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Special Marine Warning 46, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 18, 2016

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Jul 18, 2016, 4:31 PM EDT. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 2016, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 40.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jul 18, 4:10 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 4:10 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 4:25 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
325 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAWLEY                  42.57N  72.88W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON EAST HAWLEY ROAD.

0209 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N  72.78W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON APPLE VALLEY ROAD

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBURNE               42.58N  72.68W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN JUST EAST OF GOULDS SUGAR HOUSE ON ROUTE 2.

0211 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBURNE               42.58N  72.68W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON BARDSWELL FERRY ROAD

0216 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENFIELD              42.59N  72.60W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES ON CONGRESS STREET.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  42.52N  72.68W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            UTILITY POLE AND WIRES DOWN ON SHELBURNE FALLS ROAD.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BERNARDSTON             42.67N  72.55W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON RIVER ROAD.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENFIELD              42.59N  72.60W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE ON A HOUSE ON MILL STREET.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENFIELD              42.59N  72.60W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE ON HOUSE ON MILL STREET.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BERNARDSTON             42.67N  72.55W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON NORTHFIELD ROAD. TREE ON HOUSE ON SOUTH
            STREET.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TURNERS FALLS           42.60N  72.56W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN

0225 PM     LIGHTNING        TURNERS FALLS           42.60N  72.56W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOUSE ON FIRE AND HAY FIELD ON FIRE.

0232 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WARWICK                 42.68N  72.33W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON NORTH HOLDEN AT ORANGE ROAD.
            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON FLOWER HILL ROAD.

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ORANGE                  42.59N  72.30W
07/18/2016                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON ROYALSTON ROAD

0248 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATHOL                   42.59N  72.23W
07/18/2016                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON SOUTH ATHOL ROAD.

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KAB

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 3:50 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 3:56 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 3:57 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	38 min
Jul 18, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	48 min
Jul 18, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	27 min
Jul 18, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	45 min
Jul 18, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	34 min
Jul 18, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	37 min
Jul 18, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex	28 min
Jul 18, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	29 min
Jul 18, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	52 min
Jul 18, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		52 min
Jul 18, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	46 min
Jul 18, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	41 min
Jul 18, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	18 min
Jul 18, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		49 min
Jul 18, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		46 min
Jul 18, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	38 min
Jul 18, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	64 min

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Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2016 Every special marine warning in 2016

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