Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flash Flood Watches in 2014
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood watch at Jul 3, 2014, 4:34 AM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Massachusetts; Cheshire County, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Jul 3, 2014, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2014, 4:34 AM EDT (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2014, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2014, 9:41 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WGUS61 KBOX 030834 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-031645- /O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0004.140703T1600Z-140704T0400Z/ /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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... JAFFREY...KEENE 434 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WATCH AREA ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ THOMPSON
9 follow-up statements
221 WGUS61 KBOX 031749 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 149 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-040200- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... JAFFREY...KEENE 149 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT * SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WATCH AREA ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
631 WGUS61 KBOX 032358 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 758 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ004-012-026-NHZ012-015-040800- /O.EXB.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140704T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 758 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WORCESTER COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...AND HILLSBOROUGH IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS TONIGHT. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-040800- /O.EXT.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140704T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... JAFFREY...KEENE 758 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * FRANKLIN COUNTY...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...HAMPDEN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...AND CHESHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS TONIGHT. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
029 WGUS61 KBOX 040848 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 448 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>004-006-007-041700- /O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0005.140704T1600Z-140705T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 448 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX...ESSEX...NORFOLK...PLYMOUTH... BRISTOL AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. IN RHODE ISLAND...KENT... NEWPORT...PROVIDENCE AND MAINLAND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH LATER THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-041700- /O.EXT.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 448 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER COUNTIES. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS LATER TODAY. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES...IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
781 WGUS61 KBOX 041035 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 635 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 RIZ005-042000- /O.EXA.KBOX.FF.A.0005.140704T1600Z-140705T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 635 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...BRISTOL COUNTY. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH LATER THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-042000- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 635 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER COUNTIES. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS LATER TODAY. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES...IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>004-006-007-042000- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.140704T1600Z-140705T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 635 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX...ESSEX...NORFOLK...PLYMOUTH... BRISTOL AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. IN RHODE ISLAND...KENT...NEWPORT...PROVIDENCE AND MAINLAND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH LATER THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
755 WGUS61 KBOX 041253 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 853 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF HURRICANE ARTHUR AND A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING FROM SMALL STREAMS OR RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-042100- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER 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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 853 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN MA...HAMPDEN MA...HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...WORCESTER MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * AT 845 AM A BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>007-042100- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.140704T1600Z-140705T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 853 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...ESSEX MA...NORFOLK MA...PLYMOUTH MA...BRISTOL MA...AND SUFFOLK MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...PROVIDENCE RI...AND WASHINGTON RI. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH LATER THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. * TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WERE SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AT 845 PM. THESE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ THOMPSON
013 WGUS61 KBOX 041622 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1222 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF HURRICANE ARTHUR AND A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING FROM SMALL STREAMS OR RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-050030- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER 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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1222 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>007-050030- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140705T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1222 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA... EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH LATER THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NMB
