Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flash Flood Watches in 2014
Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flash flood watch at Aug 11, 2014, 3:58 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Aug 13, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2014, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 13, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2014, 7:52 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex 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 nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
820 WGUS61 KBOX 111958 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-120400- /O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0400Z-140813T2200Z/ /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-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 358 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY...IMPACTING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ FRANK/RLG
11 follow-up statements
681 WGUS61 KBOX 120806 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 406 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... MAZ005>007-013>016-026-NHZ012-015-121615- /O.EXB.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /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 MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 406 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA... EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN NORFOLK MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY...IMPACTING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CT AND MA...THEN EASTWARD INTO RI AND EASTERN MA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-RIZ001-121615- /O.EXT.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /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-CHESHIRE NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...JAFFREY... KEENE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 406 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...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 WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH. IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY...IMPACTING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ NOCERA
621 WGUS61 KBOX 121326 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 926 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-122130- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE 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...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 926 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AS WELL AS MUCH OF WESTERN/CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY... IMPACTING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CT AND MA...THEN EASTWARD INTO RI AND EASTERN MA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$
866 WGUS61 KBOX 121601 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING VERY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY... MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-130015- /O.EXA.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE REST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARDS DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE 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...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AS WELL AS MUCH OF WESTERN/CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ FRANK
774 WGUS61 KBOX 121946 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 346 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ON WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-130400- /O.EXT.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T1000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 346 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * THE STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARDS DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MAY IMPACT A PORTION OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ FRANK
387 WGUS61 KBOX 130320 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1120 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-130900- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T1000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1120 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * THE STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARDS DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE FOR THE GREATER HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD AREA. THE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY IMPACT THE LATE DAY COMMUTE FOR THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ NOCERA
668 WGUS61 KBOX 130817 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 417 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TODAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-131630- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T1000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 417 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER LONG ISLAND NEW YORK AND SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO CONNECTICUT. THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL OVERSPREAD RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE...POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO THE LATE DAY COMMUTE FOR THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. A WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$ NOCERA
869 WGUS61 KBOX 131232 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 832 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TODAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-132045- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 832 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * RAIN WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST...OVERSPREADING RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. A WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST. * THE RAIN MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO 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. && $$
