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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 28, 2014Kent County, Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2014, 4:30 AM EDT for Kent County, Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 90 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 28, 2014, 4:30 AM EDT (08:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT
In force: 90 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 942 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 994 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 4.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 28, 3:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 3:35 AM EDT, 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
335 AM EDT MON JUL 28 2014

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-290745-
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-
335 AM EDT MON JUL 28 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG OR
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS THAT CAUSE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THE
GREATEST RISK FOR THIS WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-290745-
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-
335 AM EDT MON JUL 28 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS MORNING AND
AGAIN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:30 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
430 AM EDT MON JUL 28 2014

CTZ004-MAZ017-RIZ001>008-281000-
WINDHAM-NORTHERN BRISTOL-WASHINGTON-WESTERN KENT-BLOCK
ISLAND-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-BRISTOL-EASTERN KENT-SOUTHEAST
PROVIDENCE-NEWPORT-
430 AM EDT MON JUL 28 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND RHODE
ISLAND BETWEEN 530 AM AND 630 AM...

AT 426 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...LONG ISLAND AND THE COASTAL WATERS...AND WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS LINE OF STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.

STAY INSIDE WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 7164 4133 7190 4134 7186 4164 7179
      4166 7216 4195 7120 4159 7133 4172 7129
      4179 7137 4179 7138 4165 7136 4169 7145
      4152 7140 4164 7125 4148 7127 4149 7134
      4152 7136 4148 7134 4135 7163 4115 7155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 237DEG 46KT 4125 7270 4030 7279

JWD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	50 min
Jul 28, 5:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampshire	59 min
Jul 28, 6:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin	51 min
Jul 28, 8:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Suffolk	46 min
Jul 28, 8:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	40 min
Jul 28, 9:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	57 min
Jul 28, 9:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk	117 min
Jul 28, 9:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Essex	25 min
Jul 28, 10:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		41 min
Jul 28, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	50 min
Jul 28, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	43 min
Jul 28, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	62 min
Jul 28, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden, Worcester	47 min
Jul 28, 4:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	2 hr
Jul 28, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	43 min
Jul 28, 4:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Hampden, Worcester	21 min
Jul 28, 5:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	2 hr
Jul 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex	58 min
Jul 28, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire	34 min
Jul 28, 6:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Essex, Middlesex	117 min
Jul 28, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex	23 min
Jul 28, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		62 min
Jul 27, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent, Washington	44 min
Jul 28, 6:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	63 min
Jul 28, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	41 min
Jul 28, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hillsborough	16 min

Nearby

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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.