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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Apr 4, 2017, 10:03 PM EDT for Newport County, Washington County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2017, 10:03 PM EDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2017, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Newport County, RI, Washington County, RI
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Apr 4, 8:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 8:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Taunton MA 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>008-050845- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester 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-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Periods of heavy rain are expected today. Some poor drainage street flooding may occur during the day in any heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Another low pressure system will bring periods of heavy rainfall from midday Thursday into early Thursday night. There is the potential for both areal and river flooding, although magnitudes should be minor at most. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ022-050845- Barnstable MA- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Another low pressure system will bring periods of heavy rainfall from midday Thursday into early Thursday night. There is the potential for both areal and river flooding, although magnitudes should be minor at most. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ023-024-050845- Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Another low pressure system will bring periods of heavy rainfall from midday Thursday into early Thursday night. There is the potential for both areal and river flooding, although magnitudes should be minor at most. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ235-237-256-050845- Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a moderate risk for gale force winds from another weather system Thursday into Thursday night across the outer waters. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ231>234-251-255-050845- Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a moderate risk for gale force winds from another weather system Thursday into Thursday night across the outer waters. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ250-254-050845- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a moderate risk for gale force winds from another weather system Thursday into Thursday night across the outer waters. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ230-236-050845- Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay- 441 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 7:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:25 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Apr 5, 1:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 3 days |
| Apr 5, 5:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Washington | 43 hr |
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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.