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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 28, 2017

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Apr 28, 2017, 9:53 AM EDT. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2017, 9:53 AM EDT (13:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2017, 10:45 AM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Apr 28, 7:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 7:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 4:26 AM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 6:07 AM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
607 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

RIZ002>004-006-007-281030-
Washington RI-Eastern Kent RI-Western Kent RI-Newport RI-
Southeast Providence RI-
607 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

...Cluster of showers and embedded thunderstorms moving across
southern Rhode Island...

At 605 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of heavy showers
and embedded thunderstorms near Charlestown, or 10 miles west of
South Kingstown, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Warwick, Cranston, Coventry, South Kingstown, West Warwick, Johnston,
North Kingstown, Newport, Westerly, Portsmouth, Middletown,
Narragansett, East Greenwich, Scituate, Hopkinton, Charlestown,
Richmond, Exeter, West Greenwich and Jamestown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4132 7185 4134 7183 4141 7184 4142 7181
      4142 7180 4161 7179 4173 7163 4173 7155
      4178 7156 4182 7150 4138 7104 4126 7177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 236DEG 48KT 4141 7175

Frank

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 7:25 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
725 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

MAZ019-021-022-281200-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-
725 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

...Strong Thunderstorm tracking near the Cape Cod Canal...

At 724 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wareham, or near Marion, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Pea size hail may accompany this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Plymouth, Falmouth, Marion, Wareham, Sandwich, Bourne, Carver and
Rochester.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4162 7068 4177 7081 4181 7075 4180 7072
      4183 7071 4202 7037 4190 7027 4193 7034
      4189 7034 4188 7026 4180 7020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 237DEG 31KT 4175 7065

Frank

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:27 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
927 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

MAZ024-281430-
Nantucket MA-
927 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

...A Strong Thunderstorm will move across Nantucket...

At 926 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles south of Edgartown, moving northeast at 40 mph will reach
Nantucket by 10 am.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this storm along with
dangerous cloud to ground lightning.

Locations impacted include...
Nantucket.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

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 4135 6984 4113 7027 4117 7036 4121 7041
      4120 7059 4120 7063 4121 7064 4148 6995
TIME...MOT...LOC 1326Z 246DEG 33KT 4116 7049

Frank

Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:42 AM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
942 AM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

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

0729 AM     LIGHTNING        MARION                  41.70N  70.76W
04/28/2017                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE ON MAIN STREET... WITH DAMAGE
            TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SMOKE SHOWING IN THE
            HOUSE.

&&

AED

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:49 AM EDT, 4 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
Apr 28, 3:32 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	23 hr
Apr 28, 7:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Plymouth	35 min
Apr 28, 8:34 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		41 min
Apr 28, 9:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Nantucket	63 min
Apr 28, 9:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Nantucket	26 min
Apr 28, 10:17 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		43 min
Apr 27, 10:51 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BOX	Washington	7 hr
Apr 28, 6:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent, Newport, Washington	23 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2017 Every special marine 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.