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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2016, 2:46 AM EST for Essex County, Middlesex County, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 16, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2016, 2:46 AM EST (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 630 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
302 WWUS71 KBOX 160746 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MAZ007-013>024-RIZ002>008-161600- /O.UPG.KBOX.HW.A.0003.160216T1800Z-160217T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.160216T1800Z-160217T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...MOST OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHEN A BAND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS CROSSES THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND COULD BRING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES...OR EVEN TREES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. && $$ RIZ001-161600- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0003.160216T1800Z-160217T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHEN A BAND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS CROSSES THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND COULD BRING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES...OR EVEN TREES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-161600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.160216T1800Z-160217T0000Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER 246 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHEN A BAND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS CROSSES THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAY BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY LOSE POWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR WINDS THAT CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
3 follow-up statements
862 WWUS71 KBOX 161558 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1058 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-170000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.160216T1800Z-160217T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1058 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MOST OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHEN A BAND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS CROSSES THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND COULD BRING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES...OR EVEN TREES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-170000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.160216T1800Z-160217T0000Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1058 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHEN A BAND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS CROSSES THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAY BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY LOSE POWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR WINDS THAT CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
625 WWUS71 KBOX 162123 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 423 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-170300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 423 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MOST OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITHIN THIS BAND OF SHOWERS AS IT CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND COULD BRING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES...OR EVEN TREES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-170000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER 423 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITHIN THIS BAND OF SHOWERS AS IT CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAY BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY LOSE POWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR WINDS THAT CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
472 WWUS71 KBOX 162353 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 653 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-170100- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER 653 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO APPROACH 45 MPH. $$ MAZ007-013>024-RIZ001>008-170300- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX 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- 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...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH... PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 653 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MOST OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS HAVE JUST PASSED. GUSTY WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND COULD BRING DOWN LARGE BRANCHES...OR EVEN TREES AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. && $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2:46 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 55 min |
| Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 61 min |
| Feb 16, 5:42 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 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.