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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 18, 2018Hampden County, Hampshire County, Worcester County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2018, 5:49 PM EDT for Hampden County, Hampshire County, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2018, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 18, 5:52 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Granby, MA	UNCONFIRMED SIGHTING OF A FUNNEL CLOUD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -297 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1389 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

181 
WFUS51 KBOX 182149
TORBOX
MAC013-015-027-182215-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0004.180618T2149Z-180618T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
549 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
  East central Hampden County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 615 PM EDT.
    
* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Granby, or near Chicopee, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to 
           roofs#commaOrEllipsis()windows#commaOrEllipsis()and 
           vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Ludlow around 600 PM EDT.
  Wilbraham around 605 PM EDT.
  Monson around 610 PM EDT.
  Palmer, Warren, West Brookfield and Brimfield around 615 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4221 7258 4232 7255 4228 7216 4209 7223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 285DEG 28KT 4225 7252 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KJC

2 follow-up statements

301 
WWUS51 KBOX 182159
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
559 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

MAC013-015-027-182215-
/O.CON.KBOX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180618T2215Z/
Worcester MA-Hampshire MA-Hampden MA-
559 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WORCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EAST CENTRAL HAMPDEN
COUNTIES...
    
At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Belchertown, or 8 miles northeast of Chicopee,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs#commaOrEllipsis()windows#commaOrEllipsis()and 
         vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Monson around 610 PM EDT.
  Palmer, Warren, West Brookfield and Brimfield around 615 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4221 7249 4231 7245 4228 7216 4209 7223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 285DEG 28KT 4223 7241 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KJC

280 
WWUS51 KBOX 182213
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
613 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

MAC013-015-027-182223-
/O.EXP.KBOX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180618T2215Z/
Worcester MA-Hampshire MA-Hampden MA-
613 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WORCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN
HAMPSHIRE AND EAST CENTRAL HAMPDEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM
EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4221 7249 4231 7245 4228 7216 4209 7223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 285DEG 28KT 4221 7229 

$$

KJC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	38 min
Jun 18, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin	52 min
Jun 18, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin	41 min
Jun 18, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	35 min
Jun 18, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	47 min
Jun 18, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	52 min
Jun 18, 5:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	26 min
Jun 18, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	33 min
Jun 18, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		60 min
Jun 18, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex, Middlesex	44 min
Jun 18, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	40 min
Jun 18, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Worcester	49 min
Jun 18, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		59 min
Jun 18, 6:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	24 min
Jun 18, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex	50 min
Jun 18, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden, Norfolk, Worcester	29 min
Jun 18, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.