Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT for Franklin County, Hampshire County, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2014, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shutesbury, MA | LARGE LIMB DOWN ON WIRES ON WEST PELHAM ROAD |
| Jul 7, 8:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shutesbury, MA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON WEST PELHAM ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 10 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 445 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WUUS51 KBOX 080000 SVRBOX MAC011-015-027-080045- /O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0052.140708T0000Z-140708T0045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 800 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... * UNTIL 845 PM EDT * AT 759 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEVERETT TO NEAR NORTHAMPTON...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...ORANGE...GARDNER... BELCHERTOWN...ATHOL...WARE...TEMPLETON...RUTLAND...WESTMINSTER... BARRE...HADLEY...HUBBARDSTON...SUNDERLAND...HATFIELD...HARDWICK... OAKHAM...LEVERETT AND SHUTESBURY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. GO INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR LOW VISIBILITY AND AVOID FLOODED ROADS. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. && LAT...LON 4261 7183 4235 7207 4233 7267 4254 7244 TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 261DEG 40KT 4251 7244 4235 7264 $$ JWD
2 follow-up statements
452 WWUS51 KBOX 080016 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 816 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 MAC011-015-027-080045- /O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140708T0045Z/ HAMPSHIRE MA-FRANKLIN MA-WORCESTER MA- 816 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER COUNTIES... AT 815 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ATHOL TO PELHAM...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FITCHBURG...ORANGE...GARDNER...BELCHERTOWN...ATHOL...WARE... TEMPLETON...RUTLAND...WESTMINSTER...BARRE...HUBBARDSTON...HARDWICK... OAKHAM...SHUTESBURY...PHILLIPSTON...PELHAM...PETERSHAM...NEW BRAINTREE AND NEW SALEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GO INSIDE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT POOR VISIBILITY AND AVOID FLOODED ROADS. && LAT...LON 4261 7183 4235 7207 4234 7248 4255 7231 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 261DEG 40KT 4253 7223 4237 7243 $$ JWD
194 WWUS51 KBOX 080035 SVSBOX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 835 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 MAC011-015-027-080045- /O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140708T0045Z/ HAMPSHIRE MA-FRANKLIN MA-WORCESTER MA- 835 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER COUNTIES... AT 835 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WESTMINSTER TO BARRE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FITCHBURG...GARDNER...BELCHERTOWN...WARE...TEMPLETON...RUTLAND... WESTMINSTER...BARRE...HUBBARDSTON...HARDWICK...OAKHAM... PHILLIPSTON...PELHAM...PETERSHAM...NEW BRAINTREE AND NEW SALEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GO INSIDE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT POOR VISIBILITY AND AVOID FLOODED ROADS. && LAT...LON 4261 7183 4235 7207 4234 7248 4256 7211 TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 261DEG 40KT 4257 7194 4241 7214 $$ JWD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 7, 4:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 4:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
445 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
VERY WARM/HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK.
WHILE MUCH OF THE TIME WILL BE DRY...A FEW STRONG HIT AND MISS
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
INTERIOR. A FEW ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THURSDAY IF THE COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWER. DRY
WEATHER WITH LOWER HUMIDITY WILL ARRIVE BY THE END OF THE WEEK
INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
***SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND***
SHORTWAVE COMBINING WITH MODEST INSTABILITY ALONG WITH 30 TO 40
KNOTS OF SHEAR HAS ALLOWED SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TO WORK INTO SOUTHWEST NH/NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN
CAPES ON THE ORDER OF 1000 TO 1500 J/KG INTO THIS EVENING...FEEL THE
THREAT FOR SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXPAND TO
AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CT...WESTERN/NORTH CENTRAL MA AND INTO
SOUTHERN NH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
STRONG TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. HAIL WILL BE A SECONDARY CONCERN IF ANY DISCRETE CORES
CAN DEVELOP.
THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IF THIS ACTIVITY WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS IT TRIES
TO ENTER EASTERN MA/RHODE ISLAND. WE SHOULD SEE A WEAKENING
TREND...BUT STILL AT LEAST SOME CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL GIVEN 30+ KNOTS
OF SHEAR ALONG WITH SOME INSTABILITY. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS
CLOSELY THIS EVENING.
SHOULD SEE THE ACTIVITY WIND DOWN NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
THE SHORTWAVE DEPARTS. OTHERWISE...CAN/T RULE OUT A SPOT SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM GIVEN LOW LEVEL JET AND LEFT OVER INSTABILITY...BUT THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE NIGHT SHOULD BE DRY. LOW TEMPS WILL ONLY FALL
BACK TO THE LOWER 70S IN MOST LOCALES...WITH PERHAPS A FEW UPPER 60S
IN NORTHWEST MA/SOUTHWEST NH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
ANOTHER VERY WARM/HOT AND HUMID DAY ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHS SHOULD
TOP OUT AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S IN MANY LOCATIONS...ALTHOUGH A
FEW DEGREES COOLER ON THE SOUTH COAST/CAPE ISLANDS WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS. IT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.
WHILE MUCH OF THE DAY WILL BE DRY...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
MODERATELY UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT 1000 TO 2000 J/KG
OF CAPE TO DEVELOP ALONG WITH 30 TO 40 KNOTS OF SHEAR. THE MAIN
UNCERTAINTY IS THAT WE DON/T HAVE AS STRONG A SHORTWAVE APPROACHING
AS THE ONE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. HOWEVER...GIVEN VERY GOOD
INSTABILITY/SHEAR WE PROBABLY WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS.
WHILE AREAL COVERAGE REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND COULD BE LIMITED...ANY
STORM OR STORM/S THAT ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP IN THIS ENVIRONMENT COULD
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE STRONG TO
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS...BUT LARGE HAIL CAN/T BE RULED
OUT WITH ANY DISCRETE CELLS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
BEST SHOT FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTHWEST
OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE...ALTHOUGH CAN/T REALLY RULE ONE OUT
ANYWHERE. SHOULD SEE ACTIVITY WIND DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT CAN/T
RULE OUT A FEW SPOT SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY GIVEN GOOD JET DYNAMICS/INSTABILITY.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* VERY WARM/HOT AND HUMID ON WED
* A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WED INTO THU
* DRIER AND LESS HUMID AIR RETURNS BY THE END OF THE WEEK
OVERVIEW AND MODEL PREFERENCES...
MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SUITE ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN CONTINUING TO
DIG A LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH/CUTOFF LOW FROM HUDSON BAY THROUGH
THE GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY WHILE RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS
WESTERN CANADA INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THURSDAY. WITH THE
TROUGH AXIS CUTTING THROUGH THE LAKES...WILL SEE SLOW PROGRESSION
OF COLD FRONT TRYING TO SLICE THROUGH THE REGION. ONCE THIS TROUGH
LIFTS NE LATER THU/THU NIGHT...CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE WITH
DRIER AIR MOVING IN. TIMING OF NEXT SYSTEM WORKING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TIER STATES IS IN QUESTION WITH LACK OF MODEL
CONTINUITY...THOUGH LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER H5 CUTOFF LOW DIGS OUT OF
NORTHERN CANADA ACROSS HUDSON BAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...SO
ANOTHER TROUGH MAY START TO DIG SERD. MODELS ARE DIVIDED ON HOW
FAR THIS WILL DIG S AND HOW SURFACE SYSTEMS RIDING ALONG IN THIS
FLOW WILL MOVE...SO LOWER CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST BEYOND SATURDAY.
WITH THE GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MODELS EARLY IN THIS
CYCLE...USED A BLEND OF AVAILABLE GUIDANCE THEN LEANED TOWARD THE
ENSEMBLES BEYOND FRIDAY WITH THE TIMING ISSUES NOTED.
DETAILS...
WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
WITH THE COLD FRONT RUNNING NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH...WILL BE SLOW TO EXIT THE REGION. STILL QUITE A BIT OF
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION WITH CAPES IN THE 500-1000 J/KG
RANGE AND LIFTED INDICES BELOW ZERO. SO...KEPT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS/TSTMS GOING IN THE FORECAST. ALSO...PWATS ARE 1.8 TO 1.9
INCHES...SO WILL SEE HEAVY RAINERS WITH ANY TSTMS. KEPT HEAVY
RAINFALL WORDING GOING IN THE FORECAST INTO EARLY WED NIGHT. WILL
ALSO NEED TO MONITOR WIND SHEAR ON ORDER OF AROUND 40 KT WHICH
COULD HELP VENT ANY CONVECTION ALONG WITH THE CAPES AND LI/S.
EXPECTING WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE
80S...HIGHEST ACROSS E MA/RI/N CT.
FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE COAST OVERNIGHT WED
BUT MAY HUG THE COAST INTO THU MORNING. BRINGING BACK EDGE OF
PRECIP SLOWLY SEWD AND HAVE KEPT MENTION OF THUNDER IN GENERALLY
ACROSS AREAS S OF THE MASS PIKE.
THURSDAY...
HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE MENTION OF SHOWERS/TSTMS...MAINLY ACROSS
E MA/RI/NE CT THU MORNING...THEN SHOULD SHIFT OFFSHORE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON TIMING OF THE UPPER TROUGH
TO THE N AND W. MODELS DO SHOW PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH. WILL
STILL NEED TO MONITOR THE TIMING AND WHETHER MORE INSTABILITY THAN
CURRENTLY INDICATED WILL HANG BACK. DEWPTS IN THE LOWER-MID 60S DO
HANG BACK ACROSS THE AREA...SO MAY HAVE SOME PROBLEMS EARLY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
HIGH PRES WILL PUSH E FROM THE GREAT LAKES...BRINGING COOLER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS. SEA BREEZES WILL BE LIKELY BOTH DAYS WITH THE
LIGHT WIND FLOW IN PLACE THANKS TO THE HIGH. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE
IN THE LOWER 80S...CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS. CLOUDS LOOK TO
INCREASE FROM THE W SATURDAY NIGHT.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
AS LONG WAVE TROUGHING LOOKS TO RETURN TO THE W OF THE REGION...
MAY SEE ANOTHER FRONT BEGIN TO APPROACH. HOWEVER...DUE TO TIMING
ISSUES...NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE BUT DOES LOOK LIKE ANOTHER ROUND
OF SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS RETURN.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. SCT
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO INTERIOR SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND ROUGHLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. A FEW OF THE
STORMS MAY RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAIN.
THE ACTIVITY WILL BE HIT AND MISS...BUT WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED
MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS. ACTIVITY SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO
EASTERN MA/RI...BUT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CAN/T BE RULED OUT AFTER 8
OR 9 PM THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
KNOTS SHOULD DIMINISH SOME AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS DOMINATE THROUGH TONIGHT OTHER
THAN SOME LOCALIZED PATCHY GROUND FOG LATE. LOW PROBABILITY THAT
LOW CLOUDS/FOG DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND BUT DIDN/T HAVE
ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO INSERT INTO THE TAF. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO
MONITOR.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. VFR CONDITIONS
WILL DOMINATE...BUT PERHAPS A BETTER CHANCE OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST TUE NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE BEST SHOT NORTHWEST OF A BOS TO PVD LINE.
KBOS TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LOW PROBABILITY FOR A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY BETWEEN 00Z AND 04Z.
KBDL TAF...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY
FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY BETWEEN 21Z AND 03Z.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
WEDNESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR AWAY FROM THE COAST.
AREAS OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS IN LOW CLOUDS/FOG
WHICH SHOULD IMPROVE BY AROUND MID MORNING...BUT WILL REDEVELOP
AFTER MIDNIGHT WED NIGHT. WILL SEE LOCAL BRIEF MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS
IN SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS.
THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. SHOULD BE MAINLY VFR. WIDELY SCT
SHOWERS LINGER WITH LOCAL MVFR VSBYS. ISOLD THUNDER POSSIBLE ALONG
S COAST.
FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR CONDITIONS.
SATURDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. VFR INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAY SEE MVFR CIGS/VSBYS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SCT SHOWERS/ISOLD TSTMS
ACROSS WESTERN AREAS AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES. LOWER
CONFIDENCE DUE TO TIMING ISSUES.
&&
.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.
PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE RIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. NEAR SHORE GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
KNOTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...SO WILL BE ABLE TO LET SOME OF
THE NEAR SHORE HEADLINES EXPIRE. WINDS MAY BE A TOUCH LESS GUSTY ON
TUESDAY...BUT STILL THE RISK FOR 25 KNOT WIND GUSTS SO MORE NEAR
SHORE SCA HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. AS FOR THE OUTER-WATERS...WILL
CONTINUE TO NEED SCA HEADLINES WITH LONG SOUTHWEST FETCH RESULTING
IN 4 TO 7 FOOT SEAS.
OTHERWISE...MAY SEE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOP MAINLY TUE NIGHT WHICH
COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. IN ADDITION...LOW
TO MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN LATE TUE.
OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
WEDNESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. S-SW WINDS CONTINUE AT 10-15 KT.
A FEW GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. S SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE AT 5-7 FT ON THE OUTER WATERS. REDUCED VSBYS IN FOG
WILL CONTINUE. SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH WED
EVENING.
THURSDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. S-SW WINDS BELOW 15 KT DURING THE
DAY WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO W-NW THURSDAY NIGHT. MAY SEE 5 FOOT SEAS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS EARLY...THEN SHOULD SUBSIDE.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR ANZ231>234.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ230-
236-251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ235-237-
254>256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ250.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRANK/EVT
NEAR TERM...FRANK
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...EVT
AVIATION...FRANK/EVT
MARINE...FRANK/EVTHazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 4:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 436 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-082045- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 436 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONG TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN...BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED REPORT OR TWO OF LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN AND A VERY LOCALIZED FLOOD THREAT IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE ALSO IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS SURVIVE INTO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAL COVERAGE OF THE ACTIVITY BOTH DAYS REMAINS UNCERTAIN...BUT THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY STORM WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS WHILE HAIL WILL BE A SECONDARY CONCERN. HEAVY RAIN AND VERY LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-082045- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 436 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 6:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
617 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROE 42.72N 72.95W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE HEALTHY TREES DOWN ON MONROE RIVER ROAD
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 42.71N 72.44W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WEST NORTHFIELD RD. TIME
ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG BERNARDSTON 42.67N 72.55W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES AND 3 POWER LINE POLES DOWN ON DEPOT AND
SOUTH STREETS
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WENDELL ROAD
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR RTE 28
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR POST OFFICE
0420 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN ON CENTRAL STREET
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 TREES WITH POWER LINE POLES DOWN
0555 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SPOTTER IN LYNN LOOKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0603 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN TO THE NORTH OF FENWAY PARK ON
WEBCAM. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0604 PM TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 42.48N 71.27W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON OLD BILLERICA ROAD.
&&
RMTLocal storm report, Jul 7, 6:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
636 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROE 42.72N 72.95W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE HEALTHY TREES DOWN ON MONROE RIVER ROAD
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 42.71N 72.44W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WEST NORTHFIELD RD. TIME
ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG BERNARDSTON 42.67N 72.55W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES AND 3 POWER LINE POLES DOWN ON DEPOT AND
SOUTH STREETS
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WENDELL ROAD
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR RTE 28
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR POST OFFICE
0420 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN ON CENTRAL STREET
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 TREES WITH POWER LINE POLES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG LEYDEN 42.70N 72.62W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE ON WIRES ON ALEXANDER ROAD
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG ORANGE 42.59N 72.30W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A CAR ON FORT ROAD.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG PHILLIPSTON 42.55N 72.13W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MAIN ROAD.
