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Areal Flood Warning 27, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 17, 2018Norfolk County, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this areal flood warning at Jul 17, 2018, 4:09 PM EDT for Norfolk County, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Providence County, Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 2 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: Jul 17, 2018, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Norfolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jul 17, 2:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:36 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 2:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:27 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 3:28 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:43 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 4:06 PM EDT, 3 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
Jul 16, 8:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	40 min
Jul 16, 8:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	37 min
Jul 16, 9:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	77 min
Jul 17, 3:58 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester	12 hr
Jul 17, 4:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more	15 hr
Jul 17, 10:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	44 min
Jul 17, 11:04 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	3 hr
Jul 17, 11:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	47 min
Jul 17, 11:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	54 min
Jul 17, 11:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	51 min
Jul 17, 11:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	3 hr
Jul 17, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	37 min
Jul 17, 12:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	2 hr
Jul 17, 12:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	42 min
Jul 17, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester	45 min
Jul 17, 12:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	48 min
Jul 17, 1:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester	112 min
Jul 17, 1:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex	60 min
Jul 17, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		57 min
Jul 17, 1:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk	45 min
Jul 17, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		64 min
Jul 17, 1:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	46 min
Jul 17, 2:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	3 hr
Jul 17, 3:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester	3 hr
Jul 17, 3:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	2 hr
Jul 17, 3:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Worcester	2 hr
Jul 17, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	48 min
Jul 17, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	47 min
Jul 17, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Worcester	52 min
Jul 17, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	58 min
Jul 17, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester	39 min
Jul 17, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Norfolk, Suffolk	52 min
Jul 17, 5:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	60 min
Jul 17, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth	43 min
Jul 17, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		54 min
Jul 17, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		92 min
Jul 17, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		40 min
Jul 17, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		64 min
Jul 17, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		27 min
Jul 17, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		48 min
Jul 17, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		67 min
Jul 17, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		49 min
Jul 17, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	35 min
Jul 17, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX		41 min
Jul 17, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region	64 min
Jul 17, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	42 min
Jul 17, 3:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	31 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2018 Areal Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 2018 Areal Flood Warnings in Rhode Island, 2018 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.