Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2019, 2:54 PM EDT for Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Apr 3, 2019, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2019, 2:54 PM EDT (18:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2019, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 1313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
752 WWUS71 KBOX 021854 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 254 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 MAZ024-030300- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.190403T0800Z-190403T1700Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 254 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 4 AM to 1 PM EDT Wednesday. * WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Late tonight and Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. * LOCATION...Nantucket. 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. && $$ MAZ002>016-026-030300- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA- Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA- Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, and Ayer 254 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM EDT Wednesday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. * LOCATION...Most of Massachusetts near and north of the Mass Pike. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
4 follow-up statements
692 WWUS71 KBOX 030205 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1005 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 MAZ024-031015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.190403T0800Z-190403T1700Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 1005 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Late tonight and Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Nantucket. 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. && $$ MAZ002>016-026-031015- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA- Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA- Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, and Ayer 1005 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Most of Massachusetts near and north of the Mass Pike. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
182 WWUS71 KBOX 030813 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 413 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 CTZ002>004-MAZ017-018-RIZ001-002-031615- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Taunton, Brockton, Foster, Smithfield, and Providence 413 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Hartford, Tolland, Windham Counties in Connecticut. Providence County in Rhode Island. Northern Bristol and Western Plymouth Counties in Southeast Massachusetts. 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. && $$ MAZ024-031615- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-190403T1700Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 413 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...This morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Nantucket. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MAZ002>016-026-031615- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ 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 Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, and Ayer 413 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Most of Massachusetts near and north of the Mass Pike. 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. && $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
969 WWUS71 KBOX 031423 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1023 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 MAZ024-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-190403T1700Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 1023 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Northerly 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Through late morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * LOCATION...Nantucket. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MAZ002>016-026-032230- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ 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 Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, and Ayer 1023 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Westerly 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Western, Central and Eastern Massachusetts, especially over the high terrain of the Berkshires and Worcester Hills. 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. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ017-018-RIZ001-002-032230- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Taunton, Brockton, Foster, Smithfield, and Providence 1023 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Northern Connecticut, Northern Rhode Island, and Southeast Massachusetts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 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
325 WWUS71 KBOX 031600 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1200 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 MAZ024-031700- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-190403T1700Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the city of Nantucket 1200 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds across Nantucket have dropped below advisory levels of wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. $$ MAZ002>016-026-040000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA- Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA- Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, and Ayer 1200 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Western, Central and Eastern Massachusetts, especially over the high terrain of the Berkshires and Worcester Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected, with gusts between 46 to 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ017-018-RIZ001-002-040000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0010.190403T1800Z-190404T0100Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Taunton, Brockton, Foster, Smithfield, and Providence 1200 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strongest winds from mid afternoon into early evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. * LOCATION...Northern Connecticut, Northern Rhode Island, and Southeast Massachusetts. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:55 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 53 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:55 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:54 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 16 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.