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Special Marine Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 1, 2017

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special marine warning at Jun 1, 2017, 4:37 PM EDT. It was in force for 38 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
Jun 1, 2017, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2017, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
40.0 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 Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:45 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
251 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

MAZ017>020-RIZ004-005-011915-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Bristol RI-Eastern Kent RI-
251 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

...Line of Strong Thunderstorms Over Southeast Massachusetts...

At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Middleborough to near Rehoboth to near
Barrington. Movement was east at 25 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany these
storms in addition to lightning and moderate to heavy rain.

Locations impacted include...
Fall River, Warwick, Plymouth, Taunton, East Providence, Bridgewater,
Middleborough, Somerset, Barrington, Swansea, Duxbury, Seekonk,
Raynham, Kingston, Rehoboth, Carver, Warren, Lakeville, Freetown and
Halifax.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Get indoors when these storms approach. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

&&

LAT...LON 4193 7053 4181 7093 4170 7110 4173 7147
      4177 7140 4176 7139 4178 7137 4176 7136
      4175 7135 4177 7132 4180 7134 4180 7133
      4205 7069
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 266DEG 24KT 4193 7090 4181 7126 4176 7134

Sipprell
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
254 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

RIZ001>004-011930-
Northwest Providence RI-Eastern Kent RI-Western Kent RI-
Southeast Providence RI-
254 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

...Strong Thunderstorm Developing Over Central Rhode Island...

At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Coventry, moving east at 25 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this
storm in addition to lightning and moderate rain.

Locations impacted include...
Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Coventry, West Warwick, Johnston,
Scituate and Foster.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4170 7172 4178 7174 4185 7140 4167 7139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 266DEG 23KT 4175 7166

Sipprell
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
256 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

MAZ004-011-012-011930-
Southern Worcester MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Worcester MA-
256 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

...Strong Thunderstorm over Southern Massachusetts...

At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Brookfield, or 15 miles southwest of Worcester, moving east at 25
mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this
storm along with frequent lightning and moderate to heavy rain.

Locations impacted include...
Worcester, Webster, Southbridge, Auburn, Oxford, Millbury, Charlton,
Spencer, Dudley, Leicester, Sturbridge, Sutton, Douglas, Warren,
North Brookfield, West Brookfield, Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland and
East Brookfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 7225 4220 7224 4228 7180 4203 7182
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 266DEG 23KT 4215 7207

Sipprell
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
307 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

MAZ017>021-RIZ005-011930-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Western Plymouth MA-Bristol RI-
307 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2017

...Line of Strong Thunderstorms Across Southeast Massachusetts...

At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lakeville to near Somerset to Warren.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany these
storms. Already pea sized hail reports associated with this line of
storms have been gathered in and around Barrington Rhode Island.

Locations impacted include...
New Bedford, Fall River, Plymouth, Taunton, Dartmouth, Bristol,
Marion, Middleborough, Wareham, Somerset, Barrington, Fairhaven,
Swansea, Tiverton, Westport, Raynham, Carver, Warren, Lakeville and
Acushnet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Get indoors when these storms approach. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

&&

LAT...LON 4163 7114 4166 7114 4166 7116 4168 7119
      4166 7121 4173 7133 4178 7121 4194 7095
      4188 7055 4169 7084 4159 7107
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 289DEG 21KT 4188 7095 4177 7113 4173 7123

Sipprell
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex44 min
Jun 1, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester51 min
Jun 1, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk27 min
Jun 1, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Plymouth24 min
Jun 1, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester34 min
Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX56 min
Jun 1, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol23 min
Jun 1, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol36 min
Jun 1, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol32 min
Jun 1, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent36 min
Jun 1, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXKent, Providence28 min
Jun 1, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXKent, Providence7 min
Jun 1, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXKent28 min
May 31, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX50 min
Jun 1, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX48 min
Jun 1, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX25 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Massachusetts, 2017Every 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.