Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2014, 3:49 AM EST for Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 14, 2014, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2014, 5:21 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 417 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 399 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 472 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
188 WWUS71 KBOX 140849 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY... MAZ022>024-141700- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.140214T1200Z-140214T2300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 349 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-141700- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.140214T1500Z-140214T2300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 349 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ 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
2 follow-up statements
987 WWUS71 KBOX 141604 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... MAZ022>024-142300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-142300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ 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
483 WWUS71 KBOX 142221 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 521 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 MAZ022>024-142330- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2300Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 521 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ MAZ004>007-012>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-142330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2300Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE... FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 521 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 9:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:55 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:33 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 12 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:42 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 108 min | |
| Feb 14, 5:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 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.