Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Chill Warnings in 2015
Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind chill warning at Feb 19, 2015, 3:51 PM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 20, 2015, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2015, 3:51 PM EST (20:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2015, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
802 WWUS41 KBOX 192051 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 351 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...ARCTIC COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING... MAZ002>004-008-009-200500- /O.UPG.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.150220T0500Z-150220T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0003.150220T0800Z-150220T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 351 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...AS WELL FRANKLIN AND WORCESTER COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 15 OR FEWER MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ022-200500- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.150220T0800Z-150220T1500Z/ BARNSTABLE MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN 351 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW. * TIMING...FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 TO 11 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-RIZ001-200500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.150220T0500Z-150220T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 351 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ002>007-200500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.150220T0800Z-150220T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 351 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ 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
3 follow-up statements
900 WWUS41 KBOX 200317 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1017 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...ARCTIC COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING... MAZ002>004-008-009-201130- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0003.150220T0800Z-150220T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1017 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...AS WELL FRANKLIN AND WORCESTER COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 15 OR FEWER MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-RIZ001-201130- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.150220T0500Z-150220T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1017 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...3 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>022-RIZ002>007-201130- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.150220T0800Z-150220T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1017 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. * TIMING...FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 9 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
514 WWUS41 KBOX 200912 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 412 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...ARCTIC COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING... MAZ002>004-008-009-201500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 412 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...AS WELL FRANKLIN AND WORCESTER COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 15 OR FEWER MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-RIZ001-201700- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 412 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>022-RIZ002>007-201500- /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 412 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW. * TIMING...FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 TO 9 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ 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
358 WWUS41 KBOX 201502 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 MAZ002>004-008-009-201615- /O.EXP.KBOX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THIS MORNING...AND BY AROUND NOON THEY SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WARMING INTO THE TEENS AS WESTERLY WINDS REMAIN GUSTY AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING TOWARDS THE LATER-HALF OF THE DAY. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE...MAKE SURE TO COVER ANY EXPOSED AREAS TO AVOID FROSTBITE. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-026-RIZ001-201615- /O.CAN.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1700Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THIS MORNING...AND BY AROUND NOON THEY SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WARMING INTO THE TEENS AS WESTERLY WINDS REMAIN GUSTY AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING TOWARDS THE LATER-HALF OF THE DAY. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE...MAKE SURE TO COVER ANY EXPOSED AREAS TO AVOID FROSTBITE. $$ MAZ005>007-013>022-RIZ002>007-201615- /O.EXP.KBOX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THIS MORNING...AND BY AROUND NOON THEY SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WARMING INTO THE TEENS AS WESTERLY WINDS REMAIN GUSTY AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING TOWARDS THE LATER-HALF OF THE DAY. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE...MAKE SURE TO COVER ANY EXPOSED AREAS TO AVOID FROSTBITE. $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 10:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 110 min |
| Feb 19, 4:51 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 65 min |
Nearby
Wind Chill Warnings in Massachusetts, 2015Every wind chill warning in 2015
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.