Alert archive / Massachusetts / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this red flag warning at Apr 19, 2016, 2:53 AM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Apr 19, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT. 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
- Apr 19, 2016, 2:53 AM EDT (06:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2016, 7:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 2782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
812 WWUS81 KBOX 190653 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 253 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ001-003-191500- /O.UPG.KBOX.FW.A.0002.160419T1600Z-160419T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0002.160419T1600Z-160420T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 253 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTH NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
3 follow-up statements
080 WWUS81 KBOX 191456 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1056 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ001-003-200000- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0002.160419T1600Z-160420T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 1056 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
202 WWUS81 KBOX 192017 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 417 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ001-003-200430- /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.A.0003.160420T1600Z-160420T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160420T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 417 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-200430- /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.A.0003.160420T1600Z-160420T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 417 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND MOST OF RHODE ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
567 WWUS81 KBOX 192310 RFWBOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 710 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ001-003-200715- /O.CAN.KBOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160420T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.FW.A.0003.160420T1600Z-160420T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 710 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS BUT LIGHTER WINDS TOMORROW... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR TOMORROW. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ002-004>008-200715- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.A.0003.160420T1600Z-160420T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- 710 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV 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 19, 4:17 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 11 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:55 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 39 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Massachusetts, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Rhode Island, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
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.