Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2014
Flood Watch 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Mar 28, 2014, 4:02 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 29, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2014, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
276 WGUS61 KBOX 282002 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-290415- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 402 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-290415- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 402 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS... SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-290415- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 402 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A LOW RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
8 follow-up statements
513 WGUS61 KBOX 290241 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1041 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1041 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN HAMPDEN MA. IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. GIVEN VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...THERE IS CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1041 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS... SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 1041 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A LOW RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
820 WGUS61 KBOX 290825 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 425 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-291630- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 425 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN HAMPDEN MA. IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. GIVEN VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...THERE IS CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-291630- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 425 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY AMOUNTS POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS... SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-291630- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 425 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. * FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3 INCHES. WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A LOW RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
036 WGUS61 KBOX 291556 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-300000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. GIVEN VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR...THERE IS CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-300000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY AMOUNTS POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS...SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-300000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3 INCHES. WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT... PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A LOW RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
205 WGUS61 KBOX 292020 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 420 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-300430- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 420 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. GIVEN VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR...THERE IS CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-300430- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1800Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 420 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY AMOUNTS POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS...SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-300430- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.140330T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 420 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3 INCHES. WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT... PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A LOW RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
676 WGUS61 KBOX 300207 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1007 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-301015- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1007 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN HAMPDEN MA. IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATER SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT HEAVIER LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. GIVEN VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR...THERE IS CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-301015- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1007 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY AMOUNTS POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS...SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-301015- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD 1007 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3 INCHES. WITH VEGETATION STILL DORMANT... PLUS SNOWMELT IN THE FAR INTERIOR...IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A LOW RISK OF ICE JAM FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
529 WGUS61 KBOX 300845 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-301645- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN HAMPDEN MA. IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING STEADIER AND SOMEWHAT HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT. GIVEN VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT...PLUS SNOWMELT ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR...THERE IS CONCERN OF MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-NHZ011-012-015-301645- /O.EXT.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH... EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY AMOUNTS POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON RIVERS...SMALL CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS. ICE MAY BEGIN MOVING ON SOME RIVERS...SO ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
230 WGUS61 KBOX 301916 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 316 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ004>006-009>012-026-RIZ001-310000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 316 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA AND WESTERN HAMPDEN MA. IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * RAINFALL RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WAS COMMON ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LAST NIGHT INTO THIS MORNING. THIS PROMPTED A STRONG RISE IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. WHILE FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR VARIOUS RIVERS OVER THE COURSE OF TODAY...THERE ARE SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT WERE STILL RISING AS OF THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * THE MAIN THREAT IS SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FRESH WATER FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ002-003-008-NHZ011-012-015-310000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA... PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 316 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH... EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * RAINFALL RANGING FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WAS COMMON ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW MELT...THIS PROMPTED A STRONG RISE IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. THERE ARE SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE STILL RESPONDING UPWARD AS OF MID AFTERNOON...WHICH ARE CONTINUING TO BE MONITORED. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR FAR INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * ICE MAY MOVE ON SOME RIVERS...SO ISOLATED ICE JAMS MAY ALSO PRESENT A FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
885 WGUS61 KBOX 310003 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 803 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-310115- /O.EXP.KBOX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/ /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-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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 803 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND HAS EXPIRED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Mar 28, 3:18 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:18 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
318 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY WILL
PROVIDE MILD CONDITIONS AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. DRY WEATHER BRIEFLY RETURNS TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE A COASTAL STORM DEVELOPS SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND...BRINGING A CHILLY WINDSWEPT SOAKING RAIN TO THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. DRY WEATHER RETURNS AROUND TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
230 PM UPDATE...DECIDED TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MA. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FUNNELING UP BUZZARDS BAY AND
TAPPING INTO THE HIGHER WINDS ABOUT 3000 FEET AGL. EXPECTING
MIXING TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WHICH SHOULD DROP WIND GUSTS
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERION.
LIGHT RAINFALL SPREADING EAST. EXPECTING THIS RAINFALL TO MOVE
OFFSHORE BY MID EVENING...ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT WILL TAKE A LITTLE
LONGER TO DO SO. ONCE THIS FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE...EXPECTING AT
LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING TO DEVELOP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
IT WILL BE TOUGH FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP MUCH TONIGHT...WITH A
DECENT SOUTHERLY WIND AND CLOUDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.
THINKING IT WILL BE A CASE OF TEMPERATURES SLOWLY FALLING THIS
EVENING...THEN FALLING MUCH MORE QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WHERE THE
CLOUDS BREAK UP.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY/...