791 WGUS61 KBOX 041959 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF HURRICANE ARTHUR AND A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING FROM SMALL STREAMS OR RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. MAZ022>024-050400- /O.EXB.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140705T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH THIS EVENING. * RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTHUR WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. EVENT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>007-050400- /O.EXT.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140705T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA... EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE I 95 CORRIDOR. IN THIS AREA EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHER TOTALS ARE MOST LIKELY ALONG SOUTH COASTAL MA WHERE LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. * VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY URBAN AREAS. SWIFT RISES MAY ALSO OCCUR ON SOME OF THE FASTER RESPONDING RIVERS IN THE AREA. RIVERS TO WATCH THIS EVENING INCLUDE THE PAWTUXET RIVER AND THE PAWCATUCK RIVER IN RHODE ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-050300- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER 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...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NMB
585 WGUS61 KBOX 042331 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 731 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT... .THE MAIN RAIN SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ARTHUR WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING FROM SMALL STREAMS OR RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-050045- /O.CAN.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE 731 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIER RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTHUR CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. HOWEVER...THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS DIMINISHED. WHILE MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOCALES THIS EVENING...THE THREAT FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODNG HAS SUBSIDED. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ NHZ012-015-050300- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 731 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE MAY BRING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ001>007-050745- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140705T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 731 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI... EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY * HURRICANE ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE I 95 CORRIDOR. IN THIS AREA EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH POCKETS OF HIGHER AMOUNTS. SOME LOCATIONS ALONG SOUTH COASTAL MA...INCLUDING NEW BEDFORD...FAIRHAVEN AND PLYMOUTH...HAVE RECEIVED RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES. * VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE RAPID RISES OF SMALL STREAMS AND RAPID FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS...INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY WITHIN URBAN AREAS. SWIFT RISES MAY ALSO OCCUR ON SOME OF THE FASTER RESPONDING RIVERS IN THE AREA. RIVERS TO WATCH THIS EVENING INCLUDE THE PAWTUXET RIVER AND THE PAWCATUCK RIVER IN RHODE ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NMB
487 WGUS61 KBOX 050141 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 941 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS NOW CONFINED TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING... .THE MAIN RAIN SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING...BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIZ001>007-050245- /O.CAN.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140705T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 941 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE MAIN RAIN SHIELD HAS MOVED EAST OF RHODE ISLAND. ONLY A FEW LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS EVENING. $$ NHZ012-015-050245- /O.CAN.KBOX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 941 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES HAVE MOVED OUT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. ALTHOUGH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL LINGER FOR A WHILE THIS EVENING...IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO INDUCE ANY FLASH FLOODING. $$ MAZ005>007-013>024-050800- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140705T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 941 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA... EASTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA AND WESTERN NORFOLK MA. IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA. IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. * UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY * HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM AND WILL BE HEADING INTO THE GULF OF MAINE OVERNIGHT. * RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ THOMPSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood watch went out at Jul 3, 4:34 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 4:34 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
434 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
VERY MOIST AND RATHER UNSTABLE AIR MASS AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING FRONT
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
AREA. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WILL PASS
SOUTHEAST OF OUR REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY HAVING A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MARINE COMMUNITY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS OVER NEW ENGLAND WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
VERY WARM AND HUMID AGAIN WITH DEWPOINTS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER
70S. MAIN ISSUES FOR TODAY ARE SEVERE POTENTIAL AND FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL. SBCAPES 1500 TO 2000 J/KG AND OTHER CONVECTIVE INDICES
INDICATE AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH 0-6 KM SHEAR
35 TO 40 KT GENERALLY CT VALLEY AND WEST. MOST OF INTERIOR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS IN A SLIGHT RISK AREA. DO NOT THINK ENOUGH
FOCUS FOR A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK BUT COULD SEE A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE TSTMS W OF A MHT-ORH- IJD LINE. WITH REGARD TO FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL...SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND UPPER RIGHT ENTRANCE
REGION OF JET GRADUALLY APPROACHING BUT STILL W OF OUR CWA.
HOWEVER...AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY...HAVE HIGH PWATS NEAR 2
INCHES AND POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR VERY HIGH RAFL RATES WITH RISK OF
2 OR 3 CELLS PASSING OVER AN AREA IN SUCCESSION. WE ARE GOING
ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OUR NW COUNTIES WHERE CLOSER TO THE
FOCUSING MECHANISMS. ALSO...THIS WILL COVER THE SAME AREA THAT
EXPERIENCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAFL WED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
WILL BE WARM AND MUGGY WITH MOST LOW TEMPS VERY HIGH 60S TO LOWER
70S. EXPECT FAIRLY WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDINESS AND AREAS OF FOG SE
COASTAL SECTIONS AND PERHAPS CT VALLEY. MAY HAVE A SEVERE THREAT
EARLY BUT MAIN ISSUE FOR TONIGHT WILL BE RISK OF MORE DOWNPOURS.
HAVE SET THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO GO UNTIL MIDNIGHT. AFTER
MIDNIGHT...CONSENSUS OF MODELS POINT TO START OF WHAT MAY EVOLVE
INTO THE MAIN HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR A LARGER PART OF OUR AREA.
