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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2016, 12:42 AM EDT. It was in force for 33 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 22, 2016, 12:42 AM EDT (04:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2016, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 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 21, 9:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 9:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 3:58 PM EDT, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 358 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-222000- 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- 358 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A BAND OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED STREET/HIGHWAY FLOODING. IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-222000- 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- 358 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH A THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 21, 9:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 911 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-220600- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBOROUGH...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...COVENTRY...WEST GREENWICH... EAST GREENWICH...WARWICK...WEST WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 911 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 ...SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALIZED BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SOME STREET FLOODING OVERNIGHT... A PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE MAIN TIME FRAME OF CONCERN IS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM ACROSS WESTERN MA AND NORTHERN CT...AND BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM IN EASTERN MA AND RHODE ISLAND. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE RAIN SHOULD BE OVER IN TIME FOR THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. WHILE IT WILL RAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...NOT EVERYONE WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED AREAS MAY RECEIVE OVER 1 INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR...BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME BRIEF STREET FLOODING PARTICULARLY IF THAT FALLS OVER AN URBANIZED AREA. THE OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS RATHER LOW OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, A LOW RISK EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH VERY ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF BRIEF STREET FLOODING IN LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. FRANK
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 12:42 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1242 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016
CTZ003-004-220515-
WINDHAM CT-TOLLAND CT-
1242 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WINDHAM...SOUTHERN TOLLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
HARTFORD COUNTIES...
AT 1241 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER HEBRON...OR NEAR COLCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANSFIELD...WINDHAM...PLAINFIELD...WILLIMANTIC...KILLINGLY...
COVENTRY...HEBRON...BROOKLYN...WOODSTOCK...MARLBOROUGH...COLUMBIA...
CANTERBURY...ASHFORD...POMFRET...STERLING...ANDOVER...CHAPLIN...
HAMPTON...EASTFORD AND SCOTLAND.
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.
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.
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LAT...LON 4159 7240 4160 7241 4163 7241 4168 7245
4198 7201 4166 7181 4164 7198 4166 7213
4166 7216 4171 7224 4169 7227 4167 7227
4164 7233 4161 7233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 237DEG 41KT 4164 7241
NOCERAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 24 min |
| Aug 22, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 32 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 3:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 42 min |
| Aug 22, 3:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 3:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 4:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Aug 22, 4:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Plymouth, Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 66 min | |
| Aug 22, 4:25 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Aug 22, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent, Providence, Washington | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 1:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 29 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.