Tornado Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Jul 1, 2015, 8:53 AM EDT (12:53 UTC)

Expired

Jul 1, 2015, 9:30 AM EDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Barnstable County, MA

The Boston radar (KBOX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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601 
WFUS51 KBOX 011253
TORBOX
MAC001-011330-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0005.150701T1253Z-150701T1330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
853 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

* UNTIL 930 AM EDT
    
* AT 853 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE SQUALL LINE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AS WELL AS DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
  WINDS. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR FALMOUTH...AND WAS
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BARNSTABLE...FALMOUTH...YARMOUTH...MASHPEE AND HYANNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOST TORNADOES IN NEW ENGLAND ARE OBSCURED BY RAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO
SEE THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SHORT LIVED TORNADOES
AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 7026 4163 7027 4162 7033 4164 7035
      4161 7037 4161 7043 4162 7043 4159 7045
      4159 7046 4158 7046 4155 7049 4154 7063
      4157 7065 4162 7065 4171 7026 4164 7024
      4164 7028 4163 7024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1253Z 242DEG 33KT 4157 7054 
$$

MD

667 
WWUS51 KBOX 011325
SVSBOX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
925 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015

MAC001-011334-
/O.EXP.KBOX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150701T1330Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
925 AM EDT WED JUL 1 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARNSTABLE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 930 AM EDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4161 7026 4163 7027 4162 7033 4164 7035
      4161 7037 4161 7043 4162 7043 4159 7045
      4159 7046 4158 7046 4155 7049 4154 7063
      4157 7065 4162 7065 4171 7026 4164 7024
      4164 7028 4163 7024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 242DEG 33KT 4157 7054 

$$

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