Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flood Watches in 2014
Flood Watch 8, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Dec 8, 2014, 4:37 AM EST for 11 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Dec 9, 2014, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2014, 4:37 AM EST (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2014, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2014, 6:13 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
379 WGUS61 KBOX 080937 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 437 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>021-RIZ001>007-081745- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0008.141209T1100Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 437 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BRISTOL...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX...EASTERN HAMPDEN...ESSEX...NORFOLK...PLYMOUTH... SOUTHERN WORCESTER AND SUFFOLK. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL... KENT...NEWPORT...PROVIDENCE AND WASHINGTON. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMPACT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SOMETIME LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2.0 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...MAINLY OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
523 WGUS61 KBOX 081554 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1054 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>021-RIZ001>007-090000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0008.141209T1100Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1054 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$
734 WGUS61 KBOX 082033 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 333 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING BEGINNING LATER TUESDAY MORNING AND IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR... CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>021-RIZ001>007-090445- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0008.141209T1100Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 333 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD FALL LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. * THE HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO COINCIDE WITH AT LEAST PART OF THE TUESDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR A VERY DIFFICULT COMMUTE...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$ FRANK
176 WGUS61 KBOX 090445 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1145 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING BEGINNING LATER TUESDAY MORNING AND IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR... MAZ022-024-091245- /O.EXA.KBOX.FA.A.0008.141209T1100Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1145 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * FROM 6 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD FALL LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. WITH THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE BEING HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY RAINFALL WILL BE SLOWER TO DRAIN AWAY...PARTICULARLY ON NANTUCKET. * THE HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO COINCIDE WITH AT LEAST PART OF THE TUESDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR A VERY DIFFICULT COMMUTE...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>021-RIZ001>007-091245- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0008.141209T1100Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-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...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1145 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM 6 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD FALL LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. * THE HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO COINCIDE WITH AT LEAST PART OF THE TUESDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR A VERY DIFFICULT COMMUTE...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$
508 WGUS61 KBOX 090923 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 423 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING BEGINNING THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING RUSH HOUR... CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>022-024-RIZ001>007-091730- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0008.141209T1100Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-NANTUCKET MA- 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...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 423 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD FALL LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WITH THE GROUND PARTIALLY FROZEN BY RECENT COLD WEATHER...AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT DRAINS COULD BE LEAF-CLOGGED THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. * THERE WILL ALSO LIKELY BE DRAINAGE COMPLICATIONS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE COMMUNITIES DURING THE MIDDAY HIGH-TIDE. EXPECTING DRAINS TO BACK UP AGAINST THE RISING TIDE WITH THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RAIN. * THE HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO COINCIDE WITH AT LEAST PART OF THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR A VERY DIFFICULT COMMUTE SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$ SIPPRELL
767 WGUS61 KBOX 091444 FFABOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 944 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... MAZ023-RIZ008-092245- /O.EXA.KBOX.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DUKES MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINEYARD HAVEN...BLOCK ISLAND 944 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO DRAINAGE COMPLICATIONS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. DRAINAGE SYSTEMS MAY BACK UP FROM THE COMBINATION OF THE RISING TIDE AND HEAVY RAINFALL... ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SHORELINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>022-024-RIZ001>007-092245- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 944 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS MORE PRONE TO FLOODING SUCH AS PEABODY...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD AND CRANSTON. FLOODING MAY ALSO AFFECT SHORELINE COMMUNITIES DURING THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE...AS DRAINAGE SYSTEMS MAY BACK UP FROM THE COMBINATION OF THE RISING TIDE AND HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$
885 WGUS61 KBOX 092040 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 340 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>024-RIZ001>008-100445- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 340 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL LIFT TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. IT WILL TAKE A FEW HOURS FOR RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS TO SUBSIDE...SO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.50 TO 3.00 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && $$
223 WGUS61 KBOX 092313 FFABOX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 613 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-011>024-RIZ001>008-100015- /O.CAN.KBOX.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM... FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 613 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ROUTE 128 CORRIDOR WITHIN GREATER BOSTON UNTIL 845 PM FOR SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING. A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF ESSEX COUNTY. DRIVERS IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD AVOID FLOODED ROADS AND OBEY ANY POSTED ROAD CLOSURES. FLOOD WATERS WILL EASE LATER TONIGHT. $$ JWD
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 Dec 8, 3:13 AM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 3:13 AM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
313 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
OTHER THAN SOME LIGHT SNOW AND/OR RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS MONDAY...MAINLY DRY BUT COLD AND BLUSTERY WEATHER
PREVAILS. A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TUE
WITH HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY A PERIOD OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION AT THE ONSET OVER WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. IN ADDITION
THERE IS A RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE. LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION
WITH LESSER IMPACTS WED AND THU.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
SURFACE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED MORE NORTHEAST THAN NORTH THIS MORNING.
