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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 15, 20165 counties in Rhode Island; Bristol County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2016, 2:11 PM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; Bristol County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 49 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2016, 2:11 PM EDT (18:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2016, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bristol County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 15, 2:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Kiefer Park, RITREES AND WIRES DOWN
Jul 15, 2:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWarwick, RIOVERTURNED SAILBOAT NEAR OAKLAND BEACH NEAR WARWICK NECK...SEVEN PEOPLE RESCUED UNINJURED
Jul 15, 3:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBristol, RIMULTIPLE TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES ON HOPE STREET NEAR GOODING AVENUE

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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 214 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1318 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

959 
WUUS51 KBOX 151811
SVRBOX
MAC005-RIC001-003-005-007-009-151900-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0027.160715T1811Z-160715T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
211 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  NORTHERN NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 210 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH
  KINGSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PROVIDENCE...FALL RIVER...WARWICK...CRANSTON...EAST PROVIDENCE...
  COVENTRY...WEST WARWICK...NORTH KINGSTOWN...BRISTOL...SOMERSET...
  PORTSMOUTH...BARRINGTON...SWANSEA...TIVERTON...SEEKONK...
  EAST GREENWICH...REHOBOTH...WARREN...SCITUATE AND HOPKINTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4172 7179 4183 7121 4171 7117 4166 7125
      4170 7117 4158 7113 4164 7123 4156 7130
      4164 7125 4168 7128 4158 7133 4175 7135
      4179 7138 4165 7136 4169 7145 4155 7136
      4150 7179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 248DEG 28KT 4161 7145 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FRANK
2 follow-up statements
885 
WWUS51 KBOX 151821
SVSBOX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
221 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

MAC005-RIC001-003-005-007-009-151900-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160715T1900Z/
BRISTOL MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-PROVIDENCE RI-
221 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BRISTOL...BRISTOL...NORTHERN NEWPORT...KENT...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...

AT 220 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PORTSMOUTH...OR NEAR BRISTOL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS POSSIBLE. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROVIDENCE...FALL RIVER...WARWICK...CRANSTON...EAST PROVIDENCE...
COVENTRY...WEST WARWICK...NORTH KINGSTOWN...BRISTOL...SOMERSET...
PORTSMOUTH...BARRINGTON...SWANSEA...TIVERTON...SEEKONK...
EAST GREENWICH...REHOBOTH...WARREN...SCITUATE AND HOPKINTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4172 7179 4183 7121 4171 7117 4166 7125
      4170 7117 4158 7113 4164 7123 4156 7130
      4164 7125 4168 7128 4158 7133 4175 7135
      4179 7138 4165 7136 4169 7145 4155 7136
      4150 7179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 248DEG 28KT 4164 7135 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FRANK
394 
WWUS51 KBOX 151846
SVSBOX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
246 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

MAC005-RIC001-003-005-007-009-151900-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160715T1900Z/
BRISTOL MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-PROVIDENCE RI-
246 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BRISTOL...BRISTOL...NORTHERN NEWPORT...EASTERN
KENT...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE
COUNTIES...

AT 246 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
WARWICK...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROVIDENCE...FALL RIVER...WARWICK...CRANSTON...EAST
PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...
WEST WARWICK...NORTH KINGSTOWN...BRISTOL...SOMERSET...PORTSMOUTH...
BARRINGTON...SWANSEA...TIVERTON...SEEKONK...EAST
GREENWICH...REHOBOTH...
WARREN...SCITUATE AND EXETER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4176 7156 4183 7121 4171 7117 4166 7125
      4170 7117 4158 7113 4164 7123 4156 7130
      4164 7125 4168 7128 4158 7133 4175 7135
      4179 7138 4165 7136 4169 7145 4155 7136
      4155 7160
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 249DEG 20KT 4167 7143 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FRANK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 4:11 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryBOXBristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington5 hr
Jul 15, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent46 min
Jul 15, 2:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol, Kent, Newport, Washington56 min
Jul 15, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Newport28 min
Jul 15, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent50 min
Jul 15, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth43 min
Jul 15, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX48 min
Jul 15, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth42 min
Jul 15, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth41 min
Jul 15, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX54 min
Jul 15, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX51 min
Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX54 min
Jul 15, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth52 min
Jul 15, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable47 min
Jul 15, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable47 min
Jul 15, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXPlymouth23 min
Jul 15, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX55 min
Jul 15, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX43 min
Jul 15, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin51 min
Jul 15, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin44 min
Jul 15, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire22 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.