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Areal Flood Warning 25, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

October 26, 20175 counties in Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this areal flood warning at Oct 26, 2017, 8:34 AM EDT for 5 counties in Massachusetts; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 26, 2017, 8:34 AM EDT (12:34 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Oct 26, 6:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 6:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 3:48 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 26, 7:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 26, 8:14 AM EDT, 20 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
Oct 26, 3:10 AM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		22 hr
Oct 26, 3:10 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		7 hr
Oct 26, 7:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	87 min
Oct 26, 1:49 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester	11 hr
Oct 26, 8:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	76 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2017 Areal Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 2017 Areal Flood Warnings in Rhode Island, 2017 Every areal flood warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.