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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

May 25, 2014

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at May 25, 2014, 3:32 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2014, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 25, 2:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:16 AM EDT, 11 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 2:41 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 2:43 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 2:48 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
248 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0143 PM     HAIL             LEICESTER               42.25N  71.90W
05/25/2014  M0.88 INCH       WORCESTER          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

0150 PM     HAIL             LEICESTER               42.25N  71.90W
05/25/2014  M1.00 INCH       WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0206 PM     HAIL             CHARLTON                42.13N  71.97W
05/25/2014  M1.00 INCH       WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT CHARLTON SERVICE AREA ON
            MASS PIKE.

0230 PM     HAIL             DUDLEY                  42.05N  71.93W
05/25/2014  M1.25 INCH       WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HALF-DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0246 PM     HAIL             WOODSTOCK               41.95N  71.98W
05/25/2014  M0.75 INCH       WINDHAM            CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

&&

FIELD

Local storm report, May 25, 3:18 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
318 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0253 PM     HAIL             BROOKLYN                41.78N  71.95W
05/25/2014  M0.75 INCH       WINDHAM            CT   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO

&&

AED

Local storm report, May 25, 3:19 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
319 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0249 PM     HAIL             RICHMOND                41.50N  71.63W
05/25/2014  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         RI   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO

&&

AED

Special weather statement, May 25, 3:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

CTZ004-252000-
WINDHAM-
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWESTERN WINDHAM COUNTY...

AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SCOTLAND...OR NEAR NORWICH...MOVING SOUTH AT
35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINDHAM...PLAINFIELD...CANTERBURY AND SCOTLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS DOWNED BRANCHES. MINOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4166 7213 4166 7216 4167 7218 4170 7218
      4169 7194 4164 7193 4163 7195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 000DEG 29KT 4163 7207

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	83 min
May 25, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Worcester	33 min
May 25, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Worcester	30 min
May 25, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	27 min
May 25, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		95 min
May 25, 4:45 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		37 hr
May 25, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	30 min
May 25, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	48 min
May 25, 7:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester	50 min
May 25, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Washington	38 min
May 25, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Washington	49 min
May 25, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	47 min
May 25, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hillsborough	48 min
May 25, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hillsborough	33 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.