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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT for Hampden County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2019, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Hampden County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 29, 1:12 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:12 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 340 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-300745- 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-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket 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- 340 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, all of Massachusetts east of Berkshire County, and Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into early this evening. The main threats will be locally strong to damaging winds and large hail. The greatest risk is expected to be near and south of the Massachusetts Turnpike, but there is the potential across the entire region. Heavy rainfall may produce localized street and poor drainage flooding. Expect the showers and thunderstorms to push into northern Massachusetts between noon and 2 PM, then shifting steadily southeast, exiting off the south coast around 8 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered strong thunderstorms, some of which may be severe, are possible from mid to late Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. Hail will be the primary concern with strong to locally damaging wind gusts a secondary concern. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-300745- Boston Harbor-Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound- Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-Narragansett Bay-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- 340 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from mid morning into early evening across the waters. Locally strong wind gusts are likely, which may produce rough seas, as well as large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from mid morning on Sunday through Sunday afternoon. Large hail and locally strong wind gusts are the main concern. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/us.nationalweatherservice.boston.gov You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:03 AM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
201 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019
CTZ002-MAZ008>011-291830-
Hartford CT-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
201 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING...
At 200 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Blandford, or 10 miles west of Westfield, moving east at 30 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Agawam, West Springfield,
Longmeadow, Suffield, Windsor Locks, Granby, Southwick, Southampton,
East Granby, Huntington, Hartland, Russell, Granville, Chester,
Blandford and Montgomery.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.
This storm may intensify and become capable of producing damage.
Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings.
&&
LAT...LON 4212 7306 4213 7307 4215 7307 4214 7305
4215 7303 4227 7300 4218 7252 4192 7265
4209 7308 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 290DEG 24KT 4216 7297
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, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 58 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 | |
| Jun 29, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent, Providence | 24 min |
| Jun 29, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Providence | 26 min |
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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.