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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 9, 2020

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Apr 9, 2020, 1:13 PM EDT. It was in force for 62 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
Apr 9, 2020, 1:13 PM EDT (17:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 94 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 241 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
361 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Apr 9, 10:07 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 10:07 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 4:21 AM EDT, 8 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

MAZ007-015-016-019-022-100830-
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-
Barnstable MA-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts,
northeastern 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.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ023-024-100830-
Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-020-021-026-RIZ001-003-008-
100830-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-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-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Western Kent RI-
Block Island RI-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central
Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts,
southeastern Massachusetts, western 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

RIZ002-004-006-007-100830-
Southeast Providence RI-Eastern Kent RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

RIZ005-100830-
Bristol RI-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ232>235-237-250-254>256-100830-
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-
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-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

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...Friday through Wednesday.

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.

ANZ231-251-100830-
Cape Cod Bay-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

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 Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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.

ANZ230-236-100830-
Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay-
421 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

For more information on upcoming hazardous weather, please see the
Area Forecast Discussion on our webpage for the latest forecast
thinking. There is also our Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook at
www.weather.gov/box/ehwo

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

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 4:10 AM EDTWind AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more18 hr
Apr 9, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol52 min
Apr 9, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire64 min
Apr 9, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXMiddlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth54 min
Apr 9, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXEssex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk46 min
Apr 9, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol41 min
Apr 9, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket64 min
Apr 9, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth58 min
Apr 9, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX57 min
Apr 9, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Nantucket66 min
Apr 9, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX2 hr
Apr 9, 12:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Kent29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.