Tornado Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Jun 23, 2015, 12:20 PM EDT (16:20 UTC)

Expired

Jun 23, 2015, 12:31 PM EDT

In force

11 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Essex County, MA

The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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375 
WFUS51 KBOX 231620
TORBOX
MAC009-231715-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0001.150623T1620Z-150623T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT
    
* AT 1220 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  OVER NEWBURYPORT...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HAMPTON...AND WAS MOVING
  EAST AT 60 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEWBURYPORT...AMESBURY...SALISBURY...NEWBURY...MERRIMAC AND WEST
  NEWBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO. GO TO A BASEMENT OR
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE...A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS...GET TO THE
CLOSEST SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4283 7081 4281 7087 4280 7085 4280 7082
      4276 7080 4276 7081 4277 7082 4276 7082
      4278 7098 4282 7099 4287 7090 4286 7085
      4287 7082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 258DEG 51KT 4281 7087 
$$

JWD/MANNING

629 
WWUS51 KBOX 231627
SVSBOX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1227 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

MAC009-231715-
/O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150623T1715Z/
ESSEX MA-
1227 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY...
    
AT 1226 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SALISBURY...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HAMPTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWBURYPORT...SALISBURY AND NEWBURY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED REPORTS OF A TORNADO AT THIS TIME...BUT 
RADAR INDICATED STRONG ROTATION. 

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. GO TO
THE BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4283 7081 4281 7087 4280 7085 4280 7082
      4276 7080 4276 7081 4277 7082 4276 7082
      4279 7092 4282 7093 4285 7089 4286 7085
      4287 7082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 257DEG 45KT 4282 7080 

$$

JWD/MANNING

399 
WWUS51 KBOX 231631
SVSBOX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1231 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

MAC009-231640-
/O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150623T1715Z/
ESSEX MA-
1231 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY IS CANCELED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

DANGEROUS WATERSPOUT MAY BE OFFSHORE...AND A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING 
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM. 

LAT...LON 4283 7081 4281 7087 4280 7085 4280 7082
      4276 7080 4276 7081 4277 7082 4276 7082
      4279 7092 4282 7093 4285 7089 4286 7085
      4287 7082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 258DEG 51KT 4283 7072 

$$

JWD/MANNING

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