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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 22, 20165 counties in Rhode Island; Bristol County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2016, 10:25 PM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; Bristol County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report 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 22, 2016, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2016, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
65 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), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 22, 11:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGArctic, RITREE AND FENCE DOWN ON PAYAN ST.

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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 468 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 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
468 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1054 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

795 
WUUS51 KBOX 230225
SVRBOX
MAC005-RIC001-003-005-007-009-230330-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0065.160723T0225Z-160723T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1025 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 1024 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST
  WARWICK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEW BEDFORD...FALL RIVER...WARWICK...CRANSTON...EAST PROVIDENCE...
  COVENTRY...DARTMOUTH...WEST WARWICK...NORTH KINGSTOWN...BRISTOL...
  SOMERSET...PORTSMOUTH...BARRINGTON...MIDDLETOWN...FAIRHAVEN...
  SWANSEA...TIVERTON...WESTPORT...EAST GREENWICH AND WARREN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4152 7121 4164 7122 4153 7123 4161 7179
      4164 7179 4178 7156 4175 7138 4178 7133
      4171 7087 4163 7085 4163 7087 4160 7082
      4159 7082 4165 7092 4159 7090 4158 7094
      4160 7096 4154 7093 4150 7105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 275DEG 35KT 4166 7157 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXProvidence42 min
Jul 22, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXProvidence65 min
Jul 22, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Kent, Newport, Providence46 min
Jul 22, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol48 min
Jul 22, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Kent, Providence43 min
Jul 22, 10:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXKent, Providence48 min
Jul 22, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington54 min
Jul 22, 11:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Newport, Washington50 min
Jul 23, 12:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent, Newport48 min
Jul 23, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol40 min
Jul 23, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Providence51 min
Jul 23, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Providence48 min
Jul 22, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX90 min
Jul 22, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk59 min
Jul 22, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX61 min
Jul 22, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Plymouth56 min
Jul 22, 8:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX52 min
Jul 22, 9:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXPlymouth41 min
Jul 22, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Plymouth35 min
Jul 22, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX48 min
Jul 22, 10:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable40 min
Jul 22, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX66 min
Jul 22, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX60 min
Jul 22, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX65 min
Jul 22, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Jul 22, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable46 min
Jul 22, 11:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX83 min
Jul 22, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX66 min
Jul 23, 12:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXDukes, Nantucket44 min
Jul 23, 1:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol50 min
Jul 23, 1:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket94 min
Jul 23, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk39 min
Jul 23, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk32 min
Jul 23, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Suffolk44 min
Jul 23, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX38 min
Jul 23, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk44 min
Jul 23, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX38 min
Jul 23, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk48 min
Jul 23, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Worcester52 min
Jul 23, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX119 min
Jul 23, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin38 min
Jul 23, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester54 min
Jul 23, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester60 min
Jul 23, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Worcester31 min
Jul 23, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX55 min
Jul 23, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Jul 23, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX67 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.