Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Mar 14, 2017, 6:02 PM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 3 hr. 48 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2017, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2017, 8:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 6:06 PM EDT | SNOW 10.8 | Groton, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 14, 6:09 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Concord, MA | WOLF PINE WAY...LARGE TREE DWON THROUGH A DECK AND GARAGE. |
| Mar 14, 6:09 PM EDT | SNOW 10 | Concord, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Haverhill, MA | THREE TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON NORTH AVENUE. |
| Mar 14, 6:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Chelmsford, MA | LARGE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING TRAFFIC ON WORTHEN STREET. |
| Mar 14, 6:18 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westford, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON GARAGE WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. |
| Mar 14, 6:18 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | North Reading, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:21 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Haverhill, MA | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON WINDSOR STREET. |
| Mar 14, 6:24 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | North Weymouth, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 14, 6:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Newbury, MA | WIRES DOWN ON MAIN STREET. |
| Mar 14, 6:26 PM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 51 | Plum Island, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:26 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | Plum Island, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Billerica, MA | TREE DOWN ON LITTLE JOHN ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:31 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amesbury, MA | TREE DOWN ACROSS PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:32 PM EDT | SNOW 10 | Westford, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:33 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburyport, MA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON ARLINGTON STREET. |
| Mar 14, 6:33 PM EDT | SNOW 13.5 | Littleton, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:34 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | Concord, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:35 PM EDT | SNOW 9.3 | Dover, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:35 PM EDT | SNOW 13.3 | Haverhill, MA | |
| Mar 14, 6:38 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boxford, MA | VERY LARGE TREE DOWN ON HERRICK ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amesbury, MA | TREE DOWN ON WIRES...WITH THE WIRES COMING TO REST ON A HOUSE. FOURTH STREET. |
| Mar 14, 6:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Haverhill, MA | THREE TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON EAST BROADWAY. |
| Mar 14, 6:44 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburyport, MA | WIRES DOWN OVER RAILROAD AVENUE. |
| Mar 14, 6:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Bradford, MA | HAM RADIO |
| Mar 14, 6:45 PM EDT | SNOW 11 | Winchester, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 14, 6:47 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lawrence, MA | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ON BERKELEY ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hamilton, MA | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
| Mar 14, 6:51 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amesbury, MA | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ON NORTH MARTIN ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:52 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saugus, MA | TREE DOWN ON LYNN FELLS PARKWAY. |
| Mar 14, 6:53 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Merrimac, MA | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS PROSPECT HILL ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:53 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Merrimac, MA | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 6:56 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Methuen, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON OAKLAND AVENUE. |
| Mar 14, 7:00 PM EDT | SNOW 6.6 | 1 N East Boston, MA | LOGAN AIRPORT |
| Mar 14, 7:00 PM EDT | SNOW 6.6 | Winthrop, MA | |
| Mar 14, 7:00 PM EDT | SNOW 9 | Dracut, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Mar 14, 7:08 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boxford, MA | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ON HIGHLAND ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 7:10 PM EDT | SNOW 13.4 | Tyngsboro, MA | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| Mar 14, 7:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amesbury, MA | TREE DOWN ON HIGHLAND STREET. |
| Mar 14, 7:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newburyport, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING MERRIMAC ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 7:19 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Georgetown, MA | TREE DOWN ON BRADFORD LOOP. |
| Mar 14, 7:26 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Methuen, MA | TREE DOWN ON LOOKOUT TERRACE. |
| Mar 14, 7:44 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salisbury, MA | WIRES DOWN ON THE ROOF OF A HOME ON OLD TOWN WAY. |
| Mar 14, 7:53 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Topsfield, MA | LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY OF A HOME ON RIVER ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 7:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lynn, MA | TREE DOWN ON CAR ON BEACH ROAD. |
| Mar 14, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salem, MA | TREE DOWN ON CAR. |
| Mar 14, 8:00 PM EDT | SNOW 10.8 | 2 Wnw Wilmington, MA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 14, 8:51 PM EDT | SNOW 13 | Ayer, MA | TRAINED SPOTTER |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
381 WWUS71 KBOX 142202 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 602 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 MAZ014>016-150000- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170314T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0006.170314T2202Z-170315T0000Z/ Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Including the cities of Cambridge, Boston, and Quincy 602 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * Location...The Boston Metro area. * Winds...Northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Timing...Strongest wind gusts will occur through the evening. * Impacts...The heavy wet snow coupled with the powerful winds may result in downed trees and scattered power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least one hour, with gusts of 58 mph or greater at any time. Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects. && $$ MAZ013-017>024-RIZ002>008-142315- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170314T2200Z/ Western Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA- Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA- Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Southeast Providence RI- Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI- Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Foxborough, Norwood, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 602 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Winds are diminishing across Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Winds will become gusty from the northwest, but at speeds less than occurred today. $$ 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
958 WWUS71 KBOX 142259 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 659 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 MAZ006-007-150000- /O.EXA.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170315T0000Z/ Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Including the cities of Lawrence and Gloucester 659 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * Location...Essex County in northeast Massachusetts. * Winds...Northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts between 60 and 70 mph. * Timing...Wind gusts will gradually diminish after 8 PM. * Impacts...The powerful winds may result in additional downed trees and scattered power outages during this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least one hour, with gusts of 58 mph or greater at any time. Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects. && $$ MAZ014>016-150000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170315T0000Z/ Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Including the cities of Cambridge, Boston, and Quincy 659 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Location...The Boston Metro area. * Winds...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. * Timing...Wind gusts will begin to gradually diminish after 8 PM. * Impacts...The powerful winds, coupled with heavy wet snow in some area, may result in additional downed trees and scattered power outages this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least one hour, with gusts of 58 mph or greater at any time. Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects. && $$ 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
140 WWUS71 KBOX 142345 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 745 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 MAZ014>016-150045- /O.EXP.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170315T0000Z/ Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Including the cities of Cambridge, Boston, and Quincy 745 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds have begun to diminish. $$ MAZ006-007-150100- /O.EXT.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170315T0100Z/ Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Including the cities of Lawrence and Gloucester 745 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Location...Essex County in northeast Massachusetts. * Winds...Northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...Wind will gradually diminish this evening and drop below high wind criteria by 9 PM. * Impacts...The powerful winds may result in additional downed trees and scattered power outages for a time this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least one hour, with gusts of 58 mph or greater at any time. Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects. && $$ 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
962 WWUS71 KBOX 150047 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 MAZ006-007-150200- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170315T0100Z/ Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Including the cities of Lawrence and Gloucester 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Wind have diminished across northeast Massachusetts. $$ MAZ022-023-150600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.170315T0047Z-170315T0600Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, and Vineyard Haven 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * TIMING...Until 2 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Some branches will be brought down and isolated power outages may occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MAZ024-150900- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.170315T0047Z-170315T0900Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 847 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. * TIMING...Until 5 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Some branches will be taken down by the wind. Isolated power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:29 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:59 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 51 hr | |
| Mar 14, 6:19 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 6 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.