OCEAN-EFFECT CLOUDS WASTED NO TIME IN ENVELOPPING SOUTHEAST MA AND
NORTHERN RI. WELL DEFINED INVERSION IN THE OBSERVED AND MODELED
SOUNDINGS...WHICH PLACE THE BASE OF THE INVERSION BETWEEN
2500-3000 FEET. AT THIS POINT...THINKING THESE CLOUDS ARE LARGELY
HERE TO STAY...AS THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE
BROKEN. THIS WILL LEAVE THE MOISTURE TRAPPED NEAR THE GROUND.
MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE ALSO INDICATING ANOTHER RISK FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN MA AND NORTHERN RI...AND THAT WOULD BE PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. VERY DRY AIR RESIDES WITHIN THE PRIME SNOW
DNDRITIC SNOW GROWTH REGION. WITHOUT ACTIVE ICE NUCLEI...FREEZING
DRIZZLE WOULD BE THE MOST LIKELY PRECIPITATION TYPE. STILL
CONSIDERING THIS POSSIBILITY...AS WELL AS ANY NEEDED HEADLINES TO
ACCOUNT FOR IT.
OTHERWISE...INCREASING CLOUDS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WITH GUSTY WINDS TOWARD THE COASTS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL
BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
*** POWERFUL STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ***
OVERVIEW...
MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF THIS
UPCOMING STORM. THERE ARE STILL MANY CRUCIAL DETAILS TO BE
RESOLVED...WHICH WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. AT
THE TOP OF THE LIST...THERMAL PROFILES. THE 08/00Z GFS CONTINUES
TO BE ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SOLUTION ENVELOPE...WITH THE
08/00Z CANADIAN THE FASTEST. THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT EASTWARD
TREND BETWEEN THE 08/00Z ECMWF AND ITS 12Z RUN. WHILE THIS WOULD
MEAN A SLIGHTLY COLDER SOLUTION...AM STILL THINKING THIS IS MAINLY
A RAIN EVENT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STAYED CLOSE TO THE
CONSENSUS TRACK FOR THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
STRONG WINDS...
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AMONG THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE THERE WILL BE
AN EAST-SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL JET OF 50-70 KT TUESDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE LOW TRACK IS WEST/SOUTHWEST OF NEW ENGLAND
THE 925 MB JET IS MORE OF AN EAST-SOUTHEAST JET...NOT THE TYPICAL
COLDER/DENSE NORTHEAST AIRSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH COASTAL STORMS
IN NEW ENGLAND. THIS RESULTS IN WEAK LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES.
NAM AND GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS CORROBORATE THIS WITH LIMITED BOUNDARY
LAYER MIXING. HOWEVER BOTH MODELS INDICATE 50 KTS AS LOW AS 1 KFT.
THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG PRESSURE FALLS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MA /ISALLOBARIC WIND COMPONENT/ WILL YIELD A MODERATE RISK OF VERY
STRONG TO PERHAPS DAMAGING WINDS MAINLY ACROSS CAPE ANN...CAPE
COD AND THE ISLANDS TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BASED ON LATEST
GUIDANCE...WILL EXPAND THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO ALL OF THE MA SOUTH
COAST AND SOUTHERN RI. ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WINDS
NOT AS STRONG.
HEAVY RAINFALL...
