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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 15, 2018Providence County, Rhode Island; Worcester County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2018, 8:16 PM EDT for Providence County, Rhode Island; Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 33 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
Jul 15, 2018, 8:16 PM EDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2018, 8:49 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2018-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2018-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
792 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

678 
WUUS51 KBOX 160016
SVRBOX
MAC027-RIC007-160100-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0021.180716T0016Z-180716T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
816 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2018

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  Northwestern Providence County in Rhode Island...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 816 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Douglas, or
  11 miles southwest of Milford, moving south at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
           trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Burrillville, Northbridge, Uxbridge, North Smithfield, Sutton,
  Douglas and Upton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4214 7177 4215 7160 4198 7159 4196 7177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 354DEG 23KT 4208 7171 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Frank
2 follow-up statements
863 
WWUS51 KBOX 160035
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
835 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2018

MAC027-RIC007-160100-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180716T0100Z/
Worcester MA-Providence RI-
835 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER AND NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...

At 834 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Douglas, or 10
miles west of Woonsocket, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Burrillville, Uxbridge, North Smithfield and Douglas. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4208 7177 4210 7160 4198 7159 4196 7177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 353DEG 12KT 4202 7170 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Frank
985 
WWUS51 KBOX 160049
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
849 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2018

MAC027-RIC007-160059-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180716T0100Z/
Worcester MA-Providence RI-
849 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER AND
NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4208 7177 4210 7160 4198 7159 4196 7177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 354DEG 23KT 4192 7169 

$$

Frank

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester51 min
Jul 16, 3:07 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX32 hr
Jul 16, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk42 min

Nearby

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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.