Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Jan 4, 2018, 7:14 PM EST for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2018, 7:14 PM EST (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2018, 12:42 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
832 WWUS71 KBOX 050014 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 714 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 MAZ022>024-050600- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180105T0600Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 714 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * Location...Cape Cod, Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. * Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...This evening. * Impacts...These strong winds are capable of downing trees and power lines, as well causing property damage. Scattered to widespread power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least one hour, with gusts of 58 mph or greater at any time. Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>008-050600- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.180105T0014Z-180105T0600Z/ 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- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern 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- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 714 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 1 AM EST Friday. * Location...Interior Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...Through the evening. * Impacts...Strong winds could allow for small trees and limbs to be damaged. These winds will also lead to areas of blowing snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
1 follow-up statement
860 WWUS71 KBOX 050542 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 1242 AM EST Fri Jan 5 2018 MAZ022>024-050645- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180105T0600Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 1242 AM EST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the High Wind Warning. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>008-050645- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180105T0600Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 1242 AM EST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Taunton has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 54 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:22 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 14 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:15 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:57 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 53 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 54 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2018Wind Advisories in Rhode Island, 2018Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 2018Every wind advisory in 2018
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.