THE 08/00Z MODELS REMAIN PROGRESSIVE WITH WARM CONVEYOR BELT
PRECIPITATION FLYING NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUE
NIGHT. THUS OUR REGION MAY BE LIMITED TO 8-12 HRS OF HEAVY
PRECIPIATION...WITH A DRY SLOT QUICKLY OVERSPREADING CT/RI/MA TUE
EVENING. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE SHOT AT CONVECTION ACCOMPANYING THIS
STORM...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. WILL
HOIST A FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MA PIKE
TO COVER THIS POTENTIAL.
IF CURRENT TIMING HOLDS UP...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WOULD OCCUR
DURING THE LATE DAY TUE COMMUTE. IN FACT MUCH OF THE GUIDANCE IS
SHOWING 6HR RAINFALL FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM TUE OF 1.50-1.75 INCHES.
THUS HIGHER PROBABILITY OF URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING TUE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COASTAL FLOODING...
SEE TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING SECTION BELOW.
WINTRY PRECIP...
AS MENTIONED BEFORE...THERMAL PROFILES WILL BE CRUCIAL TO THE
DETAILS OF THIS FORECAST. CONSIDERING UNCERTAINTY...THOUGHT IT
BEST TO HOIST A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL MA. CURRENT SNOWFALL FORECASTS DO NOT SUPPORT SUCH A
WATCH...BUT ENSEMBLE SPREAD DOES. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A COLDER
SOLUTION BY 1-2C TO SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. EVEN IN THESE AREAS...
EXPECTING AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL TO OCCUR BY LATE TUESDAY...WHICH
WOULD CUT DOWN ON SNOW ACCUMULATION. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE ANY SNOW
WHICH DOES FALL HEAVIER.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY...
WED AND THU...
LIGHTER PRECIP FROM COMMA HEAD/TROWAL LIKELY WED AND THU. COLUMN MAY
COOL ENOUGH FOR SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW. HEAVIER QPF POSSIBLE
NORTHERN MA WED PENDING EXACT TRACK OF MID LEVEL CIRCULATION AND
ASSOCIATED COMMA-HEAD/TROWAL.
FRI/SAT AND SUN...
LARGE MODEL SPREAD HERE ON DEPARTURE OF MID LEVEL LOW. ECMWF IS ON
THE SLOW EDGE OF THE GUID WITH MID LEVEL LOW RETROGRADING BACK TO
THE SOUTHWEST OVER MID ATLC REGION. MEANWHILE GFS IS FASTEST WITH
LOW OVER THE MARITIMES. UKMET APPEARS TO BE A NICE COMPROMISE WITH
MID LEVEL LOW OVER GULF OF MAINE AND SLOWLY KICKING NE. THUS
DRYING TREND THIS PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
08Z UPDATE...
THROUGH 12Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR...BUT EXPECT AREAS OF
MVFR CIGS ACROSS SE MA AND RI. A FEW LIGHT OCEAN EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS/FLURRIES POSSIBLE OVER CAPE/ISLANDS AND SE COASTAL MA.
WIND GUSTS SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
TODAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO GRADUALLY SPREAD
INLAND FROM THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY...POSSIBLY REACHING THE
CT VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
ACROSS E MA. NON-ZER THREAT FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. NE
GUSTS 25-30 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS EXPECTED WITH
LOWER PROB OF IFR. PRECIP ASSOCD WITH THE STORM WILL LIKELY HOLD
OFF UNTIL NEAR OR AFTER 12Z. BUT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...DRIZZLE OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES IN
RESPONSE TO INCREASING ELY FLOW. E WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO 25-30
KT CAPE/ISLANDS TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. BRIEF BUT HIGH IMPACT WEATHER EVENT
WITH STRONG EAST WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TUE INTO EVENING. WIDESPREAD
MVFR WITH LOCAL LIFR POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS 40+ KT LIKELY EASTERN
MA WITH LOW RISK OF 50 KT.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LOWER CONFIDENCE ON TIMING
OF MVFR CIGS THIS AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE. PERIODS OF
MAINLY IFR AND MVFR SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. WINDS DIMINISH.
