Alert archive / Massachusetts / Special Weather Statements in 2016

Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 2, 2016Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT for Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT (05:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2016, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:01 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -225 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jul 1, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 9:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
919 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-030130-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER 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-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
919 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF
MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...AND RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW RISK OF A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-030130-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-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-
919 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON

YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT
@NWSBOSTON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 10:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1054 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0954 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LYNN                    42.47N  70.96W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ROCKINGHAM STREET

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   42.53N  70.87W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO TREES DOWN ON WIRES

1027 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE HYANNIS            41.67N  70.27W
07/01/2016  M46 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   ASOS

&&

FRANK

Local storm report, Jul 1, 10:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1058 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0954 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LYNN                    42.47N  70.96W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ROCKINGHAM STREET

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   42.53N  70.87W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO TREES DOWN ON WIRES

1027 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE HYANNIS            41.67N  70.27W
07/01/2016  M46 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   ASOS

1046 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND PROVINCETOWN            42.05N  70.18W
07/01/2016  M40 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AWOS

1054 PM     LIGHTNING        YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON CHASE GARDEN LANE. SMOKE
            IN THE BASEMENT

&&

FRANK

Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1113 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0954 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LYNN                    42.47N  70.96W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ROCKINGHAM STREET

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   42.53N  70.87W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO TREES DOWN ON WIRES

1027 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE HYANNIS            41.67N  70.27W
07/01/2016  M46 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   ASOS

1046 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND PROVINCETOWN            42.05N  70.18W
07/01/2016  M40 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AWOS

1054 PM     LIGHTNING        YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON CHASE GARDEN LANE. SMOKE
            IN THE BASEMENT

1058 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016  M47 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

1110 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 SSW HYANNIS PARK      41.62N  70.28W
07/01/2016  M49 MPH          ANZ232             MA   MESONET

&&

FRANK

Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1135 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0954 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LYNN                    42.47N  70.96W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ROCKINGHAM STREET

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   42.53N  70.87W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO TREES DOWN ON WIRES

1027 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE HYANNIS            41.67N  70.27W
07/01/2016  M46 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   ASOS

1046 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND PROVINCETOWN            42.05N  70.18W
07/01/2016  M40 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AWOS

1054 PM     LIGHTNING        YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON CHASE GARDEN LANE. SMOKE
            IN THE BASEMENT

1058 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016  M47 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

1110 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 SSW HYANNIS PARK      41.62N  70.28W
07/01/2016  M49 MPH          ANZ232             MA   MESONET

1123 PM     LIGHTNING        DENNIS                  41.73N  70.20W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE.

1132 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND NANTUCKET               41.27N  70.10W
07/01/2016  M47 MPH          NANTUCKET          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

FRANK

Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1155 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0954 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LYNN                    42.47N  70.96W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ROCKINGHAM STREET

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   42.53N  70.87W
07/01/2016                   ESSEX              MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TWO TREES DOWN ON WIRES

1027 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE HYANNIS            41.67N  70.27W
07/01/2016  M46 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   ASOS

1046 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND PROVINCETOWN            42.05N  70.18W
07/01/2016  M40 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AWOS

1054 PM     LIGHTNING        YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON CHASE GARDEN LANE. SMOKE
            IN THE BASEMENT

1058 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND YARMOUTH                41.71N  70.23W
07/01/2016  M47 MPH          BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

1110 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 SSW HYANNIS PARK      41.62N  70.28W
07/01/2016  M49 MPH          ANZ232             MA   MESONET

1123 PM     LIGHTNING        DENNIS                  41.73N  70.20W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE.

1127 PM     LIGHTNING        SANDWICH                41.76N  70.50W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HOUSE FIRE ON GREENVILLE DRIVE FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE.

1127 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOURNE                  41.73N  70.61W
07/01/2016                   BARNSTABLE         MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON CANAL ROAD.

1132 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND NANTUCKET               41.27N  70.10W
07/01/2016  M47 MPH          NANTUCKET          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

FRANK

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:00 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
100 AM EDT SAT JUL 2 2016

MAZ002>004-008>011-020545-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
100 AM EDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT NORTHERN HARTFORD...HAMPSHIRE...
HAMPDEN...NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER...FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN
MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

AT 1258 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HEATH TO NEAR CHESTER
TO NEAR FALLS VILLAGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...CHICOPEE...WESTFIELD...HOLYOKE...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...AGAWAM...WEST SPRINGFIELD...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
DEERFIELD...LUDLOW...GARDNER...SOUTH HADLEY...EASTHAMPTON...
LONGMEADOW...SUFFIELD...BELCHERTOWN...WILBRAHAM AND PALMER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS A FEW DOWNED BRANCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300 4231 7300
      4231 7303 4233 7305 4238 7303 4239 7301
      4274 7293 4271 7190 4269 7188 4262 7190
      4214 7231 4201 7281 4204 7282 4204 7306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 247DEG 57KT 4276 7285 4231 7297 4195 7327

RLG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		81 min
Jul 1, 10:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		58 min
Jul 1, 10:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		63 min
Jul 1, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		59 min
Jul 1, 10:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	66 min
Jul 1, 11:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		55 min
Jul 1, 11:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	59 min
Jul 1, 11:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		53 min
Jul 1, 11:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		63 min
Jul 2, 12:07 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		53 min
Jul 2, 12:56 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		64 min
Jul 2, 3:26 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		16 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2016 Every 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.