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Areal Flood Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 13, 20186 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this areal flood warning at Jan 13, 2018, 1:06 AM EST for 6 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. 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: Jan 13, 2018, 1:06 AM EST (06:06 UTC)
Expired: Jan 13, 2018, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jan 12, 6:42 PM EST, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 6:42 PM EST, 6 hours 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 4:12 PM EST, 8 hours 54 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
Jan 12, 7:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	6 hr
Jan 12, 11:19 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	6 hr
Jan 13, 12:44 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Hampden	3 hr
Jan 13, 5:15 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	2 hr
Jan 13, 5:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	4 days
Jan 13, 7:02 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth	4 hr
Jan 13, 10:19 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Worcester	3 hr
Jan 13, 10:45 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Hampshire	3 hr
Jan 13, 11:44 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	4 hr
Jan 13, 5:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	16 hr
Jan 13, 5:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BOX	Washington	39 hr
Jan 13, 12:06 PM EST	River Flood Warning	BOX	Washington	43 hr
Jan 13, 12:06 PM EST	River Flood Warning	BOX	Capitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	69 hr
Jan 13, 12:06 PM EST	River Flood Warning	BOX	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	24 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 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.