310 WGUS61 KBOX 132036 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT INTO THIS EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 436 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA... SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA... WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BROUGHT SOME SMALL STREAMS TO NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. THERE HAS BEEN URBAN FLOODING REPORTED IN THIS AREA AS WELL. ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM. AS OF 430 PM...THE MILL RIVER IN NORTHAMPTON WAS IN FLOOD. * THE RAIN MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. ELSEWHERE IN THE WATCH AREA...RUNOFF FROM THE PRIOR HEAVY RAIN WILL KEEP SOME SMALL STREAMS NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. 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
925 WGUS61 KBOX 132038 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 438 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT INTO THIS EVENING... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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- 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...AYER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 438 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BROUGHT SOME SMALL STREAMS TO NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. THERE HAS BEEN URBAN FLOODING REPORTED IN THIS AREA AS WELL. ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM. AS OF 430 PM...THE MILL RIVER IN NORTHAMPTON WAS IN FLOOD. * THE RAIN MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. ELSEWHERE IN THE WATCH AREA...RUNOFF FROM THE PRIOR HEAVY RAIN WILL KEEP SOME SMALL STREAMS NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. 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
259 WGUS61 KBOX 132221 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 621 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT INTO THIS EVENING FOR SOME AREAS... CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-132330- /O.CAN.KBOX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 621 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...AND SMALL STREAMS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO RECEDE. $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-140000- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- 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 621 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BROUGHT SOME SMALL STREAMS TO NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. THERE HAS BEEN URBAN FLOODING REPORTED IN THIS AREA AS WELL. THE HEAVIEST REMAINING RAIN WILL BE FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE. * THE RAIN MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. ELSEWHERE IN THE WATCH AREA...RUNOFF FROM THE PRIOR HEAVY RAIN WILL KEEP SOME SMALL STREAMS RUNNING HIGH THIS EVENING. 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
331 WGUS61 KBOX 132352 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 752 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED... .HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND STREAMS WERE RECEDING. MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-140100- /O.CAN.KBOX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- 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 752 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STREAMS AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WERE RECEDING. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING FROM THIS EVENT HAS ENDED. $$ 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 Aug 11, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 225 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WET WEATHER TO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GRADUALLY IMPROVEMENT AND DRYING IS THEN EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... 225 PM UPDATE... ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AT MID AFTERNOON WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVERHEAD SHOULD KEEP THIS ACTIVITY ISOLATED AND MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NONETHELESS...THE ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE SLOW MOVING...SO VERY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALSO...CAN/T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED. AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/... TONIGHT... WITH DAYTIME HEATING CONCLUDING...ANY BOUNDARY-LAYER LIFT AND / OR CONVERGENCE CONCLUDES. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL... SINKING AIR WILL ALLOW FOR CLEAR CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE WHEN THIN- HIGH CLOUDS BEGIN TO FILTER ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE MIDWEEK DISTURBANCE. S-FLOW CONTINUES ADVECTING HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR ONSHORE AND THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A MILD NIGHT WITH LOW AROUND THE LOW-60S. COMBINED WITH CONTINUED SINKING AIR...COULD SEE A MIX OF /OR EITHER/ PATCHY DENSE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS AS MOISTURE POOLS BENEATH THE INVERSION. MODELS NOT QUITE SUCCINCT ON OUTCOMES AND THERE IS A LAYER OF UNCERTAINTY. TUESDAY... DEEPENING TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION SUBSEQUENTLY AMPLIFIES THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND TO THE E. THIS KEEPS HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL OF THE REGIONS WEATHER MOST OF THE DAY. DRY- SINKING AIR LINGERS AS BEEN THE CONSISTENT SIGNAL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WORTH OF MODEL-GUIDANCE. THERE ARE TWO CAMPS OF FORECAST SOLUTIONS: THE ECWMF / GFS BRINGING RAIN INTO THE CT-VALLEY REGION BY 8 PM TUESDAY...WHEREAS THE NAM / CANADIAN / WRF KEEP THE AREA COMPLETELY DRY. AS NOTED BY THE PRIOR FORECASTER...LOW-LEVEL-JET /LLJ/ AXIS WITHIN H925-85 REMAINS W OF THE REGION ALONG WITH ATTENDANT LOW-LEVEL MOIST CONVERGENCE. INCREASING ISENTROPIC MOTIONS AND DIFFLUENCE ALOFT PER ALL FORECAST GUIDANCE AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS E IS A LIKELY CULPRIT FOR ADVECTING THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT THROUGH THE LLJ EASTWARD. SUBSEQUENTLY...WILL KEEP WITH CHANCE POPS AND MAINLY CONFINE THEM TO THE CT-RIVER VALLEY REGION BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. FEEL THE E-SHIELD OF PRECIPITATION WILL ERODE AGAINST THE LINGERING COLUMN OF DRIER AIR. ANTICIPATING BRISK ONSHORE SE-FLOW CONTINUALLY INCREASING DEWPOINTS AND HUMIDITY. WHILE SCATTERED-BROKEN CUMULUS DEVELOPS...EXPECT A TOP- DOWN MOISTENING RESULTING IN THICKENING AND LOWERING MID- TO UPPER- LEVEL CLOUDS TOWARDS THE LATER-HALF OF THE DAY. THIS SHOULD KEEP CONDITIONS JUST SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND THE LOW-80S. