Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2016, 3:49 AM EST for 13 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Dec 15, 2016, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr. 26 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
- Dec 15, 2016, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2016, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2016, 5:56 AM EST
- In force
- 13 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 08:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 8:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Woods Hole, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 15, 9:56 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rutland, MA | TREE DOWN ON PLEASANTDALE ROAD. |
| Dec 15, 10:01 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Winthrop, MA | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ALONG RIVER ROAD. |
| Dec 15, 10:21 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Brookline, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 15, 10:46 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Natick, MA | TREE ON HOUSE WITH DAMAGE TO THE ROOM ALONG EVERGREEN ROAD. |
| Dec 15, 10:54 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boston, MA | POWER LINES DOWN ON SEATTLE STREET. |
| Dec 15, 11:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ssw Milton, MA | |
| Dec 15, 11:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westwood, MA | WIRES DOWN ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE. |
| Dec 15, 11:14 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Easton, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE OF THE ROAD ALONG FOUNDRY STREET |
| Dec 15, 11:29 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Needham, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ALONG WACHUSETT ROAD. |
| Dec 15, 11:49 PM EST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 Ssw Milton, MA | |
| Dec 15, 11:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Bristol, RI | UTILITY POLES AND WIRES DOWN ON HOPE STREET. |
| Dec 15, 11:53 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bristol, RI | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE AND UTILITY POLE DOWN ON SHAWS LANE. |
| Dec 15, 11:57 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Attleboro, MA | TWO TREES DOWN ON SMITH STREET. ONE IS 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER... THE OTHER 2 FOOT IN DIAMETER. |
| Dec 16, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brockton, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN AND THE ROAD IS BLOCKED ON WESTWOOD AVENUE AT BAREMOOR ROAD. |
| Dec 16, 12:10 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salem, MA | TREE DOWN ON A CAR ON DUNLAP STREET |
| Dec 16, 12:11 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Halifax, MA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON A CAR ON ANNAWON DRIVE AND HEMLOCK ROAD. ANNAWON DRIVE IS BLOCKED. POWER OUT IN THE AREA. |
| Dec 16, 12:16 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Peabody, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING HAMILTON ROAD... WITH ALSO A LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES. |
| Dec 16, 12:32 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Johnston, RI | TREE DOWN ON HARTFORD AVENUE. |
| Dec 16, 12:38 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ese Nantucket, MA | |
| Dec 16, 12:50 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Nantucket, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 16, 12:53 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Nantucket, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Dec 16, 1:01 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Bedford, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING MILFORD STREET. |
| Dec 16, 1:09 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Bedford, MA | LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON HAWTHORN STREET. |
| Dec 16, 1:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mashpee, MA | BRANCHES DOWN ON WIRES ALONG GREAT NECK ROAD. |
| Dec 16, 1:43 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Freetown, MA | ALONG COUNTY ROAD... 4-INCH LIMBS DOWN. |
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 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 1838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
069 WWUS71 KBOX 150849 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 349 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-151700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0006.161215T2300Z-161216T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.161215T2200Z-161216T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 349 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM THURSDAY AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WEAKENED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS IN ADDITION TO POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-151700- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0006.161215T2300Z-161216T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.161215T2200Z-161216T0900Z/ 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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT 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...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH... EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 349 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM THURSDAY AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WEAKENED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS IN ADDITION TO POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTONPRECIPITATION YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
5 follow-up statements
116 WWUS71 KBOX 151515 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1015 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-152315- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.161215T2200Z-161216T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1015 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-152315- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.161215T2200Z-161216T0900Z/ 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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT 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...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH... EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1015 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HOURS OF GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. ISOLATED 65 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE 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
844 WWUS71 KBOX 152006 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 306 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-160415- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.161215T2200Z-161216T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 306 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-160415- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.161215T2200Z-161216T0900Z/ 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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT 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...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH... EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 306 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. ISOLATED 65 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE 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
233 WWUS71 KBOX 160321 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1021 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 MAZ022>024-RIZ008-161000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T1000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...BLOCK ISLAND 1021 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 5 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-160900- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T0900Z/ 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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT 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...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH... EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1021 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE 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
378 WWUS71 KBOX 160912 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 412 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 RIZ008-161015- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T1000Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 412 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-161200- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0007.161216T0912Z-161216T1200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 412 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON CONTINUES A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001>007- 161015- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T0900Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT... AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY... WEST GREENWICH...EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK... BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 412 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. $$ MAZ022>024-161200- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 412 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 5 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING SOME WEAKENED TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS AND ON BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD ALSO EXPECTED...MAKE SURE ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOURCES ARE IN A SAFE AND WELL VENTILATED AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ 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
458 WWUS71 KBOX 161056 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 MAZ007-015-016-019-161200- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ MAZ022>024-161200- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. AN ISOLATED GUST EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 46 MPH IS POSSIBLE TOWARDS SUNRISE. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:46 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 15, 7:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 78 min |
| Dec 15, 8:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 79 min |
| Dec 15, 12:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 93 min |
| Dec 15, 2:26 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 20 hr |
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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.