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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 17, 2018Franklin County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2018, 10:46 AM EDT for Franklin County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2018, 10:46 AM EDT (14:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2018, 11:30 AM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

County Franklin County, MA

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 17, 9:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 9:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 9:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 10:46 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1046 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2018

MAZ002>004-008-171530-
Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Northern Worcester MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-
1046 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2018

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING FRANKLIN COUNTY...

At 1045 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Heath to near Pittsfield.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and torrential downpours will accompany
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague, Sunderland, Northfield,
Williamsburg, Bernardston, Buckland, Conway, Shelburne, Erving,
Ashfield, Colrain, Gill, Whately, Charlemont, Royalston,
Chesterfield, Worthington and Goshen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Get indoors when these storms approach. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying
areas near small streams.

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LAT...LON 4263 7295 4266 7295 4267 7300 4274 7289
      4272 7226 4242 7265 4242 7300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 251DEG 29KT 4279 7277 4249 7331

KJC

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, 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, 4:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Norfolk, Worcester	2 hr
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

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.