Alert archive / Massachusetts / Areal Flood Warnings in 2018
Areal Flood Warning 19, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this areal flood warning at Apr 16, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT for Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 6 hr. 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 16, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT (17:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2018, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 902 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 990 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 16, 10:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 10:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 10:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-026-RIZ001-171500- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA- Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Northwest Providence RI- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Bands of heavy rain may cause localized street flooding today. Strong southerly wind gusts are possible this afternoon. There is a risk that a Wind Advisory may be needed later today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Rain and snowmelt across the headwaters may result in significant rises of the Connecticut River during next week, with a risk of approaching or exceeding flood stage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ007-015-016-171500- Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts and northeastern 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. Coastal Flood Advisory Bands of heavy rain may cause localized street flooding today. Strong southerly wind gusts are possible this afternoon. There is a risk that a Wind Advisory may be needed later today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ017-018-020>024-171500- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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 Bands of heavy rain may cause localized street flooding today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Rain and snowmelt across the headwaters may result in significant rises of the Connecticut River during next week, with a risk of approaching or exceeding flood stage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. RIZ002>008-171500- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Rhode Island and southern Rhode Island. .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 Bands of heavy rain may cause localized street flooding today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Rain and snowmelt across the headwaters may result in significant rises of the Connecticut River during next week, with a risk of approaching or exceeding flood stage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ019-171500- Eastern Plymouth MA- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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 Coastal Flood Advisory Bands of heavy rain may cause localized street flooding today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Rain and snowmelt across the headwaters may result in significant rises of the Connecticut River during next week, with a risk of approaching or exceeding flood stage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ231>235-237-255-256-171500- Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 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- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ250-251-254-171500- 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- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ236-171500- Narragansett Bay- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ230-171500- Boston Harbor- 1053 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 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...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. 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
Local storm report, Apr 16, 7:28 AM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 16, 10:18 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1018 AM EDT MON APR 16 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0738 AM SNOW PLAINFIELD 42.12N 72.61W
04/16/2018 M2.2 INCH HAMPDEN MA HAM RADIO
0747 AM SNOW EAST LONGMEADOW 42.06N 72.45W
04/16/2018 M1.0 INCH HAMPDEN MA HAM RADIO
0750 AM HEAVY SNOW ASHBURNHAM 42.62N 71.92W
04/16/2018 M1.8 INCH WORCESTER MA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER
0758 AM SNOW HUBBARDSTON 42.47N 72.01W
04/16/2018 M1.5 INCH WORCESTER MA HAM RADIO
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 12 N HARTFORD 41.94N 72.68W
04/16/2018 M1.1 INCH HARTFORD CT PUBLIC
BRADLEY AIRPORT
0804 AM SNOW 3 W WORCESTER 42.27N 71.87W
04/16/2018 M1.2 INCH WORCESTER MA PUBLIC
WORCESTER AIRPORT
0805 AM SNOW SPENCER 42.20N 72.02W
04/16/2018 M1.0 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0851 AM SNOW LEOMINSTER 42.53N 71.76W
04/16/2018 M1.0 INCH WORCESTER MA HAM RADIO
0913 AM SNOW EASTHAMPTON 42.27N 72.67W
04/16/2018 M1.5 INCH HAMPSHIRE MA HAM RADIO
0926 AM SNOW LEYDEN 42.68N 72.60W
04/16/2018 M1.8 INCH FRANKLIN MA NONE
&&
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803737
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803738
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803739
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803740
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803741
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803742
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803743
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803744
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803745
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803746
AEDLocal storm report, Apr 16, 10:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1029 AM EDT MON APR 16 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0904 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEICESTER 42.25N 71.90W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON MARSHAL STREET
0928 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HUBBARDSTON 42.48N 72.02W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON NEW WESTMINSTER ROAD
0939 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG OAKHAM 42.35N 72.05W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON OLD TURNPIKE ROAD
0942 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HOLDEN 42.35N 71.85W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON CAUSEWAY STREET
0955 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BROOKLINE 42.32N 71.14W
04/16/2018 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN
1005 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON HASTINGS AT STOW ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803747
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803748
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803749
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803750
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803751
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803752
AEDLocal storm report, Apr 16, 11:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1142 AM EDT MON APR 16 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BELMONT 42.40N 71.17W
04/16/2018 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ACROSS PLEASANT STREET
1025 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
04/16/2018 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON PARKED CAR ON WALNUT STREET.
1032 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN.
1035 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTMINSTER 42.55N 71.90W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH STREET CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREE AND WIRES
1107 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW BRAINTREE 42.32N 72.13W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON THRESHER ROAD AT JACKSON ROAD
1110 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BARRE 42.42N 72.11W
04/16/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON COLE ROAD
1125 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOURNE 41.73N 70.61W
04/16/2018 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE SPLIT IN HALF
&&
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803753
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803754
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803755
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803756
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803757
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803758
EVENT NUMBER BOX1803759
AEDSpecial weather statement, Apr 16, 1:24 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
124 PM EDT MON APR 16 2018
CTZ003-004-MAZ003-004-010>012-RIZ001-003-006-161800-
Tolland CT-Windham CT-Southern Worcester MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
Northwest Providence RI-Washington RI-Western Kent RI-
124 PM EDT MON APR 16 2018
...Area of Strong Thunderstorms in eastern Connecticut and western
Rhode Island moving into central Massachusetts...
At 118 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Windham Connecticut southeastward
to Richmond, Rhode Island. The area was racing north at 80 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Worcester, Shrewsbury, Coventry, South Kingstown, Mansfield, Windham,
Plainfield, Orange, Grafton, Willimantic, Killingly, Holden, Webster,
Southbridge, Auburn, Burrillville, Oxford, Millbury, Charlton and
Palmer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when these storms approach. 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 4144 7180 4164 7179 4163 7196 4166 7216
4172 7224 4260 7234 4239 7175 4136 7158
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 173DEG 79KT 4160 7206 4143 7167
FieldThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 9:51 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 10 hr |
| Apr 16, 11:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 1:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:41 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 60 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 6:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 9 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 116 min |
| Apr 16, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 117 min |
| Apr 16, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 2 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2018Areal Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 2018Every areal flood warning in 2018
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.