DRY TO START ALONG WITH SOME PARTIAL SUNSHINE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN MA INTO SOUTHWEST NH. A LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THIS
FRONT IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC...SHOULD KEEP THIS FRONT TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH
THE DAY. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF WARM CONVEYOR BELT
PROCESSES TO INCREASE CLOUDS AND RAINFALL CHANCES THROUGH THE
DAY.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO FRIDAY...MAINLY DUE TO THE
HIGHER STARTING POINT SATURDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
* MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LONG TERM
* HEAVY RAIN LIKELY WITH COASTAL STORM THIS WEEKEND
THE 00Z MODELS ARE IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC
PATTERN. MAIN DIFFERENCES LIE IN THE EXACT TRACK AND SPEED OF A
FAIRLY STACKED SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE 12Z ECMWF IS FASTER
AND A BIT FARTHER NORTH WHILE THE 00Z NAM IS SLOWER AND FARTHER
SOUTH. THE 00Z GFS IS A GOOD MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION AND IS MORE IN
LINE WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEANS SO WILL LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE GFS TRACK
FOR THIS STORM. THIS COASTAL STORM WILL BE THE MAJOR FEATURE IN THE
LONG TERM WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE
LONG TERM...A MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
QUIET...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE NORTH
CAROLINA AND MOVES NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE 40/70 BENCHMARK. AS STATED
ABOVE...THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS BUT AM LEANING
TOWARDS THE GFS. ALL MODELS...INCLUDING THE ENSEMBLES...ARE
INDICATING A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...PWAT VALUES ARE 2 TO 3 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL...SO HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY AT TIMES. DESPITE
HOW DRY ITS BEEN OVER THE LAST MONTH...JUST OVER AN INCH OF PRECIP
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH...THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN OVER A 36 TO 48 HOUR
TIME FRAME IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE AT LEAST URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING. RIVER BASINS HAVE A DECENT CAPACITY BECAUSE ITS BEEN
DRY...BUT WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM...PARTICULARLY IF WE
GET MORE THAN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. WHILE MOST OF THE PRECIP IS
EXPECTED TO BE RAIN...AS THE LOW MOVES OUT TO SEA AND COOLER AIR
GETS DRAWN DOWN INTO THE REGION ON NORTHERLY FLOW...COULD SEE A
PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER MONDAY AS PRECIP COMES TO AN END. STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM SO WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE
MODEL TRENDS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
TUESDAY AND BEYOND...A MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEAST
WITH A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF DRY WEATHER AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SOME SHOWERS AS A COUPLE OF LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO QUEBEC.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE THROUGH SATURDAY. HAVE
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TRENDS...BUT ONLY MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN
TIMING.
THROUGH 00Z...MAINLY VFR OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS...WITH MVFR IN
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT...FRONT SLIPS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. MVFR IMPROVES TO
VFR...TAKING LONGEST ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. ANY LINGERING RAIN
SHOWERS ON THE SOUTH COAST MOVE OFFSHORE LATE THIS EVENING.
SATURDAY...VFR AND DRY TO START...THEN LOWERING TO MVFR AS RAIN
MOVES NORTH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. SW WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST
UP TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. AREAS OF MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN HEAVY RAIN/FOG. A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS PRECIP COMES TO AN END.
TUESDAY...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS RAIN
MOVES OUT OF THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
MODERATE TO HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE THRU SAT NIGHT.
TONIGHT...
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING
FROM SW TO WNW BY SATURDAY MORNING. WILL NEED TO REPLACE GALE
WARNINGS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AS WINDS DIMINISH THIS
EVENING.
SATURDAY...
WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN OUTER COASTAL WATERS. RAIN ALSO OVERSPREADS SOUTHERN
WATERS.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE. GALE
WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR SOME OF THE COASTAL WATERS AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE WATERS. SEAS INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 FEET ON
THE OUTER WATERS. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED AT TIMES IN
HEAVY RAIN AND FOG.
TUESDAY...WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
BUILD OVER THE WATERS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
INCREASING SPRING TIDE WILL BE OCCURRING OVER THIS WEEKEND WITH
TIDES REACHING BETWEEN 11.2 AND 11.5 AT HIGH TIDE IN BOSTON. AS A
COASTAL STORM AFFECTS THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE IN A NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. WITH THESE
WIND DIRECTIONS EXPECT THE MOST VULNERABLE COASTLINES WILL BE THE
NORTH FACING BEACHES OF CAPE COD AS WELL AS NANTUCKET.
HOWEVER...WITH THE EXPECTED STRENGTH OF THE WINDS AND AN UNCERTAIN
TRACK...COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE EAST COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS. BEACH EROSION IS A CONCERN AS WELL GIVEN MULTIPLE
TIDE CYCLES WILL BE IMPACTED. THE MOST LIKELY TIDE CYCLES TO
RESULT IN FLOODING ARE THE SUNDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE AND POSSIBLY THE
MONDAY MIDDAY HIGH TIDE.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MAZ018>023.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ231>234.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ230-251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ236.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ235-237-
250-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/RLG
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...BELK/RLG
MARINE...BELK/RLG
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:52 AM EDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 352 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 MAZ002>004-008>010-NHZ011-015-290800- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 352 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN SOME URBAN FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO A LOW PROBABILITY OF WINTRY PRECIP SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>024-026-NHZ012-RIZ001>008-290800- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-EASTERN 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 FRI MAR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN SOME URBAN FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>237-250-254>256-290800- 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- 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 FRI MAR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR NE GALES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-251-290800- BOSTON HARBOR-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 352 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR NE GALES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:38 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:31 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 44 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.