0542 PM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLESEX ROAD.
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 42.48N 71.27W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HOUSES...CARS. WIRES DOWN ON
HEMLOCK LANE AND HILLTOP DRIVE. OTHER TREES DOWN ON OLD
BILLERICA ROAD AND COSBY STREET.
0549 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A ROOF ON CON STREET
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PRIMARY WIRES DOWN
0555 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SPOTTER IN LYNN LOOKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0603 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN TO THE NORTH OF FENWAY PARK ON
WEBCAM. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
&&
RMT/GAFLocal storm report, Jul 7, 6:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
638 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROE 42.72N 72.95W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE HEALTHY TREES DOWN ON MONROE RIVER ROAD
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 42.71N 72.44W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WEST NORTHFIELD RD. TIME
ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG BERNARDSTON 42.67N 72.55W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES AND 3 POWER LINE POLES DOWN ON DEPOT AND
SOUTH STREETS
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WENDELL ROAD
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR RTE 28
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR POST OFFICE
0420 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN ON CENTRAL STREET
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 TREES WITH POWER LINE POLES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG LEYDEN 42.70N 72.62W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE ON WIRES ON ALEXANDER ROAD
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG ORANGE 42.59N 72.30W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A CAR ON FORT ROAD.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG PHILLIPSTON 42.55N 72.13W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MAIN ROAD.
0542 PM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLESEX ROAD.
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 42.48N 71.27W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HOUSES...CARS. WIRES DOWN ON
HEMLOCK LANE AND HILLTOP DRIVE. OTHER TREES DOWN ON OLD
BILLERICA ROAD AND COSBY STREET.
0549 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A ROOF ON CON STREET
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PRIMARY WIRES DOWN
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON HIGHLAND AVE. AT LAWSON.
0555 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SPOTTER IN LYNN LOOKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0603 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN TO THE NORTH OF FENWAY PARK ON
WEBCAM. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
&&
RMT/GAFLocal storm report, Jul 7, 6:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
644 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROE 42.72N 72.95W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE HEALTHY TREES DOWN ON MONROE RIVER ROAD
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 42.71N 72.44W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WEST NORTHFIELD RD. TIME
ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG BERNARDSTON 42.67N 72.55W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES AND 3 POWER LINE POLES DOWN ON DEPOT AND
SOUTH STREETS
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WENDELL ROAD
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR RTE 28
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR POST OFFICE
0420 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN ON CENTRAL STREET
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE ALONG RT. 101 IN ASHBURNHAM
CENTER LOOKING TOWARD GARDNER.
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 TREES WITH POWER LINE POLES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG LEYDEN 42.70N 72.62W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE ON WIRES ON ALEXANDER ROAD
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG ORANGE 42.59N 72.30W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A CAR ON FORT ROAD.
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON BAY STREET
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG PHILLIPSTON 42.55N 72.13W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MAIN ROAD.
0542 PM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLESEX ROAD.
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 42.48N 71.27W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HOUSES...CARS. WIRES DOWN ON
HEMLOCK LANE AND HILLTOP DRIVE. OTHER TREES DOWN ON OLD
BILLERICA ROAD AND COSBY STREET.
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN ON MAIN STREET.
0549 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A ROOF ON CON STREET
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PRIMARY WIRES DOWN
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON HIGHLAND AVE. AT LAWSON.
0555 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SPOTTER IN LYNN LOOKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0603 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN TO THE NORTH OF FENWAY PARK ON
WEBCAM. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
&&
RMT/GAFSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 6:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
652 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014
MAZ002>004-008-010-NHZ011-080015-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN WORCESTER-EASTERN
HAMPSHIRE-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-CHESHIRE-
652 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014
..STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN NEW YORK STATE MAY
AFFECT SOUTHWEST NH AND WESTERN MA BETWEEN 730 AND 830 PM IF THEY
ARE ABLE TO HOLD TOGETHER...
