Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT for 13 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT (18:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 2:06 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 5:20 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Oxford, MA | |
| Apr 3, 6:03 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Holliston, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 6:16 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Burrillville, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Apr 3, 6:19 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Oakham, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 6:20 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | Amherst, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 6:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1.3 | 1 E North Attleboro, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 6:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1.6 | 1 W West Townsend, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 6:34 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Sharon, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 6:37 AM EDT | SNOW 1.2 | Granby, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 6:45 AM EDT | SNOW 1.2 | 1 Wsw Williamsburg, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 6:47 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Hopkinton, MA | |
| Apr 3, 6:51 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | South Hadley, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Apr 3, 6:59 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Wales, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Ese Maynard, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 1 N East Boston, MA | LOGAN AIRPORT |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Sw Lexington, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 2 Nne Norton, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Lexington, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Winthrop, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.3 | 2 Nw Stow, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sw Westhampton, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Northbridge, MA | SPOTTER |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.2 | Wsw Manville, RI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Se Lexington, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.4 | 4 Ssw Wilbraham, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Ese Leicester, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.1 | 1 W Holliston, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.6 | 1 Nw Norwood, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.9 | 1 S Holliston, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Springfield, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Springfield, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:04 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Worcester, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:06 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Northbridge, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | SNOW 6.5 | Burrillville, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Apr 3, 7:09 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Milford, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:10 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Clinton, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:11 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Milford, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:14 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Stow, MA | MEDIA |
| Apr 3, 7:15 AM EDT | SNOW 1.4 | 1 Sw Acton, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:16 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Hopkinton, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Leicester, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:18 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Providence, RI | |
| Apr 3, 7:18 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Dedham, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:19 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Sturbridge, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:20 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Franklin, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:22 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | Ware, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:25 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Hopkinton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:29 AM EDT | SNOW 3.6 | Norwood, MA | NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Acton, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Apr 3, 7:31 AM EDT | SNOW 5.5 | Hopkinton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:34 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Foxboro, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:40 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Natick, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:40 AM EDT | SNOW 5.3 | Millis, MA | |
| Apr 3, 7:42 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Lunenburg, MA | CWO |
| Apr 3, 7:45 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Wsw Berlin, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:45 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Sw Plainfield, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 3, 7:48 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | North Providence, RI | LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| Apr 3, 7:52 AM EDT | SNOW 4.8 | Walpole, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Apr 3, 7:53 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | Burrillville, RI | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Apr 3, 7:56 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Braintree, MA | HAM RADIO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
051 WWUS71 KBOX 021858 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 258 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-030300- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0016.160403T0900Z-160403T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 258 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...IS FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-030300- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T2300Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 258 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. STRONGEST OF THOSE WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * TIMING...EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ FRANK 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
4 follow-up statements
929 WWUS71 KBOX 030257 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1057 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-031100- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T2300Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1057 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-031100- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 1057 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...IS FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ 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
644 WWUS71 KBOX 030833 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 433 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-031645- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T2300Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 433 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-031645- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 433 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ 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
919 WWUS71 KBOX 031409 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1009 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T2300Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1009 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST OF THOSE WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE PROBLEM MAY CONTINUE TO BE EXACERBATED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WHERE THE EARLIER WET SNOW WAS STILL CLINGING TO TREES MAKING THEM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER 1009 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE HARTFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT...AS WELL AS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...THE EARLIER SNOW CLINGING TO TREES HAS RESULTED IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR IMPACT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ FRANK 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
980 WWUS71 KBOX 031806 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 206 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-032300- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0017.160403T1806Z-160403T2300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 206 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BUT WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED LARGE TREE LIMBS AND PERHAPS A FEW ADDITIONAL ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FRANK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 3:55 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:55 AM EDT | Storm Warning | BOX | 34 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:59 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 11 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:51 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 54 min |
| Apr 1, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 44 min | |
| Apr 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 53 min |
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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.