Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2014
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2014, 3:20 PM EST for 9 counties in Massachusetts; Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 9, 2014, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2014, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2014, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
675 WWUS71 KBOX 082020 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 320 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF BOTH MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND... MAZ020-RIZ006-007-090430- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.141209T1300Z-141210T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 320 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MAZ014>016-090430- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.141209T1500Z-141210T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY 320 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ007-019-021>024-RIZ008-090430- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 320 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LARGE BRANCHES AND EVEN FEW TREES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...TO PREVENT DAMAGE. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. && $$ FRANK/JWD/EVT FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
5 follow-up statements
282 WWUS71 KBOX 090447 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1147 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF BOTH MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND... MAZ020-RIZ006-007-091300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.141209T1300Z-141210T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1147 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...SOUTH COASTS OF BOTH MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MAZ014>016-091300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.141209T1500Z-141210T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY 1147 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MAZ007-019-021>024-RIZ008-091300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 1147 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LARGE BRANCHES AND EVEN FEW TREES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...TO PREVENT DAMAGE. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
616 WWUS71 KBOX 090853 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 353 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TODAY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND... MAZ007-019-021>024-RIZ008-091700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.141209T1500Z-141210T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...PLYMOUTH...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... BLOCK ISLAND 353 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 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 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OF AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...EASTERLY WINDS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...REMAINING STRONG TO DAMAGING AROUND THE MIDDAY INTO AFTERNOON HOURS PRIOR TO TAPERING INTO EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LARGE BRANCHES AND EVEN FEW TREES. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MAZ014>016-020-RIZ006-007-091700- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.141209T1500Z-141210T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 353 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE SOUTHERN COASTLINE OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...EASTERLY WINDS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...REMAINING STRONG TO DAMAGING AROUND THE MIDDAY INTO AFTERNOON HOURS PRIOR TO TAPERING INTO EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
466 WWUS71 KBOX 091521 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1021 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTS... MAZ007-014>016-019>024-RIZ006>008-092330- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1021 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTS. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
179 WWUS71 KBOX 092058 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTS... MAZ007-014>016-019>024-RIZ006>008-100300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 358 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTS. * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FROM THE EAST OR NORTHEAST. A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS THROUGH 7 PM. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 8 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
678 WWUS71 KBOX 092327 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 627 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 MAZ014-020>024-RIZ006>008-100030- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 627 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-100200- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141210T0200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 627 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTS. * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 8 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 23 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:37 AM EST | Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex and 5 more | 38 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:32 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 27 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:20 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:20 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 22 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2014Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2014Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.