS71 KBOX 041829
FFSBOX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
229 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014
RIC003-007-009-041837-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140704T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-PROVIDENCE RI-
229 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN KENT...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
AND SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT.
LAT...LON 4150 7152 4184 7153 4188 7135 4177 7133
4175 7136 4179 7137 4178 7139 4174 7138
4173 7139 4172 7136 4171 7137 4167 7137
4169 7145 4166 7144 4167 7143 4166 7141
4159 7140 4158 7145 4152 7141
$$
KJCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Providence | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 4:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 18 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:59 AM EDT | Hurricane Local Statement | BOX | Newport, Washington | 23 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Kent, Providence, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent, Providence | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 12:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 3 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.