ANTICIPATING LATE TONIGHT FOR THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE
UPPER JET TO BECOME A BIGGER PLAYER ALONG WITH APPROACH OF THE
SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE. IN ADDITION...THINK WE MAY SEE PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM
ARTHUR WORKING ITS WAY ALONG THE MID ATLC COASTAL PLAIN INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...PERHAPS INITIALLY CT AND THEN SPREADING
EASTWARD TOWARD MORNING. NOT REAL CONFIDENT YET JUST HOW THIS WILL
PLAY OUT BUT THINK MAY SEE MORE ORGANIZED BAND OR BANDS OF HEAVY
SHOWERS/EMBEDDED TSTMS DEVELOP SW TO NE INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
LATE TONIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LIKELY TO PASS SOUTHEAST OF US FRI NIGHT-SAT
* HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND
* INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY EARLY NEXT WEEK
HAVE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF TIME ON THE FRIDAY TO SATURDAY TIME FRAME
FOCUSING ON ARTHUR DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES. A BLEND OF AVAILABLE
MODEL GUIDANCE APPEARS ADEQUATE IN FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER LATE THIS
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC PATTERN
AS WELL AS THE TRACK OF ARTHUR. HOWEVER...THERE ARE STILL
DIFFERENCES IN BOTH TRACK AND INTENSITY. THE 03/00Z GFS IS THE
FARTHEST NORTHWEST TRACK...PASSING JUST BARELY SOUTH OF THE 40/70
BENCHMARK LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE 03/00Z NAM
IS THE FARTHEST OUTSIDE THE BENCHMARK AND THE 03/12Z ECMWF LAYS IN
BETWEEN AND IS THE CLOSEST TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
FORECAST. THIS TRACK BRINGS ARTHUR NORTHEAST FROM THE CAROLINAS...
PASSING ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE 40/70 BENCHMARK. THE NHC
TRACK ALSO IS REASONABLY WELL MODELED BY THE 03/12Z GEFS MEAN AND
THE OTHER GLOBAL MODELS. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT IMPACTS ARTHUR WILL HAVE ON SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
FRIDAY /8 AM TO 8 PM/...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON AT LEAST AS A COLD FRONT MARCHES THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THERE REMAINS PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THE
REGION AS TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO GET FED UP THE EAST COAST
FROM ARTHUR. THE QUESTION REMAINS HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN
AFTER TWO DAYS OF THUNDERSTORMS /WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY/. MODELS ARE
INDICATING SOME MODEST INSTABILITY REMAINING BUT MUCH WILL REMAIN
UNCERTAIN UNTIL WE SEE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR TODAY. THE DAYTIME
PERIOD IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WASHOUT THOUGH. THERE WILL BE
PERIODS OF DRY WEATHER...THOUGH IT WILL BE OVERCAST AND VERY MUGGY.
ARTHUR WILL MAKE HIS WAY UP THE EAST COAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
HOW QUICKLY HE MOVES UP TOWARDS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DEPENDS UPON
HOW HE INTERACTS WITH THE MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES. AT THE MOMENT...MODELS INDICATE
HE WILL BE JUST EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA BY 8 PM. WE SHOULD
ALREADY BE SEEING SOME RAIN FROM ARTHUR...DEPENDING ON TRACK...
MAINLY ACROSS RI AND SE MA.
FRIDAY NIGHT /8 PM TO 8 AM/...WHAT IS FORECAST TO BE HURRICANE
ARTHUR BY THIS POINT WILL MAKE HIS CLOSEST PASS TO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND SOMETIME DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. AS DISCUSSED ABOVE...
THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK. HOWEVER...THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM /PASSING ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE 40/70 BENCHMARK/ WILL RESULT IN A MAINLY MARINE
IMPACT. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE CAPE AND ISLANDS WILL LIKELY
SEE SOME TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS /34 KTS OR GREATER/ DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. OTHERWISE...THE HIGHER WINDS WOULD REMAIN WELL
OFFSHORE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STORM.
SATURDAY...ARTHUR CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST...EVENTUALLY
BECOMING ABSORBED IN THE MID LEVEL TROUGH OVER NOVA SCOTIA. HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS EARLY ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
LIKELY BY MID-MORNING AND DEFINITELY BY NOON. SKIES WILL CLEAR AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. DRIER AIR MOVES IN
AND WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON SHOULD BE
NICE AND FRESH.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. QUIET AND DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EXPECT INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS RETURN. A COLD
FRONT LATE TUESDAY MAY BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE COOLER
DRIER WEATHER RETURNS WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
MODERATE CONFIDENCE WITH CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN SPACE AND TIME.
