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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2018, 2:44 PM EDT for Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 46 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
- Aug 14, 2018, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Hampshire County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 14, 2:42 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:42 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>014-017-018-026-RIZ001>008-150800- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms today may produce heavy rainfall and localized flooding, mainly across interior MA and northern CT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Friday into Saturday, locally heavy rainfall is again possible from scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ015-016-019>024-150800- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA- 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts and 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. Dense Fog Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Friday into Saturday, locally heavy rainfall is again possible from scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-150800- Boston Harbor-Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound- Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-Narragansett Bay-Block Island Sound- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 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- 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. 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
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 11:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1126 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-141615- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Eastern Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA- 1126 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM... At 1125 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Enfield, moving north at 10 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm. Torrential rainfall with low visibility is also possible. Locations impacted include... Springfield, Chicopee, Enfield, Westfield, Holyoke, Agawam, West Springfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, Suffield, East Longmeadow, Ellington, Wilbraham, Windsor Locks, Palmer, Somers, East Windsor and Monson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Get indoors when this storm approaches. 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. This storm may intensify and become capable of producing damage. Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings. && LAT...LON 4190 7248 4195 7273 4225 7267 4218 7232 TIME...MOT...LOC 1525Z 196DEG 10KT 4200 7259 Belk
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 11:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1159 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 MAZ002-003-010-011-141645- Western Franklin MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Eastern Franklin MA- Eastern Hampshire MA- 1159 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM... At 1158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Granby, or near Chicopee, moving north at 30 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm. Torrential rainfall with poor visibility also likely. Locations impacted include... Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Montague, Granby, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Northfield, Bernardston and Conway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Get indoors when this storm approaches. 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. These storms may intensify and become capable of producing damage. Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings. && LAT...LON 4217 7236 4217 7260 4268 7268 4268 7231 TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 178DEG 27KT 4225 7249 Belk
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 12:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1214 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 MAZ003-004-010-011-141700- Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA- Eastern Hampshire MA- 1214 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM... At 1212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belchertown, or near Amherst, moving north at 25 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm. Torrential rainfall with low visibility is also expected. Locations impacted include... Amherst, Orange, Ludlow, South Hadley, Belchertown, Palmer, Athol, Ware, Montague, Granby, Hadley, Northfield, Hardwick, Leverett, Erving, Shutesbury, Phillipston, Gill, Pelham and Petersham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Get indoors when this storm approaches. 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. This storm may intensify and become capable of producing damage. Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings. && LAT...LON 4220 7234 4225 7258 4268 7247 4260 7212 TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 196DEG 21KT 4231 7243 Belk
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 12:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 244 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 MAZ003-004-010-011-141930- Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA- Eastern Hampshire MA- 244 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING... At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over South Hadley, or near Chicopee, moving northeast at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this storm. Torrential rainfall with low visibility is also possible. Locations impacted include... Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Ware, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Hardwick, Leverett, Shutesbury and Pelham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying areas near small streams. These storms may intensify and become capable of producing damage. Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings. && LAT...LON 4211 7253 4223 7271 4254 7245 4236 7217 TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 220DEG 15KT 4223 7256 Belk
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 79 min |
| Aug 14, 3:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Aug 14, 3:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 11:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 64 min |
| Aug 14, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Berkshire | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 11:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 88 min |
| Aug 14, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 36 min | |
| Aug 14, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | 36 min |
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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.