AT 646 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK
STATE. IF THIS ACTIVITY CAN HOLD TOGETHER...STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MA AND SOUTHWEST NEW
HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 730 AND 830 PM. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS FOR 50 TO
60 MPH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET INDOORS IF STORMS APPROACH. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE DAMAGE...SUCH AS DOWNED BRANCHES. MINOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4263 7295 4274 7302 4273 7246 4288 7256
4300 7245 4316 7245 4318 7216 4223 7186
4215 7211 4218 7226 4224 7223 4219 7237
4223 7241 4221 7260 4229 7260 4218 7269
4224 7282 4222 7287 4234 7290 4233 7306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 269DEG 44KT 4262 7339
FRANKLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:23 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
723 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROE 42.72N 72.95W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE HEALTHY TREES DOWN ON MONROE RIVER ROAD
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 42.71N 72.44W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON WEST NORTHFIELD RD. TIME
ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG BERNARDSTON 42.67N 72.55W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES AND 3 POWER LINE POLES DOWN ON DEPOT AND
SOUTH STREETS
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WENDELL ROAD
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 42.68N 72.33W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR RTE 28
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR POST OFFICE
0420 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN ON CENTRAL STREET
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAMP COLLIER ROAD
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE ALONG RT. 101 IN ASHBURNHAM
CENTER LOOKING TOWARD GARDNER.
0430 PM HAIL LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
07/07/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
8 TREES WITH POWER LINE POLES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG LEYDEN 42.70N 72.62W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE ON WIRES ON ALEXANDER ROAD
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG ORANGE 42.59N 72.30W
07/07/2014 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON A CAR ON FORT ROAD.
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON BAY STREET
0458 PM HAIL LUNENBURG 42.59N 71.73W
07/07/2014 M0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON LANCASTER ROAD.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG PHILLIPSTON 42.55N 72.13W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MAIN ROAD.
0510 PM LIGHTNING BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED ATTIC FIRE ON EUGENE ROAD.
0513 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 42.59N 71.73W
07/07/2014 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ACROSS RT. 13 NEAR MONADNOCK GOLF COURSE.
TIME APPROXIMATE.
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG BILLERICA 42.55N 71.27W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON TECH PARK DRIVE.
0532 PM TSTM WND DMG CONCORD 42.45N 71.35W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AT CONCORD COUNTRY CLUB.
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON SOUTH BEDFORD STREET NEAR THE WOBURN
LINE.
0542 PM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON MIDDLESEX ROAD.
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 42.48N 71.27W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HOUSES...CARS. WIRES DOWN ON
HEMLOCK LANE AND HILLTOP DRIVE. OTHER TREES DOWN ON OLD
BILLERICA ROAD AND CROSBY DRIVE.
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN ON MAIN STREET.
0547 PM TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON 42.45N 71.23W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES...WIRES...AND A STREET LIGHT DOWN ON MASS AVE.
0549 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES. WIRES DOWN ON A ROOF ON CON STREET. PHONE POLE
SNAPPED AT MARLBORO ROAD.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
PRIMARY WIRES DOWN
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON HIGHLAND AVE. AT LAWSON.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG STONEHAM 42.47N 71.10W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON PERTH STREET.
0555 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SPOTTER IN LYNN LOOKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON KENNEDY DRIVE.
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE ON COREY AVE. LARGE TREE DOWN
ON RIVERSIDE AVE. PHONE POLE DOWN ON MASS AVE. WIRES
DOWN ON LAWRENCE ST.
0603 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN TO THE NORTH OF FENWAY PARK ON
WEBCAM. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
07/07/2014 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AT WADE STREET.
&&
RMT/GAFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Jul 8, 7:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 28 hr |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.