Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2018, 9:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 55 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
- May 4, 2018, 9:35 PM EDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2018, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 360 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1408 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted.
442
WUUS51 KBOX 050135
SVRBOX
MAC011-013-015-027-050230-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0003.180505T0135Z-180505T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
935 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2018
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
Western Hampden County in western Massachusetts...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 934 PM EDT, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms were
sweeping into western Massachusetts moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange,
Deerfield, South Hadley, Easthampton, Monroe, Athol, Winchendon,
Montague, Templeton, Ashburnham, Southampton, Hadley, Sunderland,
Hatfield and Northfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have produced wind gusts
upwards of 60 mph across the middle Hudson River Valley of NY as
well as Berkshire County MA with isolated wind damage reports. SEEK
SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 4215 7307 4215 7303 4231 7300 4233 7306
4238 7307 4239 7301 4266 7295 4267 7300
4270 7295 4270 7302 4274 7302 4271 7190
4204 7295 4204 7306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 271DEG 43KT 4296 7234 4260 7289 4217 7361
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Sipprell2 follow-up statements
152 WWUS51 KBOX 050201 SVSBOX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1001 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2018 MAC011-013-015-027-050230- /O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180505T0230Z/ Worcester MA-Hampshire MA-Franklin MA-Hampden MA- 1001 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2018 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER...CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTH CENTRAL HAMPDEN COUNTIES... At 1000 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moving east at 50 mph across Franklin County MA. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, South Hadley, Easthampton, Athol, Winchendon, Montague, Templeton, Ashburnham, Southampton, Hadley, Winchester, Sunderland, Hatfield, Northfield and Williamsburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have produced wind gusts upwards of 60 mph across Berkshire County MA with isolated wind damage reports of downed trees and power lines. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! && LAT...LON 4245 7280 4273 7247 4271 7190 4219 7272 TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 273DEG 45KT 4270 7237 4258 7243 4246 7254 4241 7267 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Sipprell
562
WWUS51 KBOX 050220
SVSBOX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2018
MAC011-013-015-027-050230-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180505T0230Z/
Worcester MA-Hampshire MA-Franklin MA-Hampden MA-
1020 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER...
CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTH CENTRAL HAMPDEN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
western Massachusetts.
LAT...LON 4245 7280 4273 7247 4271 7190 4219 7272
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 271DEG 43KT 4270 7204 4258 7210 4246 7221 4241
7234
$$
SipprellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 41 min |
| May 4, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 49 min |
| May 4, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 46 min |
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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.