Alert archive / Massachusetts / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2015, 5:16 PM EDT for Providence County, Rhode Island; Bristol County, Norfolk County, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 44 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2015, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 5:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blackstone, MA | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON MILK AND CHESNUT STREETS |
| Jun 23, 5:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blackstone, MA | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON MILK AND CHESTNUT STREETS |
| Jun 23, 5:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, MA | TREE DOWN ON SUMMER STREET |
| Jun 23, 5:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wrentham, MA | TREE DOWN ON FRANKLIN STREET |
| Jun 23, 5:39 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Wrentham, MA | NEAR WRENTHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Jun 23, 5:39 PM EDT | TORNADO | Wrentham, MA | EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED ACROSS THE WRENTHAM CENTER TOWN COMMON...80 MPH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS...LARGE TREE UPROOTED...TREE TOPS SNAPPED...LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mansfield, MA | LARGE LIMB DOWN ON MADISON AT EAST STREET |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1240 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 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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WFUS51 KBOX 232116
TORBOX
MAC005-021-027-RIC007-232200-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0002.150623T2116Z-150623T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
516 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
SOUTHWESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 515 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER MILLVILLE...OR OVER WOONSOCKET...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAUNTON...WOONSOCKET...CUMBERLAND...FRANKLIN...NORTH
ATTLEBOROUGH...ATTLEBORO...WALPOLE...MANSFIELD...EASTON...
LINCOLN...NORTON...SHARON...FOXBOROUGH...BELLINGHAM...
BURRILLVILLE...UXBRIDGE...NORTH SMITHFIELD...NORFOLK...WRENTHAM AND
BLACKSTONE.
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 4196 7164 4207 7165 4212 7117 4191 7115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 267DEG 29KT 4202 7155
$$
JWD/MANNING2 follow-up statements
930
WWUS51 KBOX 232133
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
533 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
MAC027-232142-
/O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
WORCESTER MA-
533 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IS
CANCELED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 7146 4206 7146 4212 7117 4191 7115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 267DEG 29KT 4203 7136
$$
MAC005-021-RIC007-232200-
/O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
BRISTOL MA-NORFOLK MA-PROVIDENCE RI-
533 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL...SOUTHWESTERN NORFOLK AND NORTHEASTERN
PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...
AT 532 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
PLAINVILLE...OR NEAR NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
A TORNADO MAY TOUCH DOWN AT ANY TIME!
AS OF 532 PM...THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMATION OF A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAUNTON...CUMBERLAND...FRANKLIN...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...ATTLEBORO...
MANSFIELD...EASTON...NORTON...SHARON...FOXBOROUGH...BELLINGHAM...
NORFOLK...WRENTHAM AND PLAINVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4198 7146 4206 7146 4212 7117 4191 7115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 267DEG 29KT 4203 7136
$$
JWD/MANNING254
WWUS51 KBOX 232147
SVSBOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
547 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
RIC007-232156-
/O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
PROVIDENCE RI-
547 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 7132 4205 7129 4212 7117 4191 7115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 271DEG 31KT 4201 7123
$$
MAC005-021-232200-
/O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T2200Z/
BRISTOL MA-NORFOLK MA-
547 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORFOLK COUNTIES...
AT 546 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
MANSFIELD...OR NEAR NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAUNTON...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...ATTLEBORO...MANSFIELD...EASTON...
NORTON...SHARON...FOXBOROUGH AND PLAINVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 7132 4205 7129 4212 7117 4191 7115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 271DEG 31KT 4201 7123
$$
JWDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Providence | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Providence | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 53 min |
| Jun 23, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 11:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Jun 23, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 14 min |
| Jun 23, 12:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Essex | 11 min |
| Jun 23, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Jun 23, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 38 min | |
| Jun 23, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Jun 23, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 57 min | |
| Jun 23, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 113 min |
| Jun 23, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Worcester | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 42 min | |
| Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Middlesex, Worcester | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.