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCES... ANOMALOUS UPPER LVL PATTERN /DEEP CUTOFF WITH CONNECTION TO BAFFIN ISLAND CUTOFF IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE IN ACROSS THE REGION MID WEEK INTO THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. THIS FEATURES A CUTOFF LOW PRES GRADUALLY SLIDING E OF THE GREAT LAKES WED-THU...THEN SLOWLY FILLING AND LIFTING TO THE N FOR FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS STILL FAVORS UNSETTLED WET WX FOR TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT. THE KEY IS TIMING...IT NOW APPEARS THAT INITIALLY ECMWF MAY BE THE FAST OUTLIER FOR TUE NIGHT...BRINGING PRECIP IN TOO FAST IN A BUILDING RIDGE REGIME. THEREFORE...WILL LEAN ON 00Z GFS AND NAM FOR THE START. HOWEVER...DO PREFER THE SLOWER TIMING OF PRECIP EXIT GIVEN THE INCOMING UPPER LVL CUTOFF AND UPPER LVL JET ENERGY IN THE ECWMF...SO WILL BE LEANING BACK ON IT FOR WED NIGHT INTO THU. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST...A BLEND OF ENSEMBLES CONTINUES PROVIDE A GOOD MIDDLE GROUND FOR THE SLOW EXIT OF THIS CUTOFF DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. DETAILS... TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT... DEEP AUGUST CUTOFF WILL BE DEVELOPING WITHIN VICINITY OF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL LEAD TO A FULL FLEDGED OCCLUSION DEVELOPING IT AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER SRN NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL LEAD TO SEVERAL POTENTIAL IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION LATE TUE NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON WED AS FOLLOWS... HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT... VERY HIGH PWATS APPROACHING 2.0 INCHES /ALMOST 3 STD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL/ COMBINED WITH STRONG UPWARD MOTION WITH DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW AND STRONG 40-50 KT SLY LLJ WILL ALL FALL IN LINE TO LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AIDED BY CONVECTIVE PROCESSES BEGINNING LATE TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WED AFTERNOON. THIS MAY LEAD TO A LOCALIZED URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE AND POSSIBLY EVEN SMALL STREAM FLASH FLOOD THREAT SHOULD TRAINING BECOME AN ISSUE. TOTAL QPF VALUES OF 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BUT SOME 2-3 INCH AMOUNTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT...WITH MUCH OF THIS POTENTIALLY FALLING OVER A SHORT STRETCH OF TIME. WILL ALSO NEED TO MONITOR LOCATIONS WHERE TIDES EFFECT DRAINAGE CONSIDERING HIGH SPRING TIDES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. STILL A FEW MESO-SCALE TIMING UNCERTAINTIES WEED THROUGH...SO CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR A WATCH WITH THIS UPDATE...BUT IT WILL BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT FOR LATER. SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL... AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS CERTAINLY ENOUGH LIFT WITHIN THE STRONG OCCLUSION TO HELP WORK ON AVAILABLE INSTABILITY. AT THIS POINT...DO NOTE SOME DRY AIR ENTRAINING INTO THE UPPER LVLS OF THE COLUMN WHICH LOOK TO ENHANCE LATE WED LAPSE RATES SOMEWHAT. ALSO...IN SPITE OF WHAT IS LIKELY TO BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AND ONSHORE FLOW...DO NOTE SOME CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE PROFILES WITH 500-1000J/KG OF CAPE. ALSO...THE 40-50 KT LLJ DOES LEAD TO SHEAR PROFILES OF NEAR 25 KT...30 KT...AND 35-40 KT IN THE 0-1KM...0-3KM AND 0-6KM LAYERS RESPECTIVELY. SO CLEARLY A FAIRLY PRONOUNCED LOW CAPE HIGH SHEAR ENVIRONMENT WITHIN AN AIRMASS THAT SUPPORTS LOW LCLS OF 900MB OR POTENTIALLY LOWER. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY THOUGH MAINLY IN THE TIMING AND WHETHER THE LLJ/SHEAR AND INSTABILITY PEAKS WILL COINCIDE AND WHEN...WHILE THIS IS PARTIALLY A MODEL ISSUE...IT DOES APPEAR THE BEST LLJ ENERGY MAY BE EARLY WHILE PEAK INSTABILITY IS CLOSER TO THE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORM...LATER IN THE DAY. THIS IS IF IT DESTABILIZES AT ALL WITH MARINE FLOW AND CLOUDS...AND THAT ANY DESTABILIZATION MAY BE MORE ALOFT THAN AFT THE SFC. STILL WITH THIS PATTERN RESEMBLING WHAT AN INTERNAL STUDY NOTES AS A TYPE-A PATTERN FOR NEW ENGLAND POTENTIAL NEW ENGLAND TORNADO DEVELOPMENT...AND GIVEN ALL OF THE ABOVE FACTORS...AN ISOLATED TORNADO SOMEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND IS POSSIBLE. IN ANY CASE...THE STRONG LLJ COULD PRODUCE SOME STRONG/GUSTY WINDS IN SOME CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE WATCHED AS WELL GIVEN THE SHEAR COULD SUPPORT SOME DISCRETE STRUCTURES. FINALLY...WITH ONSHORE FLOW AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN VICINITY OF SRN NEW ENGLAND...COMBINING WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPRING TIDES...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. FOR MORE INFO...SEE THE COASTAL FLOOD SECTION BELOW. THU INTO FRI... UPPER LVL CUTOFF WILL BE SLIDING ACROSS NRN NEW ENGLAND...LEADING TO A PERIOD OF CYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. A COUPLE OF WEAK SHORTWAVES ARE LIKELY TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND WORK ON SOME TRAPPED LOW MOISTURE DESPITE WHAT WILL BE NEARLY STACKED W-NW FLOW. GIVEN H5 TEMPS TOO DIP TO AROUND -14C...LOOKS LIKE SOME DIURNAL CLOUDINESS WITH SPOT SHOWERS CAN/T BE RULED OUT ANY DAY. H85 TEMPS WILL BE DIPPING TO POSSIBLY BELOW +10C...SO HIGHS ARE LIKELY TO BE BELOW NORMAL UNLESS ENOUGH OF THE STILL RELATIVELY HIGH AUGUST SUN ANGLE CAN BE REALIZED BETWEEN CLOUDY BREAKS. NEXT WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK... MODEL DIVERGENCE HERE...BUT A BLEND OF ENSEMBLES AND EVEN THE OPERATIONAL ECMWF TO SOME EXTENT FAVOR A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN SENSIBLE WX THANKS TO BOTH THE FILLING AND NORTHWARD LIFT OF THE UPPER LVL CUTOFF. THEREFORE...WILL FEATURE A MAINLY DRY FORECAST ESPECIALLY AFTER SAT...WITH GRADUALLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT. MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT. HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT. SHORT TERM...