FRIDAY...TREND IS FOR DRIER WEATHER ALONG WITH MVFR AND VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
WINDS WILL DROP BELOW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NE MA COASTAL
WATERS..BUT GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN OUTER
WATERS.
TONIGHT...AS COASTAL LOW MOVES NORTH...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH. GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY RETURNING TO
SOUTHERN WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE/TUE NIGHT...LOW PRES MOVES UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TOWARD
LONG ISLAND. WIDESPREAD EASTERLY GALES WITH MODERATE PROBABILITY
OF STORM FORCE GUSTS RI AND EASTERN MA WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS RAPIDLY BUILD TO 15-20 FT EASTERN MA WATERS. HEAVY
RAIN LOWERS VSBY.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
WED/THU...LOW WEAKENS AND MEANDERS OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
LIGHTER WINDS WITH LEFTOVER ROUGH SEAS. VSBY LOW IN FOG AND SCATTERED
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI...LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WITH IMPROVING TRENDS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
NEW 08/00Z MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS PROGRESSIVE/SHORTER DURATION OF
STRONGER ONSHORE WINDS. STRONGEST WINDS NOW FOCUSED FROM TUE AFTN
INTO TUE EVENING AND THEN MOVING RAPIDLY INTO NH AND ME COAST.
THUS STRONGEST WINDS AND SURGE MAY OCCUR DURING LOW TIDE TUE
EVENING. ALTHOUGH HAVE TO BE CAREFUL GIVEN ONLY 6 HR DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE. IF MODEL TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS IS
A LITTLE OFF...THERE WOULD BE A LOW RISK FOR POCKETS OF MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE TUE MIDDAY OR WED MIDNIGHT HIGH TIDE.
THE TIDE OF GREATEST RISK AT THIS MOMENT STILL APPEARS TO BE THE
MIDDAY TUESDAY HIGH TIDE.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR MAZ007-022>024.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ231>234.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ANZ232>234.
GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ230-236.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ230.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR ANZ236.
STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ235-237-254>256.
STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR ANZ250-251.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ANZ254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BELK/NOCERA
NEAR TERM...BELK
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...NOCERA
AVIATION...BELK/NOCERA
MARINE...BELK/NOCERA
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BELKHazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 4:33 PM EST, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>021-026-RIZ001>007-082145- 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- 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ON MONDAY...THERE IS THE RISK THAT OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD RESULT IN A LIGHT ACCUMULATION ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF CAPE COD. ANY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT COULD RESULT IN SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. IN ADDITION THERE IS A LOW RISK OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THIS COULD IMPACT THE LATE DAY COMMUTE. (2) STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD...THE ISLANDS AND CAPE ANN TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. (3) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST DURING THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE CYCLE TUESDAY. (4) A LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-082145- EASTERN ESSEX MA- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. ON MONDAY...THERE IS THE RISK THAT OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD RESULT IN A LIGHT ACCUMULATION ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF CAPE COD. ANY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT COULD RESULT IN SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. (2) NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE ANN TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. (3) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST DURING THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON TUESDAY. A LOW PROBABILITY EXISTS FOR SOME MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TUESDAY IF WINDS INCREASE A BIT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED OR LINGERS INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RIZ008-082145- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ON MONDAY...THERE IS THE RISK THAT OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD RESULT IN A LIGHT ACCUMULATION ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF CAPE COD. ANY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT COULD RESULT IN SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. (2) NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ022>024-082145- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. ON MONDAY...THERE IS THE RISK THAT OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD RESULT IN A LIGHT ACCUMULATION ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF CAPE COD. ANY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT COULD RESULT IN SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. (2) NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. (3) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST DURING THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON TUESDAY. A LOW PROBABILITY EXISTS FOR SOME MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ON TUESDAY IF WINDS INCREASE A BIT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ254>256-082145- 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- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ250-251-082145- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ235-237-082145- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-082145- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231-082145- CAPE COD BAY- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ232>234-082145- NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 433 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .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/NWSBOSTON 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 23 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:32 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:20 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:20 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 22 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.