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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 29, 2019Essex County, Middlesex County, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 29, 3:28 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Carlisle, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2019-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 12:00Z on 2019-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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
 
$$

Belk
1 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
 
$$

Belk

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 5:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Worcester19 min
Jun 29, 6:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX39 min
Jun 29, 6:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXSuffolk38 min
Jun 29, 8:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth42 min
Jun 29, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX46 min
Jun 29, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden29 min
Jun 29, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXWorcester32 min
Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex36 min
Jun 29, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Plymouth54 min
Jun 29, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX67 min
Jun 29, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Norfolk55 min
Jun 29, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX56 min
Jun 29, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk52 min
Jun 29, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX64 min
Jun 29, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex34 min
Jun 29, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol61 min
Jun 29, 4:21 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex58 min
Jun 29, 4:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk55 min
Jun 29, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXPlymouth48 min
Jun 29, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Jun 29, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXPlymouth42 min
Jun 29, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX40 min
Jun 29, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX44 min
Jun 29, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol28 min
Jun 29, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX35 min
Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX67 min
Jun 29, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX44 min
Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable50 min
Jun 29, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX46 min
Jun 29, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXDukes61 min
Jun 29, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX39 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.