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Flood Watch 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 19, 20194 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Jan 19, 2019, 3:34 PM EST for 4 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Jan 20, 2019, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2019, 3:34 PM EST (20:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2019, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 20, 2019, 3:14 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Flood severity
None

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jan 19, 12:51 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 12:51 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 6:55 AM EST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

MAZ002>006-008>012-014-026-201200-
Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-
Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Southern Worcester MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Northern Middlesex MA-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Massachusetts,
eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts and western
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.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

Arctic air will overspread our region late Sunday into Sunday night.
Wind chills may get low enough to require a Wind Chill Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MAZ007-201200-
Eastern Essex MA-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeastern 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.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.
   Coastal Flood Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

CTZ002>004-MAZ013-017-018-RIZ001>003-201200-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Norfolk MA-
Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, eastern
Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island.

.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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

Arctic air will overspread our region late Sunday into Sunday night.
Wind chills may get low enough to require a Wind Chill Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MAZ020-021-RIZ004>007-201200-
Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-
Washington RI-Newport RI-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts,
northern Rhode Island and southern Rhode Island.

.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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MAZ022>024-201200-
Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

RIZ008-201200-
Block Island RI-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MAZ015-016-019-201200-
Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-201200-
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Rhode Island Sound-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-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters
and Rhode Island coastal waters.

.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.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ236-201200-
Narragansett Bay-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ230-201200-
Boston Harbor-
655 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters.

.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.

   Gale Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:29 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXBristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk39 hr
Jan 19, 3:38 PM ESTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Nantucket20 hr
Jan 19, 3:43 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX24 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Rhode Island, 2019Flood Watches in Massachusetts, 2019Every flood watch in 2019

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.