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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 15, 2016Plymouth County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2016, 2:02 PM EDT for Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 43 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 15, 2016, 2:02 PM EDT (18:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

County Plymouth County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 214 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1318 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 10:13 AM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 3:52 AM EDT, 10 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

CTZ002-MAZ002>011-014-026-160800-
HARTFORD 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-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
352 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

TEMPERATURES SOARING TO 90 TO 95 DEGREES COMBINED WITH HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL YIELD HEAT INDICES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-160800-
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-
352 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ003-004-MAZ013-016>021-RIZ001>007-160800-
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
352 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 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...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
EASTERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE IN
MASSACHUSETTS. THE MAIN THREATS ARE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND
GUSTY WINDS.

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

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

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

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

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ012-015-160800-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-
352 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES SOARING TO 90 TO 95 DEGREES COMBINED WITH HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS
AFTERNOON.

.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.

MAZ022>024-RIZ008-160800-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
352 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

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

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

.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.

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

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

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 9:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
947 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

CTZ004-MAZ012-013-016>022-RIZ001>007-151800-
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...
FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...
COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH...EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...
WEST WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT
947 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. IN ADDITION TO
THE LIGHTNING THREAT...ONE OR TWO OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE STRONG AND EVEN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS
COULD ALSO THREATEN BOATERS IN THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS THAT
PRODUCE LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING.

THE TIME PERIOD THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY WILL BE BETWEEN
1 AND 7 PM.

PEOPLE OUTDOORS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON. BE PREPARED TO SEEK
SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF THREATENING WEATHER IS
SIGHTED.

THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 10:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1051 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

MAZ022-RIZ005-007-152100-
BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
BRISTOL...NEWPORT
1051 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. IN ADDITION TO
THE LIGHTNING THREAT...ONE OR TWO OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS. HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO
THREATEN BOATERS IN THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS
MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS THAT PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING.

THE TIME PERIOD THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY WILL BE BETWEEN
1 AND 7 PM.

PEOPLE OUTDOORS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON. BE PREPARED TO SEEK
SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF THREATENING WEATHER IS
SIGHTED.

CTZ002-003-MAZ005>007-010-011-014-015-152100-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON
1051 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MID 90S...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN
THE UPPER 90S.

HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE BODY TO
COOL ITSELF.  DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BRING EXTRA
WATER AND BE ALERT FOR SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

CTZ004-MAZ012-013-016>021-RIZ001>004-006-152100-
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...
PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...
SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH...
EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY
1051 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...HOT AND HUMID THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...

TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT
INDEX VALUES IN THE UPPER 90S.

HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE BODY TO
COOL ITSELF.  DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BRING EXTRA
WATER AND BE ALERT FOR SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WILL BRING A THREAT OF
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO THREATEN BOATERS IN THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS. PEOPLE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO SEEK SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF THREATENING WEATHER
IS SIGHTED.

THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:59 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
159 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

RIZ001-003-004-006-151845-
WASHINGTON RI-EASTERN KENT RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
159 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN
RHODE ISLAND THROUGH 245 PM...

AT 155 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO
WESTERN RHODE ISLAND THROUGH 245 PM. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AND PEA SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

MINOR FLOODING FROM TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ON ROADS AND
UNDERPASSES THAT ARE TYPICALLY PRONE TO FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COVENTRY...WEST WARWICK...NORTH KINGSTOWN...EAST GREENWICH...
SCITUATE...HOPKINTON...RICHMOND...EXETER...WEST GREENWICH...
FOSTER AND STERLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

FREQUENT LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE FAR AWAY FROM
A THUNDERSTORM. GO INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WAIT 30 MINUTES
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

&&

LAT...LON 4169 7179 4171 7179 4181 7158 4155 7146
      4149 7180
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 238DEG 28KT 4155 7182

FRANK
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
202 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

MAZ018-019-151845-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
202 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY...

AT 201 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
EAST BRIDGEWATER...OR NEAR BRIDGEWATER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.  IN ADDITION...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN MINOR STREET
FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROCKTON...BRIDGEWATER...PEMBROKE...ROCKLAND...ABINGTON...DUXBURY...
WHITMAN...HANOVER...EAST BRIDGEWATER...NORWELL...HANSON...
HALIFAX AND WEST BRIDGEWATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4198 7100 4204 7104 4219 7085 4204 7072
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 235DEG 13KT 4203 7096

FRANK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 4:11 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth5 hr
Jul 15, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol49 min
Jul 15, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX48 min
Jul 15, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth42 min
Jul 15, 2:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOXBristol56 min
Jul 15, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth41 min
Jul 15, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX54 min
Jul 15, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX51 min
Jul 15, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol28 min
Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX54 min
Jul 15, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth52 min
Jul 15, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable47 min
Jul 15, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable47 min
Jul 15, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXPlymouth23 min
Jul 15, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX55 min
Jul 15, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX43 min
Jul 15, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin51 min
Jul 15, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin44 min
Jul 15, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire22 min
Jul 15, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent46 min
Jul 15, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent50 min

Nearby

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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.