Alert archive / Massachusetts / Special Weather Statements in 2017
Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Apr 16, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 60 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 16, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 1534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 16, 3:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 3:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Taunton MA 358 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2017 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-172000- 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-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket 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- 358 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, all of Massachusetts except Berkshire County, and Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a low risk for an isolated strong thunderstorm in western portions of southern New England late this afternoon and early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There an elevated risk for fire weather conditions Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-172000- Boston Harbor-Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound- Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-Narragansett Bay-Block Island Sound- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 358 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. 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 16, 4:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Taunton MA 403 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2017 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-170900- 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-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket 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- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 403 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2017 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONTINUES ON MONDAY... Very warm conditions combined with low humidity, gusty northwest winds and very dry surface fuels will result in high fire danger across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and northern Connecticut Monday. Each passing day of dry weather increases the risk of reaching critical fire weather conditions.
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 6:28 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
628 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2017
MAZ002>004-008>011-026-162330-
Western Franklin MA-Northwest Middlesex County MA-
Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
628 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2017
...A line of showers with strong winds will pass across central and
western Massachusetts...
At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers with strong winds
along a line extending from near Roxbury to Williamsburg to near
Ancram. Movement was east at 50 mph.
Wind gusts up to 45 to amph may occur as these showers, which may
cause some limbs or even small trees to come down.
Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Leominster, Fitchburg, Holyoke,
Amherst, Northampton, Agawam, West Springfield, Greenfield, Orange,
Deerfield, Ludlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Easthampton,
Longmeadow and Belchertown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few
downed branches or small trees.
&&
LAT...LON 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300 4231 7300
4233 7306 4242 7280 4273 7241 4270 7155
4264 7152 4229 7187 4204 7268 4207 7306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 278DEG 42KT 4293 7218 4242 7275 4211 7367
EVTSpecial weather statement, Apr 16, 6:30 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...Corrected
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Taunton MA
630 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2017
MAZ002>004-008>011-026-162330-
Western Franklin MA-Northwest Middlesex County MA-
Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
630 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2017
...A line of showers with strong winds will pass across central and
western Massachusetts...
At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers with strong winds
along a line extending from near Roxbury to Williamsburg to near
Ancram. Movement was east at 50 mph.
Wind gusts up to 45 to 50 mph may occur as these showers move
across, which may cause some limbs or even small trees to fall.
Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Leominster, Fitchburg, Holyoke,
Amherst, Northampton, Agawam, West Springfield, Greenfield, Orange,
Deerfield, Ludlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Easthampton,
Longmeadow and Belchertown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few
downed branches or small trees.
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LAT...LON 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300 4231 7300
4233 7306 4242 7280 4273 7241 4270 7155
4264 7152 4229 7187 4204 7268 4207 7306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 278DEG 42KT 4293 7218 4242 7275 4211 7367
EVTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 3:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Apr 16, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 hr | |
| Apr 16, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 55 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.