HIGH DEWPOINTS INDICATE HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND FORMATION OF
CONSIDERABLE NIGHTTIME STRATUS AND FOG...ESPECIALLY SOUTH COAST
BUT SOME INTERIOR AREAS AS WELL. EXPECT CONDITIONS SLOWLY
IMPROVING TO VFR MOST AREAS BY MID MORNING BUT PROBABLY NOT TO
MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. CONDITIONS
LOWERING AGAIN TONIGHT WITH NUMEROUS AREAS OF IFR CIGS DUE TO
STRATUS AND IFR VSBYS IN FOG DEVELOPING. A FEW TSTMS W OF A MHT-
ORH-IJD LINE MAY CONTAIN STRONG SURFACE WIND GUSTS AND IFR
CONDITIONS IN HEAVY RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. CIGS NEAR MVFR/IFR THRESHOLD SHOULD
BURN OFF 12-14Z...BUT RETURN AGAIN TONIGHT. SCT TSTMS...MAINLY W OF
BOS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
KBDL TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. RISK OF MVFR CIGS UNTIL 12 OR 13Z
AND THEN VFR REST OF DAY. SCT TSTMS IN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MORE CONCENTRATED SHOWER ACTIVITY POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
WITH MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN THE RAIN AND FOG.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN LOW
CLOUDS...FOG...AND HEAVY RAIN.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY IN LOW CLOUDS...FOG...AND HEAVY RAIN. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS BETWEEN 00Z AND
18Z SATURDAY.
18Z SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT IN THE SHORT TERM
BUT INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELL HAS TRIGGERED NEED FOR SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR OUTER S COAST WATER TONIGHT...WHERE SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BUILD TO 5 FT. PATCHY NIGHT/MORNING FOG ACROSS THE
WATERS...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH COASTAL WATERS.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. PERSISTENT LONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
FETCH SHOULD YIELD SCA SEAS...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 FT...ACROSS MOST OF
THE OUTER WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS. THESE MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR THE
EASTERN OUTER WATERS AS WELL LATER TODAY. THERE IS A RISK OF
FOG...PARTICULARLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH DEEP LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
IS FORECAST TO PASS NEAR THE BENCHMARK TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
SOUTHEAST WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MARINE COMMUNITY. WINDS AND SEAS
DIMINISH SLOWLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS ARTHUR MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. QUIET BOATING
WEATHER.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...LOW CONFIDENCE. EXPECT INCREASING
SEAS ON THE OUTER WATERS WITH SMALL CRAFT SEAS LIKELY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WITH THE ATMOSPHERE AS JUICY AS IT IS...AND WITH NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS
TIME. THIS WILL MEAN A CHANCE FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLASH
FLOODING. RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE GENERALLY AT NORMAL LEVELS FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR...EXCEPT BELOW NORMAL ACROSS EASTERN MA AND
NORTHERN RI. BECAUSE OF THIS...LARGER TRIBUTARY AND MAINSTEM
RIVERS WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT TO FLOOD.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR AT LEAST SE HALF OF
AREA FOR FRIDAY BUT WILL WAIT TIL THIS EVENING BEFORE PULLING
TRIGGER ON THAT.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
MAZ002-003-008>011.
NH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
NHZ011.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ255-256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RLG/THOMPSON
NEAR TERM...THOMPSON
SHORT TERM...THOMPSON
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...RLG/THOMPSON
MARINE...RLG/THOMPSON
HYDROLOGY...STAFFHazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:12 AM EDT, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 412 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 MAZ002-003-008>011-NHZ011-040815- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- CHESHIRE NH- 412 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-012>024-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001>008-040815- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-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- 412 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL A THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS RI AND SE MA CLOSEST TO TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-040815- 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- 412 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WILL LIKELY PASS OVER OR JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A PERIOD OF HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE WATERS SOUTH AND EAST OF CAPE COD...INCLUDING THE WATERS NEAR MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME...BUT MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Jul 3, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 43 min | |
| Jul 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 38 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Worcester | 59 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 53 min | |
| Jul 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 56 min | |
| Jul 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 17 min |
| Jul 3, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hillsborough | 49 min |
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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.