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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 12, 2016

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 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 12, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 2196 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1126 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 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

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 12, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 7:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 7:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
701 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

CTZ004-RIZ001>004-006-007-122345-
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-NEWPORT RI-WASHINGTON RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-WESTERN KENT RI-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
701 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN WINDHAM...SOUTHERN
BRISTOL... CENTRAL NEWPORT...KENT...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...

AT 700 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SCOTLAND TO NEAR STERLING TO NEAR EXETER
TO NEAR WARWICK. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
STORMS MAY INTENSITY AND BECOME CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE. STAY
TUNED FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARWICK...CRANSTON...COVENTRY...SOUTH KINGSTOWN...WEST WARWICK...
NORTH KINGSTOWN...WINDHAM...NEWPORT...BRISTOL...PLAINFIELD...
WILLIMANTIC...PORTSMOUTH...MIDDLETOWN...NARRAGANSETT...TIVERTON...
EAST GREENWICH...SCITUATE...HOPKINTON...RICHMOND AND EXETER.

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
THE STORM. GO INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

&&

LAT...LON 4147 7180 4164 7179 4166 7215 4172 7221
      4179 7145 4165 7128 4164 7128 4165 7134
      4158 7132 4164 7125 4156 7123 4160 7121
      4160 7120 4152 7112 4149 7124 4148 7132
      4157 7136 4149 7133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 304DEG 13KT 4173 7208 4167 7181 4162 7159 4165
7138

SIPPRELL

Local storm report, Aug 12, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
704 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2016

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

0258 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHAMPTON             42.23N  72.73W
08/12/2016                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON COTTAGE STREET

0259 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTGOMERY              42.20N  72.80W
08/12/2016                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON MAIN ROAD...NORTH ROAD...AND
            PITCHER STREET. WIRE ON FIRE AT MAIN ROAD AND PITCHER
            STREET.

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHAMPTON             42.23N  72.73W
08/12/2016                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES AT 21 OLD COUNTY ROAD

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTFIELD               42.14N  72.76W
08/12/2016                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN ON CYCLE STREET.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTFIELD               42.14N  72.76W
08/12/2016                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON SHAKER ROAD

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  42.12N  71.87W
08/12/2016                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON WORCESTER ROAD /ROUTE
            12/...WIRES DOWN ON OLD SOUTHBRIDGE ROAD

0315 PM     LIGHTNING        WEST BROOKFIELD         42.24N  72.15W
08/12/2016                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES NEAR WICKABOG LAKE CAUSING
            POWER OUTAGE

0335 PM     LIGHTNING        OXFORD                  42.12N  71.87W
08/12/2016                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LIGHTNING STRIKE ON HIGH TENSION WIRES...DEBRIS CLEARED
            FROM ROADWAY

0425 PM     LIGHTNING        BEDFORD                 42.48N  71.27W
08/12/2016                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN ON PAGE ROAD...TREE DOWN ON OLD BILLERICA
            ROAD

0430 PM     LIGHTNING        WAKEFIELD               42.50N  71.07W
08/12/2016                   MIDDLESEX          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON STEADMAN STREET

0448 PM     FLOOD            DUDLEY                  42.05N  71.93W
08/12/2016                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE FOOT OF STREET FLOODING ON OXFORD AVENUE AT PINE
            STREET

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOSTER                  41.85N  71.77W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FOSTER POLICE REPORTED MANY TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 6

0507 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOSTER                  41.85N  71.77W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON FOSTER ROAD

0513 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLOCESTER               41.92N  71.67W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON REYNOLDS ROAD PER GLOCESTER POLICE

0516 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLOCESTER               41.92N  71.67W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON LAKE WASHINGTON DRIVE

0527 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH PROVIDENCE        41.86N  71.46W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON CLARK STREET

0528 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SCITUATE                41.80N  71.62W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON HILL ROAD...WIRES BLOCKING ROAD

0531 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WORTHINGTON             42.42N  72.93W
08/12/2016                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WEST ROAD

0604 PM     FLOOD            CRANSTON                41.77N  71.48W
08/12/2016                   PROVIDENCE         RI   PUBLIC

            ROAD FLOODED UP TO ONE FOOT ON WILBUR AND OAKLAWN
            AVENUES...CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS UNDER WILBUR AVENUE
            BIKE PATH BRIDGE VIA BROADCAST MEDIA

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KILLINGLY               41.83N  71.87W
08/12/2016                   WINDHAM            CT   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON TRUCK BETWEEN EXITS 91 AND 92 ON I-395S

&&

EVT

Local storm report, Aug 12, 7:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 8:01 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 8:26 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 9:00 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 12, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire	44 min
Aug 13, 4:31 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	BOX	Hampden	14 hr
Aug 13, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		28 min
Aug 13, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	38 min
Aug 13, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	38 min
Aug 13, 2:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Hampden	66 min
Aug 13, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	23 min
Aug 13, 4:09 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex and 4 more	27 hr
Aug 13, 4:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester	116 min
Aug 13, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Worcester	29 min
Aug 13, 6:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Norfolk, Worcester	52 min
Aug 12, 11:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Washington	38 min
Aug 12, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Washington	44 min
Aug 13, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent	30 min
Aug 13, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	34 min
Aug 13, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	26 min
Aug 12, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		49 min

Nearby

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Sources

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