Alert archive / Massachusetts / Areal Flood Warnings in 2018
Areal Flood Warning 47, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this areal flood warning at Nov 3, 2018, 9:54 AM EDT for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 9 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
- Nov 3, 2018, 9:54 AM EDT (13:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Middlesex County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:53 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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 Nov 3, 7:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 7:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 3, 5:01 AM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 MAZ004>006-012-026-040915- Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Northern Middlesex MA- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Massachusetts, 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. Flash Flood Watch. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-040915- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut and western 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. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ007-013>016-024-RIZ008-040915- Eastern Essex MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts 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. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ017>021-RIZ001>007-040915- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts, 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ234-251-040915- Buzzards Bay-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON 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. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ236-040915- Narragansett Bay- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 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...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ230-040915- Boston Harbor- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 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. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ231>233-235-237-250-254>256-040915- Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Rhode Island Sound- Block Island Sound- 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- 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- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 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. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ022-023-040915- Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- 501 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 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. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. 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
Local storm report, Nov 3, 9:49 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
949 AM EDT SAT NOV 03 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 AM FLOOD SHREWSBURY 42.30N 71.72W
11/03/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLODDING AT FAIRVIEW STREET AND QUINSIGAMOND
AVE.
0646 AM TSTM WND DMG WARWICK 41.70N 71.42W
11/03/2018 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
POLE AND WIRES DOWN AT JEFFERSON BVD NEAR MAIN STREET
0648 AM FLOOD BLACKSTONE 42.02N 71.54W
11/03/2018 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAR STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON MAIN STREET NEAR CVS
0653 AM FLOOD WARWICK 41.70N 71.42W
11/03/2018 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO
CARS STUCK ON 295 EXIT RAMP EXIT 1B
0714 AM FLOOD MIDDLETON 42.60N 71.02W
11/03/2018 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING ON MAPLE STREET
0722 AM FLOOD LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
11/03/2018 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODED STREETS AT WATER STREET AND MARBLE AVE
0728 AM FLOOD FRAMINGHAM 42.31N 71.44W
11/03/2018 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WEST BOUND LANE ON RTE 9 WESTBOUND CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING
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WSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 7 hr |
| Nov 3, 5:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 2 hr |
| Nov 3, 5:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 3, 6:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 27 min |
| Nov 3, 10:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 3 hr |
| Nov 3, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 29 min |
| Nov 3, 3:56 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 22 hr |
| Nov 3, 6:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 12 hr |
| Nov 3, 7:06 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 3 hr |
| Nov 3, 6:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Washington | 26 min |
| Nov 3, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence | 4 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 7 hr |
| Nov 3, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 3 days |
| Nov 3, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 4 days |
| Nov 3, 3:56 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 29 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 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.