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS AFTERNOON...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR OUTSIDE ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS OTHER THAN LATE NIGHT PATCHY GROUND FOG IN THE TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS. TUESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS BUT A FEW SHOWERS MAY WORK INTO THE INTERIOR LATE IN THE DAY OR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TUESDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. CONDITIONS DETERIORATE TO MVFR- IFR AS LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOWERS OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST. TIMING IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...BUT LOWER CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY TOWARDS 12Z WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE MA TURNPIKE TOWARDS DAYBREAK. LLWS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR DAYBREAK. KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. SEA BREEZE COMES TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING. KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR LIKELY IN RAIN AND FOG. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. THU AND FRI...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. ALTHOUGH SOME MVFR/IFR MAY LINGER IN SCT SHOWERS AND FOG EARLY THU...EXPECT SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH MORE VFR THU DAY AND FRIDAY DAY. && .MARINE... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT. MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT. HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT. SHORT TERM...THROUGH TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. INCREASING S-WINDS REMAINING BELOW 25 KTS ALONG WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF COASTAL FOG ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS. EXPECTING DRY-WEATHER THROUGHOUT WITH SEAS REMAINING BELOW 5-FEET. OUTLOOK...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. THERE IS AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES BEGINNING LATE TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WED NIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING FROM THE SW...THEN WILL BE VRB ON WED BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NW...SOME WINDS AROUND 25 KT CAN/T BE RULED OUT. ALSO... SEAS WILL BE BUILDING...WITH 5-8FT SWELLS POSSIBLE ON THE OCEAN WATERS. THU AND FRI...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. LOW PRES MOVES TO THE N OF THE REGION...THIS ALLOWS STRONG NW FLOW TO DEVELOP...WHICH MAY REACH NEAR 25 KT AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY THU. SWELLS MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO SUBSIDE FROM THE WED STORM. THEREFORE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY TO LINGER IN SOME FORM THROUGH THU. BY FRI...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD GENERALLY BE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... WEDNESDAY... A PERIOD OF HIGH SPRING TIDES WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG STORM DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE ONSHORE FLOW FROM THIS STORM MAY LEAD TO SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT MAINLY THE WEDNESDAY MID MORNING /SOUTH COAST/ AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON /EAST COAST/ HIGH TIDES. THE KEY QUESTION WILL BE THE TIMING OF A WAVE OF LOW PRES EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE LATER IN THE DAY THAT PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THIS MAY GENERATE JUST ENOUGH ADDITIONAL SURGE. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY HOW WIDESPREAD THE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE...BUT TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS WILL BE AT HIGHEST RISK. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DOODY/SIPPRELL NEAR TERM...FRANK SHORT TERM...SIPPRELL LONG TERM...DOODY AVIATION...FRANK/DOODY MARINE...DOODY/SIPPRELL TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...STAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 3:52 AM EDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-120800- 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- 352 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL HAZARDS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR POCKETS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING COASTLINES WEDNESDAY DUE TO EXPECTED ONSHORE WINDS AND ESPECIALLY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-120800- 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- 352 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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
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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 230 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 CTZ004-111915- WINDHAM- 230 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 ...HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVING THROUGH SOME OF WINDHAM COUNTY... AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM OVER SCOTLAND...OR NEAR WINDHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT ONLY 15 MPH. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...AS IT HEADED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WINDHAM COUNTY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PLAINFIELD...KILLINGLY...BROOKLYN...CANTERBURY...POMFRET... STERLING...HAMPTON AND SCOTLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. && LAT...LON 4165 7205 4174 7210 4187 7197 4171 7180 TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 240DEG 11KT 4171 7205 THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Aug 11, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 45 min |
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