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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2014, 4:33 AM EDT for Dukes County, Massachusetts; Newport County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 57 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
- Jul 16, 2014, 4:33 AM EDT (08:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2014, 5:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Dukes County, MA, Newport County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 16, 2:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 2:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 401 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-162015- 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-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- 401 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN THE INTERIOR. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS REMAIN THE PRIMARY CONCERN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-162015- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 401 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-162015- 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- 401 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. .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
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
433 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
MAZ018>023-RIZ007-160930-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH-BARNSTABLE-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-DUKES-WESTERN
PLYMOUTH-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-NEWPORT-
433 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
...STRONG CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHEASTERN
PLYMOUTH...SOUTHEASTERN BRISTOL...SOUTHWESTERN BARNSTABLE...DUKES
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEWPORT COUNTIES...
AT 432 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOSNOLD...OR 8 MILES WEST OF TISBURY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BEDFORD...FALL RIVER...PLYMOUTH...BARNSTABLE...DARTMOUTH...
FALMOUTH...NEWPORT...MARION...OAK BLUFFS...EDGARTOWN...TISBURY...
AQUINNAH...MIDDLEBOROUGH...WAREHAM...SANDWICH...BOURNE...
PORTSMOUTH...MIDDLETOWN...FAIRHAVEN AND TIVERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MINOR URBAN AND
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. FOR
YOUR SAFETY...GO INSIDE OR IN A VEHICLE. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN AREAS
SUCH AS BALL FIELDS...GOLF COURSES AND PARKS. WAIT AT LEAST 30
MINUTES AFTER THE STORM ENDS TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4133 7083 4134 7084 4175 7063 4165 7092
4147 7090 4143 7085 4143 7087 4153 7097
4145 7136 4203 7062 4173 7028 4141 7045
4155 7052 4155 7053 4135 7045 4155 7055
4155 7057 4135 7050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 211DEG 37KT 4148 7078
MDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 9:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 56 min |
| Jul 15, 11:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 59 min |
| Jul 16, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 65 min | |
| Jul 16, 4:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 118 min |
| Jul 16, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 10:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 81 min |
| Jul 16, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Suffolk | 59 min |
| Jul 16, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Jul 15, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 63 min | |
| Jul 15, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Cheshire | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 10:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Cheshire, Hillsborough | 3 hr |
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Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2014Special Weather Statements in Rhode Island, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014
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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.