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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT for Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 45 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
- Jul 28, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2020, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 428 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Jul 28, 10:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 10:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 4:56 AM EDT, 10 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 456 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>022-026-RIZ001>007-290900- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Northern Worcester MA- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex 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-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI- 456 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, all of Massachusetts except for the east slopes of the Berkshires and the islands, and all of Rhode Island except Block 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. Heat Advisory. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly between 2 to 10 PM EDT. The main threats are damaging winds and downpours, with a lower risk for hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. MAZ002-003-008-009-023-024-RIZ008-290900- Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Block Island RI- 456 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts and southern Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly between 2 to 10 PM EDT. The main threats are damaging winds and downpours, with a lower risk for hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-290900- 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- 456 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly between 2 to 10 PM EDT. The main threats are damaging winds and downpours, with a lower risk for hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. 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
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 11:59 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1159 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020
MAZ006-007-281700-
Eastern Essex MA-Western Essex MA-
1159 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN ESSEX COUNTY...
At 1155 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
just north of Haverhill, moving east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this storm. Torrential
rainfall may result in pockets of minor street flooding near the New
Hampshire border.
Locations impacted include...
Haverhill, Methuen, Newburyport, Amesbury, Salisbury, Merrimac and
West Newbury.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying
areas near small streams.
&&
LAT...LON 4286 7085 4287 7082 4281 7081 4283 7084
4282 7086 4281 7086 4279 7113 4280 7114
4282 7114 4281 7107 4286 7103 4287 7097
4289 7093 4289 7090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 251DEG 18KT 4282 7109
FrankSpecial weather statement, Jul 28, 2:37 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 237 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 CTZ004-RIZ001-002-281915- Windham CT-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI- 237 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN RHODE ISLAND... At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Foster, or 8 miles northwest of Coventry, moving east at 20 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this storm. Locations impacted include... Providence, Cranston, North Providence, Johnston, Smithfield, Lincoln, Killingly, Scituate, Glocester and Foster. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying areas near small streams. && LAT...LON 4177 7180 4186 7182 4194 7143 4177 7141 TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 262DEG 18KT 4181 7174 Frank
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:00 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
300 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020
MAZ017-020-RIZ001-002-281945-
Southern Bristol MA-Northern Bristol MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-
300 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2020
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...
At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Johnston, moving east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, Taunton, East Providence,
Cumberland, North Providence, Johnston, North Attleborough,
Attleboro, Mansfield, Smithfield, Lincoln, Central Falls, Norton,
Swansea, Seekonk, Rehoboth, Scituate and Glocester.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.
&&
LAT...LON 4179 7156 4190 7163 4201 7119 4180 7111
4179 7138 4182 7139 4181 7140 4180 7139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 259DEG 22KT 4183 7151
FrankThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 10:25 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 47 min | |
| Jul 28, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Jul 28, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 35 min | |
| Jul 28, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Providence | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Providence | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 5:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence | 66 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.