Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT for Essex County, Middlesex County, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 58 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 29, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Suffolk County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 3:28 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Carlisle, MA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
803
WUUS51 KBOX 291917
SVRBOX
MAC009-017-025-292015-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0013.190629T1917Z-190629T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
317 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Suffolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
Southwestern Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
Northeastern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 317 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bedford, or
near Billerica, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Boston, Lowell, Lynn, Somerville, Waltham, Malden, Medford, Revere,
Peabody, Arlington, Everett, Salem, Billerica, Beverly, Woburn,
Chelsea, Chelmsford, Andover, Lexington and Tewksbury.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4264 7082 4247 7083 4244 7091 4242 7089
4241 7090 4242 7096 4241 7097 4238 7096
4244 7142 4262 7140
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 273DEG 15KT 4253 7131
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Belk1 follow-up statement
720
WWUS51 KBOX 291940
SVSBOX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
340 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019
MAC009-017-025-292015-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190629T2015Z/
Suffolk MA-Essex MA-Middlesex MA-
340 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SUFFOLK...SOUTHWESTERN ESSEX AND NORTHEASTERN
MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...
At 339 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burlington, or
over Woburn, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Boston, Lowell, Lynn, Somerville, Malden, Medford, Revere, Peabody,
Arlington, Everett, Salem, Billerica, Beverly, Woburn, Chelsea,
Chelmsford, Andover, Lexington, Tewksbury and North Andover.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4264 7082 4247 7083 4244 7091 4241 7090
4241 7092 4242 7096 4241 7097 4238 7097
4243 7133 4262 7130
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 273DEG 15KT 4253 7118
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BelkThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 5:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 19 min |
| Jun 29, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Jun 29, 6:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 8:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 46 min | |
| Jun 29, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 54 min |
| Jun 29, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Jun 29, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk | 55 min |
| Jun 29, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 56 min | |
| Jun 29, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Jun 29, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 55 min |
| Jun 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Jun 29, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 40 min | |
| Jun 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 44 min | |
| Jun 29, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 35 min | |
| Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Jun 29, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 44 min | |
| Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 46 min | |
| Jun 29, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Dukes | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 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.