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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 7, 2016

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2016, 1:28 PM EDT. It was in force for 47 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 7, 2016, 1:28 PM EDT (17:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 100 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: 418 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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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 7, 11:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 11:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 4:04 AM EDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
404 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

CTZ002>004-MAZ004>016-026-080815-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 MIDDLESEX MA-
404 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING A LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOOD THREAT TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR. A SECONDARY
THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS IS STRONG WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

MORE SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ002-003-017>024-RIZ001>008-080815-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN 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-
404 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING A LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOOD THREAT TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR. A SECONDARY
THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS IS STRONG WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

MORE SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-080815-
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-
404 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:14 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
114 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

RIZ001>004-071800-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
114 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL...NORTHWESTERN
BRISTOL...NORTHEASTERN KENT AND SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...

AT 113 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SCITUATE...OR NEAR JOHNSTON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...CRANSTON...PAWTUCKET...EAST PROVIDENCE...
COVENTRY...NORTH PROVIDENCE...WEST WARWICK...JOHNSTON...SMITHFIELD...
LINCOLN...CENTRAL FALLS...BARRINGTON...SEEKONK...
SCITUATE AND GLOCESTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY AND BECOME CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE. STAY
TUNED FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 4170 7167 4188 7166 4189 7134 4182 7134
      4177 7132 4175 7136 4179 7137 4178 7139
      4173 7138 4172 7136 4167 7137 4169 7145
      4167 7143 4167 7145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 272DEG 17KT 4179 7157

DUNTEN

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
128 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

CTZ003-071815-
TOLLAND CT-
128 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWESTERN WINDHAM...SOUTHWESTERN TOLLAND
AND SOUTHEASTERN HARTFORD COUNTIES...

AT 127 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MARLBOROUGH...OR NEAR COLCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANSFIELD...WINDHAM...WILLIMANTIC...COVENTRY...HEBRON...
MARLBOROUGH...COLUMBIA AND ANDOVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS A FEW DOWNED BRANCHES.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4159 7240 4160 7241 4163 7241 4168 7245
      4171 7246 4178 7219 4173 7219 4173 7225
      4171 7224 4169 7227 4167 7227 4164 7233
      4161 7233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 259DEG 6KT 4162 7241

DUNTEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester	35 min
Jul 7, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	50 min
Jul 7, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	46 min
Jul 7, 1:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	58 min
Jul 7, 1:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Providence	112 min
Jul 7, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent	39 min
Jul 7, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	46 min
Jul 7, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	47 min
Jul 7, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	40 min
Jul 7, 3:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Providence	3 hr
Jul 7, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		44 min
Jul 7, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		43 min
Jul 7, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		41 min
Jul 7, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		46 min
Jul 7, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		88 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.