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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2015, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 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 1, 2015, 1:00 PM EDT (17:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 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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</html>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 1, 10:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:41 AM EDT, 9 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 341 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-020745- 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 341 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-020745- 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- 341 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:19 AM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
819 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015
MAZ019-022-023-011315-
DUKES-EASTERN PLYMOUTH-BARNSTABLE-
819 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWESTERN BARNSTABLE...DUKES AND EAST
CENTRAL PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...
AT 819 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CARVER
TO NEAR MATTAPOISETT TO NEAR GOSNOLD TO NEAR AQUINNAH TO 12 MILES
WEST OF CHILMARK...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLYMOUTH...BARNSTABLE...FALMOUTH...OAK BLUFFS...EDGARTOWN...
TISBURY...YARMOUTH...WAREHAM...SANDWICH...BOURNE...MASHPEE...WEST
TISBURY...CHILMARK...GOSNOLD AND HYANNIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MINOR URBAN AND
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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 STORMS END TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 7070 4141 7094 4154 7065 4176 7060
4186 7069 4194 7057 4176 7047 4171 7022
4161 7026 4160 7047 4141 7045 4155 7051
4155 7052 4135 7045 4144 7050 4135 7050
4134 7073 4125 7081
TIME...MOT...LOC 1219Z 231DEG 37KT 4183 7078 4160 7080 4148 7089 4138
7089 4126 7101 4100 7110
MDLocal storm report, Jul 1, 8:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
856 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 AM FLOOD PALMER 42.16N 72.33W
07/01/2015 HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
RTE 20 AND RTE 181 TRAIN UNDERPASS 1.5 FEET OF WATER
0820 AM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.64N 70.93W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
MINOR FLOODING ALONG RTE 18 BY ROYAL RESTAURANT
0820 AM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.64N 70.93W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
ONE FOOT STANDING WATER ALONG TALKIN HILL ROAD AND
KINGS HIGHWAY
0826 AM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.64N 70.93W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS AT WELD STREET AND RTE 18
&&
WSSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 9:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
916 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015
MAZ022-011415-
BARNSTABLE-
916 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
AT 914 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
PROVINCETOWN TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDGARTOWN...AND WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
STORMS ALSO HAVE A BRIEF HISTORY OF RAPID SPIN UPS...SO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR FOR UPDATES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARNSTABLE...BREWSTER...PROVINCETOWN...YARMOUTH...DENNIS...HARWICH...
CHATHAM...ORLEANS...EASTHAM...WELLFLEET AND TRURO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MINOR URBAN AND
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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 STORMS END TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 6997 4167 7000 4163 7026 4173 7028
4171 7027 4171 7026 4177 7006 4181 7000
4191 7000 4204 7011 4207 7023 4208 7023
4203 7006 4194 7000 4174 6993 4171 6993
4176 6995 4172 7000 4170 6993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 292DEG 37KT 4213 7016 4131 7030
MDLocal storm report, Jul 1, 10:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1053 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 AM FLOOD PALMER 42.16N 72.33W
07/01/2015 HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
RTE 20 AND RTE 181 TRAIN UNDERPASS 1.5 FEET OF WATER
0820 AM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.64N 70.93W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
MINOR FLOODING ALONG RTE 18 BY ROYAL RESTAURANT
0820 AM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.64N 70.93W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
ONE FOOT STANDING WATER ALONG TALKIN HILL ROAD AND
KINGS HIGHWAY
0826 AM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.64N 70.93W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS AT WELD STREET AND RTE 18
0828 AM FLOOD FALL RIVER 41.70N 71.16W
07/01/2015 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
WARREN AND JEFFERSON STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0940 AM FLOOD EDGARTOWN 41.39N 70.51W
07/01/2015 DUKES MA AMATEUR RADIO
BEACH ROAD AND MAIN STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
1001 AM FLOOD VINEYARD HAVEN 41.45N 70.60W
07/01/2015 DUKES MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATER ON WATER STREET BY BLACK DOG
BAKERY
1008 AM FLOOD OAK BLUFFS 41.45N 70.56W
07/01/2015 DUKES MA AMATEUR RADIO
CIRCIUT AVE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE
1020 AM FLOOD WEST TISBURY 41.38N 70.67W
07/01/2015 DUKES MA AMATEUR RADIO
BEACH ROAD IN THE AREA OF THE GAS TANKS FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE
1022 AM FLOOD BREWSTER 41.76N 70.08W
07/01/2015 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
MAIN STREET FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE CLOSED FOR 20
MINUTES
&&
WSSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 1:00 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 100 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 CTZ004-RIZ001-011730- WINDHAM-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE- 100 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CENTRAL WINDHAM AND NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES... AT 1259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR POMFRET...OR 10 MILES EAST OF MANSFIELD... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KILLINGLY...BURRILLVILLE...GLOCESTER...PUTNAM...THOMPSON... BROOKLYN...FOSTER...POMFRET...HAMPTON AND EASTFORD. 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. && LAT...LON 4180 7205 4185 7207 4200 7175 4182 7168 TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 249DEG 26KT 4184 7203 NOCERA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 5:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Jul 1, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 6:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Jul 1, 6:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 7:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 7:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 62 min | |
| Jul 1, 7:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Dukes | 56 min |
| Jul 1, 8:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 8:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jul 1, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Dukes | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 61 min | |
| Jul 1, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| Jul 1, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 41 min | |
| Jul 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Essex | 18 min |
| Jul 1, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 46 min | |
| Jul 1, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 14 min |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 6:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Newport, Washington | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 7:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Kent, Washington | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 7:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Providence | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 57 min | |
| Jul 1, 6:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 2 hr |
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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.