Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Watches in 2016
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind watch at Apr 2, 2016, 3:59 AM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2016, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex 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), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
265 WWUS71 KBOX 020759 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 359 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-021600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0016.160403T0900Z-160403T2100Z/ 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 359 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTH-CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...IS FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CHALLENGES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-021600- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T1800Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 359 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...IS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED LIMBS...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DRIVING CHALLENGES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ 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
2 follow-up statements
545 WWUS71 KBOX 021305 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 905 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 CTZ002-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-022115- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0016.160403T0900Z-160403T2100Z/ 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 905 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTH-CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...IS FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CHALLENGES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CTZ003-004-MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-022115- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0005.160403T0900Z-160403T1800Z/ TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC... FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD... WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 905 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...INCLUDE NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...IS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED LIMBS...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DRIVING CHALLENGES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ 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
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2:51 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Kent, Providence | 19 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:58 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 23 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Providence | 53 min |
| 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 | Wind Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 11 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 |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.