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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

February 16, 20164 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Feb 16, 2016, 3:30 PM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2016, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2016, 6:15 PM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-02-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 391 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 16, 1:14 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 1:14 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 1:06 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-171815-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND 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-
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-171815-
WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN AREAS
OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-171815-
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-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-171815-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A LOW POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHERLY GALES ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ236-171815-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ230-171815-
BOSTON HARBOR-
106 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

RLG

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Local storm report, Feb 16, 11:55 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1155 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

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

0500 AM     SNOW             STAFFORDVILLE           41.99N  72.26W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        TOLLAND            CT   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     SNOW             ENFIELD                 41.97N  72.57W
02/16/2016  M1.6 INCH        HARTFORD           CT   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     SNOW             LOWELL                  42.64N  71.32W
02/16/2016  M2.6 INCH        MIDDLESEX          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             FRANKLIN                42.09N  71.39W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             3 SW CENTRAL MANCHESTER 41.75N  72.55W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        HARTFORD           CT   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0700 AM     SNOW             SUNDERLAND              42.47N  72.58W
02/16/2016  M1.9 INCH        FRANKLIN           MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             WORTHINGTON             42.42N  72.93W
02/16/2016  M2.4 INCH        HAMPSHIRE          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             BELCHERTOWN             42.27N  72.40W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        HAMPSHIRE          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             ROYALSTON               42.68N  72.18W
02/16/2016  M2.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             ASHBURNHAM              42.63N  71.90W
02/16/2016  M1.5 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             BARRE FALLS             42.43N  72.03W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             MILFORD                 42.15N  71.52W
02/16/2016  M1.5 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             BLUE HILLS              42.24N  71.10W
02/16/2016  M1.2 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0715 AM     SNOW             AMHERST                 42.38N  72.52W
02/16/2016  M1.6 INCH        HAMPSHIRE          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0730 AM     SNOW             FOXBOROUGH              42.07N  71.25W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        NORFOLK            MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             HARDWICK                42.35N  72.20W
02/16/2016  M1.0 INCH        WORCESTER          MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             GREENFIELD              42.59N  72.60W
02/16/2016  M2.0 INCH        FRANKLIN           MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0830 AM     SNOW             ROWE                    42.70N  72.90W
02/16/2016  M1.5 INCH        FRANKLIN           MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0830 AM     SNOW             HAWLEY                  42.57N  72.88W
02/16/2016  M1.8 INCH        FRANKLIN           MA   CO-OP OBSERVER

1000 AM     SNOW             S NORTHAMPTON           42.32N  72.67W
02/16/2016  M2.0 INCH        HAMPSHIRE          MA   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

KAB
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 2:35 PM EST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
235 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-RIZ006-162030-
WINDHAM CT-TOLLAND CT-HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WASHINGTON RI-
235 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SWEEPING
NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...

AT 231 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS...POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM...
MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALREADY REPORTS HAVE BEEN GATHERED
FROM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF GUSTS NEARLY 50 MPH.

SUCH WIND GUSTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF
DOWNED LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WORCESTER...SPRINGFIELD...HARTFORD...NEW BRITAIN...WEST HARTFORD...
BRISTOL...MANCHESTER...CHICOPEE...EAST HARTFORD...ENFIELD...SOUTHINGTON...
WESTFIELD...LEOMINSTER...FITCHBURG...HOLYOKE...AMHERST...GLASTONBURY...
NEWINGTON...VERNON AND WINDSOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS OR UNDERPASSES. AVOID LOW LYING
AREAS NEAR SMALL STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 7300 4238 7307 4239 7301 4263 7295
      4267 7300 4270 7295 4274 7302 4271 7181
      4164 7179 4166 7216 4171 7224 4159 7239
      4158 7246 4165 7253 4156 7295 4180 7302
      4181 7295 4197 7289 4197 7303 4210 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 201DEG 64KT 4238 7294 4219 7261 4177 7228

SIPPRELL
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
330 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-162315-
HARTFORD-TOLLAND-WESTERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN WORCESTER-NORTHWEST
MIDDLESEX COUNTY-EASTERN HAMPDEN-EASTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN
HAMPDEN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-
330 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

...RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOUTHERLY
WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF AROUND 50 MPH WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...

AT 330 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A FINE LINE OF HEAVY RAIN
PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND...INCLUDING THE NEW
YORK CITY METRO AREA. AHEAD OF THIS LINE WAS A WIDESPREAD AREA OF
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS PRODUCING SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH SIMILAR RESULTS...
STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF DOWNED LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

IN ADDITION...THE RAIN WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
FOR THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE AS RAINFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR IS
POSSIBLE. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY
FOR AREAS WITH SNOW CLOGGED DRAINS...AND REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY
WITH ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 7300 4238 7307 4263 7295 4274 7302
      4270 7155 4259 7149 4241 7156 4229 7188
      4219 7190 4216 7213 4196 7210 4196 7222
      4175 7216 4161 7233 4164 7266 4156 7295
      4180 7302 4197 7289 4197 7303 4210 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 201DEG 68KT 4292 7255 4188 7193 4066 7146

SIPPRELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 2:46 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more19 hr
Feb 16, 2:46 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXEssex, Middlesex, Worcester16 hr
Feb 16, 2:35 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester55 min
Feb 16, 5:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester61 min
Feb 16, 5:42 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX63 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2016Special Weather Statements in Connecticut, 2016Every special weather statement 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.