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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2016, 1:39 PM EDT for Hampden County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 66 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
- Aug 11, 2016, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Hampden County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1804 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</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 Aug 11, 10:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 10:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 4:04 AM EDT, 9 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 404 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016 MAZ002-008-009-020>024-RIZ005>008-120815- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 404 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... HOT AND VERY HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON/S. HEAT ADVISORIES AND/OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES/WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH AT LEAST LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES. DESPITE OUR CURRENT DROUGHT, THERE WILL BE THE RISK FOR LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING WITH THE HIGHEST RISK THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THIS PERIOD BUT CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ006-007-120815- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- 404 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN 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. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... HOT AND VERY HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON/S. HEAT ADVISORIES AND/OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES/WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH AT LEAST LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES. DESPITE OUR CURRENT DROUGHT, THERE WILL BE THE RISK FOR LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING WITH THE HIGHEST RISK THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THIS PERIOD BUT CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002>004-MAZ003>005-010>019-026-RIZ001>004-120815- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX 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- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 404 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN 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. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... HOT AND VERY HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON/S. HEAT ADVISORIES AND/OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES/WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH AT LEAST LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES. DESPITE OUR CURRENT DROUGHT, THERE WILL BE THE RISK FOR LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING WITH THE HIGHEST RISK THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THIS PERIOD BUT CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-120815- 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 AUG 11 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, Aug 11, 9:54 AM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
954 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016
RIZ006-111445-
WASHINGTON RI-
954 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY RHODE ISLAND...
AT 951 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT AREA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WERE OCCURRING WITH
THESE STORMS ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. BRIEF PONDING OF
WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN...WESTERLY...NARRAGANSETT...HOPKINTON...
CHARLESTOWN AND RICHMOND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING WAS
OCCURRING. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE FAR AWAY FROM THE STORM. GO INSIDE A
BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES UNTIL AFTER THE STORM
HAS PASSED TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
ALSO...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVETHROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4133 7189 4132 7185 4134 7183 4141 7184
4142 7180 4148 7179 4146 7144 4143 7146
4141 7145 4136 7149 4138 7153 4137 7153
4136 7163 4133 7171 4131 7188
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 277DEG 29KT 4140 7207
FIELDSpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
139 PM EDT THU AUG 11 2016
CTZ002-MAZ011-111845-
HARTFORD CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
139 PM EDT THU AUG 11 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWESTERN TOLLAND...NORTHEASTERN
HARTFORD AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAMPDEN COUNTIES...
AT 138 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SOUTHWICK...OR NEAR AGAWAM...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. LOCAL PONDING OF WATER WILL
OCCUR ON ROADWAYS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...ENFIELD...WESTFIELD...AGAWAM...WEST SPRINGFIELD...
SOUTH WINDSOR...LONGMEADOW...SUFFIELD...EAST LONGMEADOW...
ELLINGTON...WINDSOR LOCKS...SOMERS...GRANBY...EAST WINDSOR...
SOUTHWICK AND EAST GRANBY.
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
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4211 7276 4209 7247 4204 7247 4203 7251
4195 7249 4194 7251 4187 7252 4185 7250
4185 7251 4186 7252 4199 7283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 288DEG 12KT 4204 7274
FIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 8:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Aug 11, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 58 min |
| Aug 11, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 3:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 40 hr | |
| Aug 11, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 9:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Washington | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Providence | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 43 min | |
| Aug 11, 3:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 116 min |
| Aug 11, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 5:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 114 min |
| Aug 11, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 56 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.